$295 billion defense budget of Saudi Arabia failed to protect attack on oil installations!

Abqaiq refinery is burning

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No matter who was behind the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil installations, what is quite clear is that billions of dollars of military purchases from the US and the UK by the Saudis were unable to prevent such an attack.

I found Abdus-Sattar Ghazali's comments on this issue interesting.


The Journal of America

With $295 billion 2019 defence budget, Saudi Arabia failed to stop a drone attack on its oil installations from the Yemeni rebel ragtag militia.

EXPOSED: Another fake story of Mike Pompeo's Claim That Iran Is Collaborating With Al Qaeda

The US hawkish warmongers are now trying to advocate the fake stories of Iran's collaboration with Al Qaeda elements.

The idea is to circulate the US parliament in any potential war against Iran, or to sell more weapons to dictatorships such as Saudi Arabia and UAE without the need to seek congressional approval.

This article on Time reveals some facts behind such fake stories.

Original article by JOHN WALCOTT 

MAY 22, 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claim that Iran and Al Qaeda are collaborating is at best an exaggeration that is not supported by any available information, U.S. intelligence officers and officials with the State and Defense Department tell TIME.