Iraq crisis: How Saudi Arabia helped Isis take over the north of the country http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/iraq-crisis-how-saudi-arabia-helped-isis-take-over-the-north-of-the-country-9602312.html … P Cockburn
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Replying to @chinahand
West also did its bit: "Again and again Iraqi politicians warned that by not seeking to close down the civil war in Syria 1/3
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, Western leaders were making it inevitable that the conflict in Iraq would restart. "I guess they just didn't believe us 2/3
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and were fixated on getting rid of [President Bashar al-] Assad," said an Iraqi leader in Baghdad" 3/3
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@chinahand Which focus came, in significant part, at the behest of the Saudis.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel Ability of KSA to keep the lid on this story is amazing. They've controlled their narrative in West even better than Israel.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
@chinahand Something gave KSA a great deal of success owning us after the Arab Spring. Dunno what it is, but they've got us by the nuts.
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