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Khashoggi murder puts spotlight on ‘bonesaw’ prince
Oct 22, 2018 10:36The brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudi regime is beginning to badly backfire on the chief perpetrator, the Heir Apparent Mohamed bin Salman – or MBS as he is known – and might be a setback for the US itself.
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The full story of why MBS might have wanted Jamal Khashoggi dead
Oct 22, 2018 10:28This was not a straightforward snatch and grab attempt. The officers sent to Istanbul to deal with Jamal Khashoggi were given clear instructions; return with Khashoggi alive or kill him there.
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Trump scrambles to cover for Saudi regime as crisis over Khashoggi murder mounts
Oct 21, 2018 14:16Following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s emergency talks in Riyadh and Ankara, and amid mounting reports implicating Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump administration is scrambling to shield Washington’s closest ally in the region.
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Khashoggi saga takes spotlight off Yemen tragedy
Oct 21, 2018 06:26With the Saudi regime finally admitting its killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate in Istanbul, after 18 days of denial, the crime in a diplomatic mission on foreign soil has taken a new twist that will embarrass US president Donald Trump, who in his greed for petro dollars has completely ignored the human rights factory by refusing to stop the sale of deadly American weapons for the killing of more and more Yemeni men, women, and children.
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If a prince murders a journalist, that’s not a hiccup
Oct 18, 2018 06:34Reports of the macabre murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudi regime, if proven true, entangles the US administration as well, especially Donald Trump, his son-in-law Jarred Kushner and other close associates into a sticky web, extrication from which might not be easy without irreparable damage to their political careers.
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Why Jamal Khashoggi's ruthless killing is a global issue
Oct 18, 2018 06:04Saudi Heir Apparent Mohamed bin Salman, better known as MBS, has turned from a US opportunity into a Western liability, says Taha Ozhan, former chairman of the foreign affairs committee of Turkey’s parliament, in his article for Turkish press, titled: “Why Jamal Khashoggi's ruthless killing is a global issue”.
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Is this the beginning of the end of the U.S.-Saudi alliance?
Oct 17, 2018 06:33The disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi on October 2 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, is threatening to upend the terms of the decades long alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia, say Zaid Jilani and Ryan Grim in their joint article for ‘The Intercept’ site, titled: “Is this the beginning of the end of the U.S.-Saudi alliance?”
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Did Saudis, CIA fear Kashoggi 9/11 bombshell?
Oct 16, 2018 10:33The macabre case of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi raises the question: did Saudi rulers fear him revealing highly damaging information on their secret dealings?
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No murder mystery
Oct 16, 2018 10:29A top priority for the US administration, as with many recent administrations, is the selling of massive amounts of US arms to Saudi Arabia.
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International businesses, media groups to withdraw from Saudi Arabia
Oct 16, 2018 10:24Jamal Khashoggi was an outspoken critic of Saudi Arabia who had dared to defy the regime and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.