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

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

Hahahahahaha....come back to this thread in a year. House of Saud will still be firmly in power.

Trump doesn’t give a fukk. Even if we had a Dem President they wouldn’t give a fuk. The Saudis are baked into the cake when it comes to US foreign policy in the ME.

People are surprised that murderous dynastic monarchies kill domestic opponents (actual or perceived)?

The only thing that can lead to downfall of the family is domestic instability. And with oil at 100/barrel, the money is flowing rather nicely.

Remember that for the saudis the more instability in the Middle East the better. Instability = higher oil prices. This is actually a blessing for them.

Lol right on cue.

The cover story has been agreed upon and you just had the most powerful person in the world disseminate the lie.

Agendas have been accomplished.

Saudis send a message - dissidents/detractors can be touched anywhere in the world.

Turks have a nice piece of leverage that can be brought out if circumstances require. They most likely also extracted some very valuable concessions from the Saudis behind the scenes.

trump has delivered something to one of his primary financial benefactors. Shows the world he’s open for business.

Breh, none of what you posted has any bearing on the current situation. Yes fracking is a danger to Saudi influence on the world market. That doesn’t mean they don’t still benefit from the higher prices. The other thing is that there is a lead time between when frackers decide the market is safe enough to re-enter and when they’re able to influence supply. A lot of the fracking operations were dismantled when prices hit rock bottom. Meanwhile Saudis are sitting on seemingly endless supply that can very easily be pumped. Lastly these guys are t operating on 10/20/50 year timelines. If it gives them breathing space for another year or 5 they’re happy.

And meanwhile the full court offensive with this bs story is currently underway. Sounds stupid and everyone knows it’s a lie but you know what? IT WILL WORK! Just like every other monumental and bald faced lie that trump and others have put forward.l, there will be a cacophony or horrified responses, editorials, statements and stories, and then eventually the press and everyone else will move on.

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

Lol remember when people thought this was going to matter. How quaint.

'I saved his a--': Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder, Woodward's new book says

"I saved his ass," Trump had said amid the US outcry over Khashoggi's killing, according to Bob Woodward's new book. "I was able to get Congress to leave him alone. I was able to get them to stop."

...trump making MBS look like a chump

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

He better hope trump win in November because he bout to catch a serious fade

There will be little to no change in the relationship with the US even with Biden. The ties are deeeeep.

 

[Isaiah Bradley]

props to Biden for this, hold them accountable but what about the oil prices if they retaliate?

EDIT: Just read the article about no punishment, so why release the report? PR purposes

 

[mastermind]

props to Biden for this, hold them accountable but what about the oil prices if they retaliate?

EDIT: Just read the article about no punishment, so why release the report? PR purposes

It satisfies the normies

 

[Arithmetic]

 

[88m3]

Yup, very interesting, I wonder what France is up to

Macron was just touring the Middle East and sold a bunch of jets to the UAE


Edit: Pretty sure he met MBS too

 

[Wargames]

Good idk what the fukk he was thinking getting a connecting flight in France. They must of felt untouchable

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

There will be little to no change in the relationship with the US even with Biden. The ties are deeeeep.

CIA Chief Met Saudi Crown Prince Last Month in Push to Mend Ties

 

[ORDER_66]

CIA Chief Met Saudi Crown Prince Last Month in Push to Mend Ties

Man anything to STAY on that saudi money dikk

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Man anything to STAY on that saudi money dikk

Nothing to do with Saudi money. Biden was shytting on MBS early in his term and deeply offended him. Then, when the USA needed the Saudis to release oil to offset the sanctions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, MBS refused to do it in part out of spite for feeling disrespected for having tortured and killed a guy he didn't like. So USA is trying to smooth shyt over in order to get the Saudis to release more oil so they can more easily stick it to the Russians while also getting gas prices down before the midterms.

It yet again shows how bullshyt our dependence on an oil economy is. Western oil money gives Russia the power to build up its army and sustain a war against Ukraine. Western oil money funds the spread of Islamic extremism across the world. Western oil money has the Saudis doing terrible things to Yemen. Western oil money funds terrorists from Isis to Al Queda. And now Western oil money has us kissing Saudi ass because we can't upset Russian and Saudi Arabia simultaneously.

This is all besides the environmental and health considerations. Not to mention global warming. We're really fukked ourselves up solely because we want unlimited driving in big-ass vehicles and unlimited products delivered from everywhere.

 

[ORDER_66]

Nothing to do with Saudi money. Biden was shytting on MBS early in his term and deeply offended him. Then, when the USA needed the Saudis to release oil to offset the sanctions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, MBS refused to do it in part out of spite for feeling disrespected for having tortured and killed a guy he didn't like. So USA is trying to smooth shyt over in order to get the Saudis to release more oil so they can more easily stick it to the Russians while also getting gas prices down before the midterms.

It yet again shows how bullshyt our dependence on an oil economy is. Western oil money gives Russia the power to build up its army and sustain a war against Ukraine. Western oil money funds the spread of Islamic extremism across the world. Western oil money has the Saudis doing terrible things to Yemen. Western oil money funds terrorists from Isis to Al Queda. And now Western oil money has us kissing Saudi ass because we can't upset Russian and Saudi Arabia simultaneously.

This is all besides the environmental and health considerations. Not to mention global warming. We're really fukked ourselves up solely because we want unlimited driving in big-ass vehicles and unlimited products delivered from everywhere.

Again..... anything to stay on the saudi dikk like i said

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Again..... anything to stay on the saudi dikk like i said

I mean you're not wrong, just trying to clarify that it's Saudi oil production, not Saudi money, that has them by the balls.

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

Turkey and Saudis chopped it up. Everything's all good now. Another example of a story the media convinced people to invest their emotions into. All for nothing.

The entire story was a work.

 

[Carl Tethers]

Turkey and Saudis chopped it up.

Won't ask you how

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Turkey and Saudis chopped it up. Everything's all good now. Another example of a story the media convinced people to invest their emotions into. All for nothing.

The entire story was a work.

Wait, so you're saying that when a nation commits a grotesque violation of human rights, the media should ignore it because other human rights violating nations will end up looking the other way?