Fox News: ISIS's real target: Saudi Arabia
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/19/isiss-real-target-saudi-arabia.html
As Donald Trump sucks up to the fascist Saudi government, Fox News publishes an "opinion piece" that is so propagandistic, it is shocking. I'm not shocked that stories from mainstream media outlets in my news feed are propaganda. That's par for the course. I'm just shocked that this one is so blatant. Usually, they try to at least pretend like what they spew is news-worthy and at least semi-truthful. Here, they didn't even try. Here are some quotes from the piece, written by Ali Shihabi, "the executive director of the Arabia Foundation a Washington, DC-basedpropaganda outlet think tank focused on the geopolitics of the Arabian Peninsula", along with some of my comments:
"As custodian of Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, and as leader of the 41-nation Islamic coalition established to combat terror, Saudi Arabia is on the front line of the global fight against radical jihadi terrorism."
Um... OK... Did you confuse "for" and "against"?
"And yet, some critics in the West continue to ridicule any Saudi role in fighting terrorism."
Uh... Yes. Yes, we do.
"Saudi Arabia’s commitment to the fight against terrorism may be hard to fathom for many Americans. After all, in the confusion following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a narrative developed that the terrorists attacked America because they wanted to change the American way of life. In fact, Al Qaeda – a strain of which became ISIS – has never held illusions about its capacity to spread its ideology in the United States. Instead, the 9/11 attacks were highly strategic, designed with one goal: to sever the strong Saudi–U.S. alliance. There is a reason Al Qaeda deliberately chose 15 Saudis among the hijackers. It was not because of “Wahhabism” or because of a secret Saudi hatred of the Western way of life. It was because Al Qaeda’s goal has been, and remains, the provocation of a U.S.-Saudi divorce."
Ah, so that's it! The reason for 9/11 was that the US and Saudi Arabia were too friendly with each other! It didn't have anything to do with Wahhabism. I see now! My only question is why the 9/11 attackers weren't British, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Japanese, or a myriad of nationalities from countries that we get along with ever better than with our pals, Saudi Arabia... Man... Can you believe that Ali the propagandist said that "Al Qaeda deliberately chose 15 Saudis"? Al Qaeda was like, "Hey, you! Yes, you! You will commit suicide for us while murdering thousands of Americans and others, and there's nothing you can do about it, you moderate Saudi Arabian civilian!", and the moderate Saudi Arabian civilian said, "Well, I guess I can't do anything about this. After all, you chose me."
"Al Qaeda then, and ISIS today, hope to use terror to push the U.S. into withdrawing from the Gulf region, because they perceive the American presence as essential to preserving the existing political order in the Arabian Peninsula. Iran shares this strategy with ISIS, which is why it funds and arms destabilizing terror groups in the region, from Hezbollah in Syria to the Houthis in Yemen. Without an American presence in the region, jihadi leaders believe they could overthrow the Gulf monarchies."
How is this person comparing ISIS to Iran? Iran is one of the greatest enemies of ISIS. (More than the US government is, by the looks of it.) You can just see the seething Sunni Arab hatred for Iran seeping into this propaganda piece, as there is nothing in this that warrants bringing up Iran.
"Meanwhile, campaigns of terror have only brought the U.S. and Saudi Arabia closer together, deepening a relationship that has endured for three-quarters of a century."
Um... No, it hasn't. This propaganda is way too thick. It's like it's from an alternative reality.
"This bilateral bond and strengthening alliance against terrorism between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia will ensure that neither Mecca nor Main Street, USA, will fall to the perverted and murderous ideology of radical jihadis."
Saudi Arabia is already under the perverted and murderous ideology of radical jihadis, and they are exporting this murderous ideology across the world, and Trump is helping to grow their economy and have them invest more in the US (which means they will control more of the US). I would like to know who, exactly, this propaganda piece fooled. Humans tend to be extremely stupid, but THAT level of stupid is hard to fathom!
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/19/isiss-real-target-saudi-arabia.html
As Donald Trump sucks up to the fascist Saudi government, Fox News publishes an "opinion piece" that is so propagandistic, it is shocking. I'm not shocked that stories from mainstream media outlets in my news feed are propaganda. That's par for the course. I'm just shocked that this one is so blatant. Usually, they try to at least pretend like what they spew is news-worthy and at least semi-truthful. Here, they didn't even try. Here are some quotes from the piece, written by Ali Shihabi, "the executive director of the Arabia Foundation a Washington, DC-based
"As custodian of Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, and as leader of the 41-nation Islamic coalition established to combat terror, Saudi Arabia is on the front line of the global fight against radical jihadi terrorism."
Um... OK... Did you confuse "for" and "against"?
"And yet, some critics in the West continue to ridicule any Saudi role in fighting terrorism."
Uh... Yes. Yes, we do.
"Saudi Arabia’s commitment to the fight against terrorism may be hard to fathom for many Americans. After all, in the confusion following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a narrative developed that the terrorists attacked America because they wanted to change the American way of life. In fact, Al Qaeda – a strain of which became ISIS – has never held illusions about its capacity to spread its ideology in the United States. Instead, the 9/11 attacks were highly strategic, designed with one goal: to sever the strong Saudi–U.S. alliance. There is a reason Al Qaeda deliberately chose 15 Saudis among the hijackers. It was not because of “Wahhabism” or because of a secret Saudi hatred of the Western way of life. It was because Al Qaeda’s goal has been, and remains, the provocation of a U.S.-Saudi divorce."
Ah, so that's it! The reason for 9/11 was that the US and Saudi Arabia were too friendly with each other! It didn't have anything to do with Wahhabism. I see now! My only question is why the 9/11 attackers weren't British, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Japanese, or a myriad of nationalities from countries that we get along with ever better than with our pals, Saudi Arabia... Man... Can you believe that Ali the propagandist said that "Al Qaeda deliberately chose 15 Saudis"? Al Qaeda was like, "Hey, you! Yes, you! You will commit suicide for us while murdering thousands of Americans and others, and there's nothing you can do about it, you moderate Saudi Arabian civilian!", and the moderate Saudi Arabian civilian said, "Well, I guess I can't do anything about this. After all, you chose me."
"Al Qaeda then, and ISIS today, hope to use terror to push the U.S. into withdrawing from the Gulf region, because they perceive the American presence as essential to preserving the existing political order in the Arabian Peninsula. Iran shares this strategy with ISIS, which is why it funds and arms destabilizing terror groups in the region, from Hezbollah in Syria to the Houthis in Yemen. Without an American presence in the region, jihadi leaders believe they could overthrow the Gulf monarchies."
How is this person comparing ISIS to Iran? Iran is one of the greatest enemies of ISIS. (More than the US government is, by the looks of it.) You can just see the seething Sunni Arab hatred for Iran seeping into this propaganda piece, as there is nothing in this that warrants bringing up Iran.
"Meanwhile, campaigns of terror have only brought the U.S. and Saudi Arabia closer together, deepening a relationship that has endured for three-quarters of a century."
Um... No, it hasn't. This propaganda is way too thick. It's like it's from an alternative reality.
"This bilateral bond and strengthening alliance against terrorism between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia will ensure that neither Mecca nor Main Street, USA, will fall to the perverted and murderous ideology of radical jihadis."
Saudi Arabia is already under the perverted and murderous ideology of radical jihadis, and they are exporting this murderous ideology across the world, and Trump is helping to grow their economy and have them invest more in the US (which means they will control more of the US). I would like to know who, exactly, this propaganda piece fooled. Humans tend to be extremely stupid, but THAT level of stupid is hard to fathom!
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