Saudi crown prince approved operation against Khashoggi: U.S. intelligence | Reuters
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified intelligence assessment released on Friday in a manner choreographed to limit damage to U.S.-Saudi...
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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified intelligence assessment released on Friday in a manner choreographed to limit damage to U.S.-Saudi ties FILE PHOTO: The Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom activists hold a candlelight vigil in front of the Saudi Embassy to mark the anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, Wednesday evening in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger Khashoggi, a U.S. resident who wrote opinion columns for the Washington Post critical of the crown prince's policies, was killed and dismembered by a team of operatives linked to the crown prince in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. Riyadh has denied any involvement by the crown prince, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler. "We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi," the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in the report. The intelligence agency based its assessment on the crown price's control of decision-making, the direct involvement of one of his key advisers and his own protective detail, and his "support for using violent …
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“Since 2017, the Crown Prince has had absolute control of the Kingdom’s security and intelligence organizations, making it highly unlikely that Saudi officials would have carried out an operation of this nature without the Crown Prince’s authorization,” the report said.
I guess the need for Trump to keep up occupancy at his hotels was the important thing here.... Can't piss off paying customers you know.
President Trump's hotel received $270,000 from Saudi Arabia (usatoday.com)
Not surprising and it seems that SA start with the Biden administration is off to a rocky start.
Think of all the problems that the world would have avoided if oil hadn't been discovered under that sand.....
They all talk big about Saudi Arabia until they are in charge. But between the oil and the military access, that country has made itself too important to be punished.
Biden was all set to play hardball with Saudi Arabia as a candidate. He was particularly offended by the Khashoggi murder. From his campaign website :
Oh, Joe had lots of tough talk for Saudi Arabia:
Biden knocks Trump for ‘coddling’ Saudi leaders after Khashoggi’s disappearance
Joe Biden Says He’d End Aid To Saudis, In Contrast To Obama
Yeah, whatever.
In other news, water is wet.
Of course he did, but as long as we need oil we can't do anything real about it.
Every time I see his name I think of cereal.