by Summary:
Good backgrounder on the current state of the snake pit. Khashoggi is hailed in the West as a liberal, favouring democratic reform, but in fact, he was a staunch supporter of the monarchical system (of which MbS is the effective head). He contended however, that all these monarchies were “reformable”. Only the secular republics, he suggested (such as Iraq, Syria and Libya) were unreformable, and required to be overthrown. Where he fell out with MbS therefore, was that he favoured not a turn to secularism or western-style ‘liberalism’, but a reforming Islamisation of Arab politics along Muslim Brotherhood lines – just like Erdogan, in fact.... Strategic Culture FoundationKhashoggi’s Murder – At the Complex Intersection of Three Points of InflectionAlastair Crooke | founder and director of
Topics:
Mike Norman considers the following as important: Jamal Kashoggi
This could be interesting, too:
Good backgrounder on the current state of the snake pit.Good backgrounder on the current state of the snake pit. Khashoggi is hailed in the West as a liberal, favouring democratic reform, but in fact, he was a staunch supporter of the monarchical system (of which MbS is the effective head). He contended however, that all these monarchies were “reformable”. Only the secular republics, he suggested (such as Iraq, Syria and Libya) were unreformable, and required to be overthrown. Where he fell out with MbS therefore, was that he favoured not a turn to secularism or western-style ‘liberalism’, but a reforming Islamisation of Arab politics along Muslim Brotherhood lines – just like Erdogan, in fact.... Strategic Culture FoundationKhashoggi’s Murder – At the Complex Intersection of Three Points of InflectionAlastair Crooke | founder and director of
Topics:
Mike Norman considers the following as important: Jamal Kashoggi
This could be interesting, too:
Mike Norman writes Darius Shahtamasebi — The Real Reason Western Media & CIA Turned Against Saudi’s MbS
Mike Norman writes Politico — Full text: President Donald Trump’s statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi killing
Khashoggi is hailed in the West as a liberal, favouring democratic reform, but in fact, he was a staunch supporter of the monarchical system (of which MbS is the effective head). He contended however, that all these monarchies were “reformable”. Only the secular republics, he suggested (such as Iraq, Syria and Libya) were unreformable, and required to be overthrown. Where he fell out with MbS therefore, was that he favoured not a turn to secularism or western-style ‘liberalism’, but a reforming Islamisation of Arab politics along Muslim Brotherhood lines – just like Erdogan, in fact....Strategic Culture Foundation
Khashoggi’s Murder – At the Complex Intersection of Three Points of Inflection
Alastair Crooke | founder and director of the Conflicts Forum, and former British diplomat and senior figure in British intelligence and in European Union diplomacy