Tag: Saudi Arabia

Biden’s “normalcy” means return of “ancien régime”

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

There has been a spate of reports in the American media that the US president-elect Joe Biden is assembling his cabinet of ministers. Most reports mention that Biden’s secretary of state will be Susan Rice, former US ambassador to the United Nations and National Security Advisor in the Barack Obama administration. Reportedly, Biden’s choice for US defence secretary is likely to be Michele Flournoy, who had previously served as a senior defence adviser in Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s administrations.

Biden’s “normalcy” means return of “ancien régime”

Middle East press review: How the region’s media covered Biden’s victory

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Middle East press review: How the region’s media covered Biden’s victory

Nedim Sener, a columnist at increasingly pro-government newspaper Hurriyet, wrote that Fethullah Gulen’s disciples, who are accused of perpetrating the coup attempt in 2016, have been pictured with Biden in the past.

“Biden revealed his intention to interfere in Turkish domestic politics in an interview with the New York Times, where he said that the US should support the opposition leaders,” Sener said. “Biden is coming to complete what he couldn’t do with the coup attempt.”

[2018] Spread of Wahhabism was done at request of West during Cold War – Saudi crown prince

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Spread of Wahhabism was done at request of West during Cold War – Saudi crown prince

The Saudi-funded spread of Wahhabism began as a result of Western countries asking Riyadh to help counter the Soviet Union during the Cold War, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the Washington Post.

Speaking to the paper, bin Salman said that Saudi Arabia’s Western allies urged the country to invest in mosques and madrassas overseas during the Cold War, in an effort to prevent encroachment in Muslim countries by the Soviet Union.

He added that successive Saudi governments had lost track of that effort, saying “we have to get it all back.” Bin Salman also said that funding now comes mostly from Saudi-based “foundations,” rather than from the government.