Étiquette : Saudi Arabia

  • Syrian rebels get influx of arms with gulf neighbors’ money, U.S. coordination

    Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have begun receiving significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated in part by the United States, according to opposition activists and U.S. and foreign officials. Obama administration officials emphasized that the United States is neither…

  • Saudi Arabia May Be Tied to 9/11, 2 Ex-Senators Say

    Now, in sworn statements that seem likely to reignite the debate, two former senators who were privy to top secret information on the Saudis’ activities say they believe that the Saudi government might have played a direct role in the terrorist attacks. « I am convinced that there was a direct line between at least some…