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‘Sweep it under the rug’: Fears grow Trump won't confront Saudis over journalist's disappearance


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'If the Saudis don’t come up with a credible answer to this, they’re done in this town,' one D.C.-based analyst said.

By NAHAL TOOSI

 

Several foreign policy specialists say the anecdote shows that the Trump administration hopes this crisis will blow over the same way other thorny dilemmas involving Saudi Arabia have in recent years. After all, the White House sees the conservative Muslim country as too important an ally in the Middle East — and in Trump’s anti-Iran strategy — to penalize, or even criticize, in any major way. It’s a hands-off approach critics say has enabled the Saudi leadership’s worst instincts.

When it comes to the mystery surrounding Khashoggi, the administration is “trying to sweep it under the rug,” said Randa Slim, an analyst with the Washington-based Middle East Institute......

Read the rest at:  https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/10/trump-saudis-journalist-disappearance-890411

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2018/10/10/jamal-khashoggis-fate-casts-a-harsh-light-on-trumps-friendship-with-saudi-arabia/?utm_term=.de6c48d929af

Jamal Khashoggi’s fate casts a harsh light on Trump’s friendship with Saudi Arabia

 

........ This harrowing saga has two main dimensions: Saudi brutality, certainly, but it also underscores the ways in which President Trump’s fawning dictator worship, his pervasive conflicts of interest and his attacks on the media have emboldened authoritarian regimes to viciously silence their critics. .....

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1 hour ago, alexava said:

Certainly looks like they killed this guy. I don’t think there’s any doubt. 

Welp

 

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31 minutes ago, homersapien said:

Trump covers for Saudis:

Trump Says ‘Rogue Killers’ May Be Behind Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-says-rogue-killers-are-behind-jamal-khashoggis-disappearance_us_5bc4909fe4b040bb4e845d66

lol 

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40 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said:

Oh, so they were merely going to abduct him.  No biggie, amiright?

The "Aww man I just shot Marvin in the face!" defense is a, well, interesting,  choice...

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7 hours ago, AUDub said:

The "Aww man I just shot Marvin in the face!" defense is a, well, interesting,  choice...

Before someone asks...

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