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How so? Since Trump was elected, Bin-Talal lost all power in the Saudi Govt., was arrested, imprisoned, had all his money frozen & was forced to pay back money he took in from corruption. Trump kept yet another promise.
Wow....I was unaware that Khasoggi was critical of Trump....Trump who is good friends with the Saudis and has done tens of millions of dollars in business with them.....
And then that very same outspoken Trump critic was killed by a Saudi (Trump's friends) assassination team......
Khashoggi was not just a journalist. He was far, far more than that - which was written all over his face, imo. His prominence may have given him a false sense of security - thinking the Saudis would never kill such a high-profile individual. He should have known better.
If that was their intent, "knowing better" wouldn't have saved him. They just would have had one of the guys go "mug" him and cut his throat with a knife and take his wallet etc.
If you're not in some deep deep hiding or have armed guards and anyone serious with military training and resources etc is out to get you....you're going to die.
And Pompeo over in Riyadh basically kissing the king's and MBS's butt. Smiling and schmoozing like nothing happened. Disgusting.
You might want to back up a few steps here. Leaders of both parties as well as the current and past administrations have repeating kissed the Saudi's behind for decades. And yes it is disgusting. Not just for this murder but the Saudi genocide in Yemen. Ksahoggi's criticism of the genocide in Yemen is the main reason the Saudi's killed him. Leaders of both parties are bought and paid for by the Saudi's to do their bidding.
A few conscientious Members of Congress got together recently to introduce a special motion under the 1973 War Powers Act that would have required a vote on our continued military involvement in the Yemen genocide. The leadership of both parties joined together to destroy this attempt to at least get a vote on US aggression against Yemen. As it turns out, the only Members to vote against this shamefully gutted resolution were the original Members who introduced it.
You might want to back up a few steps here. Leaders of both parties as well as the current and past administrations have repeating kissed the Saudi's behind for decades. And yes it is disgusting. Not just for this murder but the Saudi genocide in Yemen. Ksahoggi's criticism of the genocide in Yemen is the main reason the Saudi's killed him. Leaders of both parties are bought and paid for by the Saudi's to do their bidding.
A few conscientious Members of Congress got together recently to introduce a special motion under the 1973 War Powers Act that would have required a vote on our continued military involvement in the Yemen genocide. The leadership of both parties joined together to destroy this attempt to at least get a vote on US aggression against Yemen. As it turns out, the only Members to vote against this shamefully gutted resolution were the original Members who introduced it.
Yes, Ron Paul is right on about the U.S. being complicit in the Yemen atrocity. That's why I favor cutting off all arms sales to the Saudis.
He's so special because he was a journalist, critical of the Saudi leadership, who was murdered by a Saudi hit squad whose members have ties to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
Well its become a representation of who our president is. Donald Trump hates journalists. No doubt about it. Kushner secret chats with mbs via what's app. He got his back channel to hide his conversations with the Saudis. Why do that?
It is not a leap to see its a straight line between them to cover up this murder.
Both remain in leadership by lies, brutality, cheating.
Both regime are human rights abusers.
Both regime are sinister.
Decent Americans are envious of the " caravan" . At least they have a dream of something better. Except they are walking into a trap. Trump Republicans would love to run a country where its citizens have ZERO power.
Well its become a representation of who our president is. Donald Trump hates journalists. No doubt about it. Kushner secret chats with mbs via what's app. He got his back channel to hide his conversations with the Saudis. Why do that?
It is not a leap to see its a straight line between them to cover up this murder.
Both remain in leadership by lies, brutality, cheating.
Both regime are human rights abusers.
Both regime are sinister.
Decent Americans are envious of the " caravan" . At least they have a dream of something better. Except they are walking into a trap. Trump Republicans would love to run a country where its citizens have ZERO power.
This is an opportunity for Trump to take a stand but I am not holding my breath. My guess is that the Crown Prince will get a good wrist-slapping and Trump will tell us all that justice was served. Sure he's giving it lip service for now, but deep down he admires the Saudi's for the way they squelch dissidence. Don't kid yourself, Trump would love to do the same if he thought he could get by with it. Ans a lot of his supporters would be right behind him.
This is an opportunity for Trump to take a stand but I am not holding my breath. My guess is that the Crown Prince will get a good wrist-slapping and Trump will tell us all that justice was served. Sure he's giving it lip service for now, but deep down he admires the Saudi's for the way they squelch dissidence. Don't kid yourself, Trump would love to do the same if he thought he could get by with it. Ans a lot of his supporters would be right behind him.
I for one am glad this story isn't going away anytime soon. And why are so many defending the Saudis?
They do it because tRump, hate radio and Fox News tell them to.
Right wingers are very compliant followers who seek out daily instructions on who to hate and what to repeat. Khashoggi was a journalist, and tRump has smeared them repeatedly as enemies over the past two years.
This is all science based and backed by research.
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