Tag Archives: Jamal Kashoggi

Kashoggi? Human right? Forget about it.  Wandering off the reservation.Zero HedgeThe Real Reason Western Media & CIA Turned Against Saudi's MbSDarius Shahtamasebi

How political capital will this cost?PoliticoFull text: President Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi killingSee also POTUS testing, "How low can you go?"The HillKhashoggi editor on Trump Saudi statement: 'This is a new low' Chris Mills Rodrigo See alsoWashington Free BeaconTrump Stands With Saudi Arabia: We Must ‘Ensure the Interests of Our Country, Israel’ Cameron CawthorneSee alsoFortuneTrump Says He Stands With Saudi Arabia Despite Khashoggi Murder Renae ReintsSee...

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...