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Analyst on Saudi Arabia: Expect uprising following Nimr execution


Press TV
Sat, 02 Jan 2016 01:53 UTC
Sheikh Nimr
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Executed Shia Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
Press TV has conducted an interview with Alexander Azadgan, a professor of Strategic Global Management from California, to discuss Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The following is a rough transcription of the interview:

Press TV: It is a sad day for the Muslim world and also when it comes to human rights that a human rights defender has been executed in Saudi Arabia simply for expressing his views. What do you make of it?

Azadgan: Well, I am going to break the academic protocol and state that the Saudi regime is going to burn in hell for doing this to human rights activists. Now, there is no doubt whatsoever about Saudi Arabia's treatment of dissidents. If King Salman had any credibility to begin with which I do not believe that he had any, he has just lost the ... last ounce of his credibility.

I do wonder if there is some Machiavellian deal that was made in the background because just today or in the past days or so we heard about the opening of the Saudi embassy in Baghdad. I wonder if some of the extremist elements in Iraq demanded the head of the Sheikh in order to have Saudi Arabia established diplomatic relations with it. So, this is a very very dark day for human rights activism, for freedom movements and Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr certainly secured his martyrdom in the Islamic history and if the Saudis were concerned about a Shia uprising, they have just guaranteed it by doing this.

Comment: Watch video of the interview here.

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Sheikh Nimr execution by Riyadh condemned by Iranian clerics


Press TV
Sat, 02 Jan 2016 11:45 UTC
Ayatollas
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Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami and Ayatollah Abbas Ka’abi (from R), members of the Assembly of Experts
Senior Iranian clerics have condemned Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr despite international calls on Riyadh to revoke the religious figure's death verdict. Tehran's interim Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami said on Saturday the execution is in line with a litany of crimes committed by the Al Saud regime from the onset of its creation.

Khatami, who also serves a member of the Assembly of Experts, highlighted other examples of Riyadh's criminal acts, including its military campaign against Yemen, which he described as an "eternal stain of shame" in the history of the Al Saud dynasty.

The Saudi campaign against Yemen began on March 26. More than 7,500 people have died in the airstrikes ever since.
"I have no doubt that this pure blood will stain the collar of the House of Saud and wipe them from the pages of history," the cleric added, calling on the Muslim world to take a stand against the killing of Sheikh Nimr.
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Abbas Ka'abi, another member of the Assembly of Experts, denounced the execution, saying the killing shows the Al Saud regime is desperate and [on] the verge of downfall. "By executing this revolutionary Sheikh, Al Saud committed a great crime and folly," he said.

Nimr, a cleric highly respected by the Saudi Shias, was attacked and arrested in the Qatif region of Eastern Province back in 2012 on charges of undermining the kingdom's security, making anti-government speeches, and defending political prisoners. Nimr has denied the accusations.


Comment: Closer to the brink, "anger around the world," a significant flash point?

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Jet5

New year, same Zion: Israel launches airstrikes against Gaza


Press TV
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 10:55 UTC
Airstrike Gaza
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Airstrikes rain terror on Gaza Strip again.
Israeli warplanes have carried out several airstrikes against the Gaza Strip in another act of aggression against the besieged Palestinian territory.

The early Saturday raids on unspecified targets in Gaza came hours after Tel Aviv claimed that rockets fired from the coastal enclave had hit southern occupied Palestinian territories. Israeli media said a total of five rockets were fired from Gaza on Friday night, adding that three exploded before they crossed the border. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the other two rockets that hit an open area near the city of Sderot.

The Israeli military frequently bombs the Gaza Strip. The disproportionate force is always used in violation of international law, and civilians are often killed or injured. In early July 2014, Israel waged a war on the Gaza Strip. The 50-day offensive ended on August 26 with a truce that took effect after indirect negotiations in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Nearly 2,200 Palestinians, including 577 children, were killed in Israel's onslaught. Over 11,100 others - including 3,374 children, 2,088 women and 410 elderly people - were also injured.

Comment: It never seems to end.

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Terrorists storm India's Pathankot Air Base near Pakistani border - gun battle ensues


RT
Sat, 02 Jan 2016 02:20 UTC
Indian security forces
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Indian security forces
A gun battle has been raging at India's Pathankot Air Base in the northern Punjab state since four to five armed men stormed the facility. Media reports say two soldiers and two suspected terrorists have been killed in the shootout with Indian national guard.

The armed assault was launched at 3:30 am local time (22 pm Friday GMT), according to the NDTV agency, citing local authorities. The assailants reportedly used a stolen vehicle and military uniforms to get into the base.

The attack resulted in a fierce gun battle with Indian security forces, which blocked the gunmen in an area inside the base. Although there are Indian MiG-29 fighter jets and helicopters stationed at the location, none of them could be reached by the attackers, according to officials quoted by NDTV.

Up to five terrorists stormed the facility, local news agency Asian News International (ANI) reported. According to ANI, two of the attackers have been killed and the Indian troops have sent for reinforcements, including helicopters.

Unconfirmed reports also said that two soldiers have been killed in the attack.

Comment: SOTT Exclusive: Kalashnikovs in India - U.S.-backed insurgents playing divide and conquer near China's borders

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Arrow Up

Putin voted person of the year in poll by Jerusalem Post, with twice as many votes as Bibi


Sputnik News
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:42 UTC
putin in israel voted man of the year jerusalem post
© Sputnik/ Alexei Druzhinin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the person of the year for 2015, according to a poll conducted by the Jerusalem Post.

"Twenty-nine percent of respondents chose Putin as their person of the year," the newspaper reported on Friday.

Comment: Putin is rapidly being recognized around the world as one of the best, if not the best, leaders on our planet today.

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Stock Down

Moscow to sue Kiev in London court as Ukraine officially defaults on $3bn debt


RT
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 05:08 UTC
stacks of hundred dollar bills
© Lee Jae-Won / Reuters
Russia's Finance Ministry is filing a lawsuit against Ukraine for failing to pay off its $3 billion debt to Russia before the December 31 deadline. This means that Ukraine is now officially in a state of default, the ministry added.

"Ukraine has not made the payment of $3.075 billion in repayment and servicing of external bonds owned by Russia during the grace period, which expired on December 31, 2015. Thus, Ukraine is in a state of default now," the ministry said in a statement.

The lawsuit will be filed in the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).

Comment: Ukraine has served its purpose to the west and, as the Empire of Chaos always does, they're now being left out in the cold, while Russia continues to demonstrate it's reasonableness and willingness to work towards mutually productive solutions in dealing with matters of this nature.

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NATO the U.S. global weapon: Putin signs security paper labeling NATO as threat to Russia


Telesurtv.net
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00 UTC
Putin & Gerasimov
The updated national security document says that NATO's expansion in eastern Europe is a threat to Russia's borders.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a threat to Russia according to new national security document signed and approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday.
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Red Flag

Kevin Barrett: Neocons' false-flag attacks meant to stir up 'Islam vs West' tensions


Press TV
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 07:35 UTC
paris sidewalk
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"We're living in a false flag world. We're living in an illusion created by the people who staged these gigantic terror events, including 9/11, 7/7, Madrid, Bali and Paris and up to the terror event in San Bernardino this year."
False flag attacks were carried out in Paris - the capital of world secularism -- last year in order to stir up a strategy of tensions pitting Islam against the West, and because the French youth are turning against Zionism and supporting the Palestinians, an American scholar and researcher says.

Dr. Kevin Barrett, a founding member of the Scientific Panel for the Investigation of 9/11, made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Friday when he was asked to name the biggest false flag operations of 2015.

"2015 saw an outrageous number of false flag events, and the two biggest ones were the attacks in Paris, France; the second attack in Paris on November 13 was followed up quickly by a sequel attack in San Bernardino, California," Dr. Barrett said. "It seems that the people behind the so-called war on terror, and that would be neoconservative Zionists, have decided to use Paris as their center of operations, or at least this past year they did," he added.

"I think that was perhaps because Paris is perhaps the capital of world secularism, and they are trying to stir up a strategy of tensions pitting Islam against the West, and in particular against the secular tendencies of the West," he stated. "They are concerned that many progressive intellectuals... are turning against Zionism."
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Jet4

Russian pilots ring in the New Year with sorties against ISIS in Syria


RT
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 12:37 UTC
russian jet taking off sorties syria new years eve 2016
© Mil.ru
Personnel at the Russian airbase in Syria celebrated the New Year while carrying on their nighttime flying missions. January 2016 sees the Russian military operation against the terrorists of Islamic State enter its fourth month.

At midnight Moscow time, the servicemen at the Khmeimim airbase in Latakia saw in the New Year, one hour ahead of local time in Syria.

Some of the air crews were absent from the celebration as sorties continued all night long.

Comment: Russia continues to show its commitment to eliminating terrorism.

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Crusader

Putin thanks troops fighting international terrorism in New Year's speech


RT
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:04 UTC
putin addressing russia on new years 2016
As Russia ushers in 2016, President Vladimir Putin has given his traditional televised address, aired at 5 minutes to midnight. This year he had special words for Russian soldiers fighting international terrorism. You can read the full speech below.

Comment: Spoken like a true statesman. What does Putin have in store for 2016?

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