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Why Western media silent on Ahvaz terrorist attack

Press TV interview with Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor The mainstream Western media have been mostly silent about the deadly US-sponsored terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, according to US scholar and political analyst Kevin Barrett. “Innocent people being killed by terrorists is front page news in the West; but, in the case of terrorism against Iran, suddenly, everything changes and the media tends to ignore and downplay it,” Barrett told Press TV in an interview on Saturday. Barrett sees the attack as another terrorist operation launched by the United States and its regional allies. “There have been close to 20,000 people…

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Thoughts on Ashura—and on Muslim vs. American “holidays”

Why did the world’s most evil people choose Islam as the “civilizational enemy” following the collapse of communism? What is it about Islam that these evil people fear? Watch the video above, read the article below, and ponder. –Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor End the silence on Ashura by Salina Khan, Crescent International The sacred month of Muharram follows the sacred month of Dhul Hijjah. Salina Khan argues that the true significance of Ashura and the martyrdom of Imam Hussain must be addressed honestly to create awareness among Muslims about issues of legitimacy, justice, dignity and freedom in Islam. Staff…

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“Debate” on Saudi war crimes in Yemen

In this edition of The Debate, Press TV interviews Kevin Barrett, author and Middle East expert from Madison and Naseer al-Omari, writer and political commentator from New York on Saudi war crimes in Yemen. The discussion centered round UN investigators’ report that says Saudi Arabia and allies may have committed war crimes in Yemen.

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US government-wide cover-up of Saudi complicity in 9/11 revealed in new book

Watch False Flag Weekly News cover this explosive story! Press TV The authors of a new explosive book on 9/11 have revealed a US government-wide cover-up of Saudi complicity in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, claiming that the CIA and Saudi Arabia conspired to keep 9/11 details secret. In The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark: The CIA, NSA, and the Crimes of the War on Terror, John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski dismissed the official story that 9/11 was merely “a failure to connect the dots.” They wrote several accounts from former US intelligence officials who revealed how American agencies ignored intelligence…

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Saudi Arabia enjoys US, Israel backing on Yemen atrocities: Expert

Press TV The United Nations is incapable of pressuring Saudi Arabia to end its military aggression on Yemen as the kingdom has the the support from the United States and Israel, says an analyst. “The UN is more or less being dragged into this, telling a little bit of truth about the horrific massacres that have been going on in Yemen,” Kevin Barrett, American scholar and author, told Press TV in an interview on Thursday. “This country has essentially been decimated by Saudi bombing of civilian infrastructure designed to punish the population for essentially wanting to stay independent.” “This war…

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Saudi-led coalition denounces UN report regarding strikes on Yemen

Press TV The Saudi-led coalition condemns a UN report that says airstrikes by Riyadh and its allies in Yemen may amount to war crimes. The coalition said the UN report has misconstrued the facts of the conflict. It also denied the UN accusations the coalition is refusing to cooperate or provide information to the U-N experts. On Tuesday, the U-N experts’ report said the Saudi-led bombardment has caused the most direct civilian casualties. The latest air raids in Yemen have killed a large number of civilians most of them children.

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Press TV DEBATE on latest Gaza massacre: Kevin Barrett vs. Maxine Dovere

Watch THE DEBATE  This edition of the program is about the escalation of tensions in Gaza. Israeli planes have targeted areas at the civilian areas in the Gaza Strip. Kevin Barret believes that Israel is attacking Palestinians because they know they are violating human rights. Maxine Dovere says Israel does that in self-defense.

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