{"id":2242130,"date":"2024-05-10T19:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T23:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-told-to-kill-to-clear-land-for-futuristic-eco-city-theyre-waging-a-war-on-people\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T19:33:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T23:33:49","slug":"military-told-to-kill-to-clear-land-for-futuristic-eco-city-theyre-waging-a-war-on-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-told-to-kill-to-clear-land-for-futuristic-eco-city-theyre-waging-a-war-on-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Instructed to Clear Land for Eco-City, Critics Call It a Violent Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmilitary-told-to-kill-to-clear-land-for-futuristic-eco-city-theyre-waging-a-war-on-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2242130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Saudi Arabia is pushing forward\u2064 with its ambitious plan to construct &#8220;The Line,&#8221; an \u2062eco-friendly futuristic city as part of the Neom project. However, concerns have been raised over the forceful eviction of local tribes to make way for this development, prompting criticism\u200d and controversy surrounding the project&#8217;s implementation.\u200d Check out the full story for more details. Saudi Arabia is moving ahead with its bold initiative to build &#8220;The Line,&#8221; a sustainable and futuristic city under the Neom project. Yet, the \u2062forceful displacement of indigenous tribes for this development has sparked criticism and heated debate. Explore \u200dthe complete story to delve deeper into this contentious issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 10, 2024 at 3:11pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Saudi Arabia reportedly issued a disturbing order in pursuit of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/radical-left-wing-mob-overwhelms-local-police-storm-tesla-factory-grounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environmentalist\u2019s<\/a> dream of a \u201ccar-free\u201d city, a project in which a list of Western companies are clamoring to participate.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi government is preparing to build a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-arabia-says-biden-asked-them-to-delay-opec-oil-production-cuts-by-a-month\/\" title=\"Saudi Arabia Says Biden Asked Them to Delay OPEC+ Oil Production Cuts by a Month\">futuristic desert city<\/a> it is calling The Line as part of its Neom eco-project.<\/p>\n<p>While the Saudis are terming this the city of the future, it appears they have been applying some old-fashioned strong-arm tactics to get the project rolling, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-68945445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Colonel Rabih Alenezi \u2014 a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-saudis-humanoid-ai-robot-muhammad-female-reporter-live-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi<\/a> intelligence officer who went into exile in the U.K. last year \u2014 told the BBC that he was ordered by his superiors to evict the tribe living along the construction line in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>One of these tribesmen he was tasked with removing was later shot and killed for opposing his eviction from his home, Alenizi said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Saudi forces were \u2018licensed to kill\u2019 to evict villagers for NEOM \u2013 the futuristic, eco-city \u2013 an ex-intelligence officer told us.<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to former execs who called it a climate disaster and a UK company who pulled out of a \u00a3100m contract in The Line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TiiUC8NP2f\">https:\/\/t.co\/TiiUC8NP2f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Merlyn Thomas (@MerlynThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerlynThomas\/status\/1788456962255970467?\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Neom project is one of the kingdom\u2019s efforts to begin finding ways to get beyond its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-blames-israel-for-natanz-nuclear-plant-outage-vows-revenge\/\" title=\"Iran Blames Israel for Natanz Nuclear Plant Outage, Vows Revenge\">oil-based economy<\/a>. The crown is putting $500 billion into the project.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iran-saudi-arabia-egypt-countries-joining-bloc-aligning-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudis<\/a> are expecting to complete only about 1.5 miles of The Line by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>It is envisioned as a car-free city that is 106 miles long but only 656 feet wide, hence its name.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our vertical city is progressing. Witness the first phase of our masterplan take shape <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheLINE?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheLINE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEOM?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEOM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yq2yc2YgJ1\">pic.twitter.com\/Yq2yc2YgJ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NEOM (@NEOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEOM\/status\/1787089901948674140?\">May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE LINE\u2019s masterplan is set to redefine livability. \u200b<br \/> The 170km long city will transform how we live\u200b:<\/p>\n<p>\u2194\ufe0f 170km long, 500- meter high and 200-meter wide\u200b<br \/> \ud83d\udeab No cars. No roads. Zero carbon emissions\u200b<br \/> \u267b\ufe0f Powered by 100% renewable energy \u200b<br \/> \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f Built on 34 km2 (2% of a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zCc5ilutrC\">pic.twitter.com\/zCc5ilutrC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NEOM (@NEOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEOM\/status\/1787059723977494538?\">May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The project is similar to the left-wing concept of the 15-minute city. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/10\/08\/1203950823\/15-minute-cities-climate-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>, \u201cin a 15-minute city, a person can access key things in their life \u2014 work, food, schools and recreation \u2014 within a short walk, bike, or transit ride of their home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The idea is to put an end to freedom of movement and locate the whole population in huge urban centers where no one owns a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The race to join the project by Western construction companies was hot, and many British and U.S. companies have become involved.<\/p>\n<p>The effort to build a futuristic city also meant dealing with people who lived in the area in the present.<\/p>\n<p>Satellite data shows that Sharma village was bulldozed, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Alenezi said he was directed to target the village of al-Khuraybah, an area inhabited by the Huwaitat tribe for generations.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-losing-balance-power-key-middle-eastern-ally-shifts-toward-iran-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi<\/a> colonel said he was told in April 2020 that the tribe was made up of \u201cmany rebels\u201d to the Saudi crown and \u201cwhoever continues to resist [eviction] should be killed, so it licensed the use of lethal force against whoever stayed in their home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alenezi said he evoked a medical problem to ditch the mission to evict the villagers, but it went on anyway.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Esports\/gaming-related entities (media, orgs, etc) that are taking money from city projects and government-owned entities. Here\u2019s a before and after of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEOM?\">@NEOM<\/a> project (from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/planet?\">@Planet<\/a>). In shot 1, villages and people. In shot 2, all gone, demolished. Where did those people go?\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q0B2LURQzi\">pic.twitter.com\/q0B2LURQzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James B Fudge (@jfudge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jfudge\/status\/1788570308263231822?\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He said one of them \u2014 Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti \u2014 refused to be evicted and was shot dead by the soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The government also arrested dozens and even arrested some who merely went online to support those being evicted, the BBC reported. Many are afraid to speak out about the evictions because of retaliation by government officials.<\/p>\n<p>The crown also tried to wave off criticism by claiming that those displaced were paid a fair market price for their land. However, records seem to show they were paid far below what the land was worth, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>One man who lost his land, speaking to the media under the assumed name \u201cNader Hijazi,\u201d said he was given only a month\u2019s warning before losing his home. Images of his former village look like the leavings of a warzone, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re waging a war on people, a war on our identities,\u201d Hijazi said.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia says it is looking to build the city of the future, an eco-friendly metropolis where residents can walk to their jobs and everything they need is nearby \u2014 but it is destroying the history and lives of many generations to do so.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the city is being created in a desert where relatively few people live. Imagine if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-caves-radical-environmentalists-reverses-decision-saved-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enviro-nuts<\/a> get their way and build something like \u201cThe Line\u201d in the West.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-brings-environmentalist-hysteria-new-low-claims-climate-causing-illness-among-young-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftists<\/a> in the U.S. are not looking to replicate the idea here. As Michael Brilliot, deputy director for citywide planning for San Jose, California, told NPR, \u201cWe\u2019re trying to retrofit suburbia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They want to bulldoze suburbia and replace it with megacities.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-takes-shot-at-host-of-the-view-dares-panel-to-invite-him-on-as-a-guest\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Takes Shot at Host of 'The View,' Dares Panel to Invite Him On as a Guest\">writing career penning articles<\/a> about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-considering-investigations-into-hunter-fauci-and-others-after-midterms\/\" title=\"Republicans Considering Investigations Into Hunter, Fauci and Others After Midterms\">target-rich environment<\/a>&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by Warner Todd Huston on May 10, 2024, at 3:11 pm, Saudi Arabia is said to have issued a troubling directive to realize an environmentalist&#8217;s vision of a &#8220;car-free&#8221; city. 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