WaPo Columnist Jamal Khashoggi killed by Saudis in Turkey; Senators Mull Magnitsky Sanctions
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Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Just makes this whole thing ridiculous.why even send Pompeo like he's doing something, if it's a cover job and a blatant one then just say hey, we don't care this guy was chopped up, we getting all this money, let them figure it out. Instead he tries to say there will be severe consequences, blah blah.actually, its remarkably transparent. Most administrations would just ambiguously refer to the nature of the situation.
This is REALPOLITIK.
Frankly this was always going to happen. Technically, the Saudi's "handled" a Saudi Citizen on "Saudi soil"
If u gonna go full REALPOLITIK then do it.
thatrapsfan
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PR disaster continues to rumble. Certain brehs claimed it would be all over in a week. Im tellin yall, this is a all-out diplomatic crisis for Saudi.
thatrapsfan
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idk this was from May no updates since thenAbiy just gonna let the akh rot huh? What happened to he is coming home?
But if they can chop up a saudi citizen with deep ties to the royal family on foreign soil it raises a lot of questions. What if he isnt even alive
thatrapsfan
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idk this was from May no updates since then
But if they can chop up a saudi citizen with deep ties to the royal family on foreign soil it raises a lot of questions. What if he isnt even alive
Nah hes alive, there was an interview with him after he was released from the Ritz to house arrest. Hes def got an ankle bracelet like Bin Talal and on 24 hours watch. I dont think Abiy cares that much
He was Zenawi's guy.voltronblack
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So what was the plan originally if the audio wasn’t around?
He would just have disappeared at the consulate and KIM? This is a rank amateur job.
He would just have disappeared at the consulate and KIM? This is a rank amateur job.
thatrapsfan
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Saudi Arabia Weighs Blaming Intelligence Official for Khashoggi Killing
WHEW! NYT reporting Saudis are ready to give up the spokesman of the Yemen war (untill very recently) as the sacrifical lamb. Hes not a royal and from the Southwest of the country, so a very convenient person to give up.
WHEW! NYT reporting Saudis are ready to give up the spokesman of the Yemen war (untill very recently) as the sacrifical lamb. Hes not a royal and from the Southwest of the country, so a very convenient person to give up.
thatrapsfan
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"Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, has been urging the president to stand by Prince Mohammed, according to a person close to the White House and a former official with knowledge of the discussions.
Mr. Kushner has argued that the outrage over Mr. Khashoggi’s disappearance and possible killing will pass, just as it did after other Saudi errors like the kidnapping of the prime minister of Lebanon and the killing of a busload of children in Yemen by a Saudi airstrike."
from the NYT article linked above
Mr. Kushner has argued that the outrage over Mr. Khashoggi’s disappearance and possible killing will pass, just as it did after other Saudi errors like the kidnapping of the prime minister of Lebanon and the killing of a busload of children in Yemen by a Saudi airstrike."
from the NYT article linked above
"dont worry mr. trump. itll be just like that time they blew up a busload of kids and kidnapped a foreign head of state. no big deal :rudychin:"