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Biden in pressure from Democrats and Republicans as they both threaten to dishevel relations with the Kingdom which has already retorted in a strict tone Image courtesy: www.scotfree.com The Saudi Prince is not taking a threat from the US lying down as he has responded telling the White House that any kind of threat of violence will not be taken lightly in the Kingdom. “Anybody that challenges the existence of this country and this kingdom; all of us, we are products of jihad, and martyrdom,” Saudi Prince Saud al-Shaalan, who is married to one of the grandaughter's of the late King Abdulaziz Al Saud, said in a video that was posted to Twitter Saturday. “That's my message to anybody that thinks that it can threaten us.” King Abdulaziz Al Saud founded Saudi Arabia. The arrogance and superiority of everyone is evident in the above statement. The US was sending off a warning message after it felt the Kingdom had sided with Russia in deciding to cut down its oil production qu...

Trump Defense Can No Longer Avoid John Bolton's testimony in the impeachment trial Former national security advisor, John Bolton has disclosed in his forthcoming book that it is for a fact that Mr. Donald Trump had disclosed to him about his intent to withhold funds from Ukraine as a pressure tactic to ensure the country’s leader aided investigations into Democrats, especially the Bidens . With this revelation, the need to investigate into witness testimony has become evidently clear, a fact, that the Republican dominated senate also may not be able to ignore. Trump has denied telling Bolton anything of this sort. The impeachment centered around the allegation that it was indeed a pressure tactic used by Trump to bend the Ukrainian PM to investigate the Bidens to suit his election campaign strategy. Later on, Trump decided to withhold the aid money that had been duly sanctioned by the Congress in a unanimous vote. This could be a possible reason as to why T...

Senate non willingness to get witnesses over a fair trail might delay the impeachment proceedings People have mixed reactions over Trump's impeachment The impeachment proceedings of the US President Donald Trump has hit a roadblock in the absence of witnesses and some bit on non-clarity over rules. While the House voted last week in favour of the Impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, she would be withholding the articles to the Republican-controlled Senate before the year-end break unless she had clarity over the rules and witnesses to appear at the trial. Apparently, both houses of Congress are on recess while Trump is in Florida till the year end.   However, lawmakers are positive that the congressional leaders will reach a deal and be able to send the two articles to the Senate soon. In order to present a fair trial, the Democrats would like to call witnesses, which the White House has been denying. These include acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, ...