WaPo Columnist Jamal Khashoggi killed by Saudis in Turkey; Senators Mull Magnitsky Sanctions

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There was a failed attempt in April that they lied and down played. Rumors were he got shot.

Video: Footage of Saudi forces shooting down a drone near royal palace | Daily Mail Online

MbS is screwed if he has to step aside he'll have to leave Saudi Arabia forever or risk being stabbed in his sleep.

Congress isn't going to let this slide. They have barely been getting arm sales approved by slim margins. I can easily see weapon deals being blocked for near future.

Not to mention senior US senators saying mbs has to go. That's unprecedented. King has no good choices to choose from

breh this is a new day. post trump, autocrats realize they dont have to apologize for shyt. they can lie w/ impunity. and as long as you stay strong and not give in, that eventually everything blows over.

go back and watch the interview with brennan from last week. the reporter tries to get him to completely disavow MBS but he doesn't. instead he counters to how important the saudi relationship is to the US. this is what MBS is counting on.

turkey will keep playing this song and dance, but once the bag has been secured they will claim that "all issues have been resolved between our countries" and will drop this like a hot potato
 

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It's horrible that they took it as far to kill Khashoggi, and the Saudi's deserve to pay for it, but jesus this shyt is comical. The whole shyt was sloppy from the actual act, to the explanations/excuses. Now the body double :dead: The double had a full head of black hair while Khasoggi was grey and balding :dead: The Saudi's are either ridiculously incompetent or they didn't think it'd get this big and he'd just be another missing journalist.

The Benny Hill music will be ready to go whenever I come in this thread/look at the news for an update.
 
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It's horrible that they took it as far to kill Khashoggi, and the Saudi's deserve to pay for it, but jesus this shyt is comical. The whole shyt was sloppy from the actual act, to the explanations/excuses. Now the body double :dead: The double had a full head of black hair while Khasoggi was grey and balding :dead: The Saudi's are either ridiculously incompetent or they didn't think it'd get this big and he'd just be another missing journalist.

The Benny Hill music will be ready to go whenever I come in this thread/look at the news for an update.

Mix of the two, I think.

I maintain what I said in the beginning of this thread. The reaction and fallout to this case is unprecendeted and this may the biggest diplomatic crisis in Saudi's history vis-a-vis the U.S. The claims that this would blow over have not aged well so far. Sometimes a combination of dynamics leads to unprecedented results and this is one of those peculiar cases.
 
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