Saudi Grand Mufti and Israel; Virginia State Senator on Syria; Faiz Day

Facing a shrinking economy – because of the trillions spent on war, gutted by the loss of jobs due to Free Trade and the refusal of the rich to pay their fair share of taxes – and a multi-polar world, the United States has been trying to force its allies to increase their military spending and taking on a more active role in defending the capitalist and imperialist world.

Dutifully, the Canadian government is significantly increasing its military budget and helping the US in many (though low-key) ways abroad.

Saudi Arabia has taken its ‘duties’ to its old masters the US and its new allies Israel to a whole new level: funding and arming ISIS in Iraq and Syria, waging a brutal war against Yemen, creating a ‘Sunni Muslim NATO’, browbeating Qatar and most recently threatening Lebanon – all to counter the alleged threat from Iran.

It is in this context the article below should be seen. Secondly, attached is a powerful letter by Virginia State Senator Richard Black to Secretary of State Tillerson on US policy toward Syria.