Patrick Cockburn: The drone attacks in Saudi Arabia have changed the nature of global warfare

Saudi Arabia and the US’s failure to defend oil facilities has had an impact on the balance of power

Smoke billows from multiple fires at the Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia on 14 SeptemberThick black smoke billows from a fire following drone strikes on major oil facilities in Abqaiq, Saudi ArabiaThe Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia prior to the drone strikes on 14 SeptemberDamage is seen to the Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia following drone strikes on 14 September, the previous day Damage is seen to the Aramco oil field in...

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