Saudi Arabia Behind Iraq Terrorism? Syria WMD: Iranian born Bristolian Mehrnaz Shahabi

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Multiple bomb attacks in Iraq, Iranian Press TV are reporting former senior Iraqi security officials who believe the Saudi Arabian monarchy are arming and supporting terrorism in Iraq. 58 dead and 120 wounded last Sunday in Hillah near Baghdad. Total Iraqi dead in 2013 so far 4,000 and 10,000 wounded. Syrian helicopter shot down on the Turkish border but the helicopter came down in Syria. After the Egyptian coup the army conducts mass arrests of democratically elected Muslim Brotherhood leaders. http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/71279 Iranian born Bristolian Mehrnaz Shahabi gives us her perspective on the recent Syrian Chemical Weapons WMD attack and other Middle East conflicts. John Kerry's position on Syrian Chemical Weapons attack. Mehrnaz responds with litany of west supplying chemical weapons to Saddam and other regimes in the Middle East. Use of illegal chemical weapons phosphorous bombs and Depleted Uranium. Israelis hold nuclear weapons. Clear signal sent out around the world by British Parliament voting against a missile strike on Syria. Regime change: no independent thought outside Israel and the US allowed. Turning Syria and Iran into client regimes. http://www.bcfmradio.com/2013/09/20/17/politics-show-with-tony-gosling-2/32498 Saudi Arabia behind armed terrorism in Iraq: former Iraqi official http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/09/15/324155/al-saud-behind-armed-terrorism-in-iraq/Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:38PM GMT UN figures also say that over 4,000 people have died in terrorist attacks in Iraq so far in 2013, with Baghdad province hit worst. Iraq's former national security advisor says Saudi Arabia is one of the major supporters of armed terrorism, plaguing the violence-stricken country. Mowaffak al-Rubaie said that all leaders of terrorist groups operating inside Iraq have come to the country from foreign states such as Saudi Arabia and Yemen, noting that Baghdad has managed to identify them. Rubaie further noted that over 1,000 Iraqi tribal sheikhs have recently rejected an invitation by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to attend a meeting in Riyadh, describing it as interference in Iraq's domestic affairs. Recently, cables were released about a secret memo by Christopher Hill, former US ambassador to Iraq, sent to the US Department of State in September 2009, in which it was mentioned, "Saudi Arabia constitutes the biggest challenge and the problem is more complex in relation to the Iraqi politicians who are trying to form a stable and independent government." Hill also said "intelligence sources reported that Saudi Arabia is based in the effort to destabilize the government of [Iraqi] Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki." Violence has surged across Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008. According to the United Nations, more than 800 people have been killed across Iraq in various acts of terrorism in August alone. UN figures also say that over 4,000 people have died in terrorist attacks in Iraq so far in 2013, with Baghdad province hit worst. Riyadh, Doha wreaking havoc on Iraq after Syria failure: Analyst http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/08/15/318890/saudis-targeting-iraq-after-syria-failure/ A political commentator says Saudi Arabia and Qatar are wreaking 'all-out havoc' on Iraq to 'save' themselves from their failures in Syria, Press TV reports. In a Thursday interview with Press TV, Hussein Dabsh, an Iraq affairs expert, said Riyadh and Doha are "supporting the same types of militant groups with the same types of ideologies" both in Iraq and Syria. According to the analyst, such countries are attempting to destabilize Iraq "because their venture in Syria is not going the way they like." Dabsh further stressed, "Many of these neighboring countries, such as Saudi Arabia are actually, sponsoring the terrorism in Iraq." The Iraqi government has said on numerous occasions that Saudi Arabia, along with other countries, is providing huge financial support to the terrorists and militants operating inside the violence-hit country, Dabsh recalled. Earlier this month, former US Ambassador to Baghdad Christopher Hill said Saudi Arabia is sponsoring violence in Iraq and represents the biggest challenge to the Iraqi government. Iraq has seen a surge in violence since the beginning of this year. The United Nations said on August 1 that a total of 1,057 Iraqis were killed and another 2,326 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in the month of July, making it the country's deadliest month since 2008. More than 4,000 people have died in terrorist attacks in Iraq so far in 2013, with Baghdad Province being the worst hit. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Wednesday that Baghdad will continue fighting the violence across the country, stressing, "We won't stop until we protect our people from all the means used for killing, crime and terrorism."