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This YouTube clip go through the reforms in the Saudi Government that accrue under King Abdullah rules. Also it gives a brief idea about the new king and what the saudi society may expect from him.

This is a heavily weighted video attempting to "explain" the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I believe it's important to bookmark as it made quite the rounds on FB not too long ago.

This is hands down the most helpful article I have read when it comes to trying to get a grasp on the issues Saudi women face. It covers many bases including that of a woman who does not want women's rights to be changed and even goes so far as to wish great punishment on activists. The article includes some information on activists of varying degrees including a teacher, a blogger, a YouTube video maker, and more.

This video talks about the recent cyber warfare the U.S. imposed on Iran's nuclear system. The main concern is if we should have let it be known, because if it is used against us we may not be able to fight back.

This video highlights the fact that Iranian commander of cyberwar was assassinated while on his motorcycle. It is important because Iran looks to Israel to blame.

This article contrasts communication techniques of Al-Qaida and ISIS. It outlines how ISIS communication strategy uses more dominant forms of social media such as facebook, youtube, and twitter while Al-Qaida still uses web pages, forums, and their own magazine they publish to speak to their audience.

Hammas attack on israel through tunnels

Hammas attack on israel is glorified and supported

Despite more Saudi bombings, Houthis fighters remain unwavering. The crisis could lead to an all out religious war between Sunni and Shia Muslims.

This shocking video is of an interview of a young child who was married off at the age of 10, to a 26 year old man. She describes marriage as servitude. Luckily, this is her story of fleeing the marriage 1 week before it being real.

This video is about drone strikes in Yemen. According to the local reports, most of the US drone strikes have killed civilians.

This is a short YT video about the AQAP. It provides some background info about the group.

Being terrorist groups, Al Qaeda and ISIS, are sometimes perceived as the same things, but that is not the case. This video brings in motives and other things that separates the 2 groups. Also, some cool facts and things most people do not know are included.

New York Times article with youtube videos of rebel fighters using Russian SA-7s to shoot down fixed and rotary wing aircraft

This video shows a Syrian army armored vehicle being hit and disabled by a TOW missile. I think this is worth linking because it is a visual representation of what the US armed rebels actually means.

This video shows a Syrian Army armored vehicle being hit and disabled by a TOW missile. I think this is worth linking because it is a visual representation of what the US armed rebels actually means.

The video contains quite a bit of footage shot in the streets during firefights and also contains lots of before and after shots of the city. I found the direct before-and-after comparison shots really powerful and it was for a sort of visual representation of the scale of destruction going on.

A weapons test video on a closed range, while on its own is not that important, the video ties in very well with my other three links this week. I think too often there is a disconnect between this idea okay we are arming these people (rebels) and what does that mean, hopefully this video in conjunction with the others helps bridge that disconnect.