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So Saudi Arabia is going to claim they accidentally killed that journalist

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You know, people fall into wood chippers in consulates all the time.

They're also going to claim that it wasn't ordered from MBS and that's really the point.  So that Trump can have cover to pretend he believes that so we can go about our business selling them weapons and building Trump hotels and casinos in Riyadh.

 

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Satou Kazuma Superstar

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more like trump will ask the royal highness if he sent a hit squad on that journalist and the prince will say no. then trump will hold a press conference and tell the fake news media he believes the crown prince because he firmly said no.

NaBarney Monster Mutant

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15 minutes ago, katt_goddess said:

The king said 'nope, nope, totally not us. totally rogue assassins' and Trump immediately defended that as being the greatest most bestest truth. :|

There was no phone call between them. Bound by the orb, they are but vessels channeling the Old Ones, now

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17 minutes ago, Nabloom said:

There was no phone call between them. Bound by the orb, they are but vessels channeling the Old Ones, now

Well, my orb says Trump is a dumbass who is bound by how many Depends he can get other people to carry around for him.

 

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enad Hero

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46 minutes ago, scoobdog said:

The worst part is that everyone knows the playbook before Trump even opens his mouth.  We're watching ourselves getting played.

The problem is of course as everyone knows the people in a position to do something about it have every incentive not to.

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1 minute ago, enad said:

The problem is of course as everyone knows the people in a position to do something about it have every incentive not to.

That would be the playbook.  We're living vicariously through the stupidest mother fucker ever to be sworn as POTUS.

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The WWE is facing criticism now, because they have a deal with the Saudis for several shows over the next few years. One next month. And as Linda McMahon works in Trump's administration, they are viewing it as a conflict of interest. The WWE claims there is nothing political motivating this. They are being urged to cancel the shows, but as of now, the show is still on.

enad Hero

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3 minutes ago, scoobdog said:

That would be the playbook.  We're living vicariously through the stupidest mother fucker ever to be sworn as POTUS.

Silver lining is at least we get to discuss the US-Saudi unholy alliance in the mainstream, finally.  In large part because of Trump being so eager to go along with the story.

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2 minutes ago, Hachiman said:

An hour or so ago, the Saudis are contemplating about coming clean that their "interrogation" went wrong.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/middleeast/saudi-khashoggi-death-turkey/index.html

Ah, there it is. 

He must have reached for the weapon of one of his kidnappers who feared for his life so they shot him in self defense, then the team quickly decapitated and transported his body elsewhere to be disposed of like any normal embassy would do in that unfortunate situation 

A terrible accident, and SA is just now finding out the details bc the anonymous kidnap team lied to the kingdom about what happened. The team is receiving training for their misconduct, the shooter is on paid administrative leave.

Such a misfortunate, accidental tragedy 

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I hate everything about US involvement in the middle east, I wish we would take a completely isolationist stance to that area of the world. There is too much bullshit going on and everytime we get involved we end up destabilizing it further. The Saudis might also be fighting groups like ISIS but they are also funding and sponsoring other terrorist groups. Saudi Arabia is no better than Iran in many respects and in some, they are worse.

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17 hours ago, quebecelegy said:

kinda still waiting on jingai's take here.

Journalists are enemies of the people because they are part of the Fake News.

Except for Faux News which is full of patriots and American heroes and all the smartest people. Very smart. No liars. 

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On 10/15/2018 at 3:20 PM, Hachiman said:

https://www.apnews.com/cec6ccb7ddb3444796a1853a68bdd371

"More than 20 Republican and Democratic senators instructed Trump last week to order an investigation into Khashoggi’s disappearance under legislation that authorizes sanctions for perpetrators of extrajudicial killings, torture or other gross human rights violations."

We have a law like that?  I take it it doesn't apply to Americans then?

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2 minutes ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Saudi Arabia has said that there was an argument that led to a fist fight which is why he died.  18 people are under arrest.

 

 

On a totally unrelated note the deputy of intelligence services was relieved of his duties today. 

Don't bring your fists to a bone saw fight.

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9 minutes ago, scoobdog said:

Don't bring your fists to a bone saw fight.

Not only that, but now we know the real reason the Annoying Orange is scared of journalists.

It apparently takes like 20 trained assassins to take out one slightly paunchy journalist. 

Typing words gives you Vulcan powers and a kung-fu grip. :|

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This is many things but one thing its not is unprecedented.  I had forgotten the murder of all those American nuns that America helped cover up in the 80s.  Or that American journalist that was killed in Chile during the coup the Chicago boys helped orchestrate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_murders_of_U.S._missionaries_in_El_Salvador

During the Reagan years in particular, not only did the United States fail to press for improvements … but, in an effort to maintain backing for U.S. policy, it misrepresented the record of the Salvadoran government, and smeared critics who challenged that record. In so doing, the Administration needlessly polarized the debate in the United States, and did a grave injustice to the thousands of civilian victims of government terror in El Salvador. [23] Despite the El Mozote Massacre that year, Reagan continued certifying (per the 1974 amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act) that the Salvadoran government was progressing in respecting and guaranteeing the human rights of its people, and in reducing National Guard abuses against them.

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6 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Saudi Arabia has said that there was an argument that led to a fist fight which is why he died.  18 people are under arrest.

I'm gonna guess the argument started with some "rogue" agents telling him that he was coming with them...and he was all like "hell no!"

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6 hours ago, enad said:

This is many things but one thing its not is unprecedented.  I had forgotten the murder of all those American nuns that America helped cover up in the 80s.  Or that American journalist that was killed in Chile during the coup the Chicago boys helped orchestrate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_murders_of_U.S._missionaries_in_El_Salvador

During the Reagan years in particular, not only did the United States fail to press for improvements … but, in an effort to maintain backing for U.S. policy, it misrepresented the record of the Salvadoran government, and smeared critics who challenged that record. In so doing, the Administration needlessly polarized the debate in the United States, and did a grave injustice to the thousands of civilian victims of government terror in El Salvador. [23] Despite the El Mozote Massacre that year, Reagan continued certifying (per the 1974 amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act) that the Salvadoran government was progressing in respecting and guaranteeing the human rights of its people, and in reducing National Guard abuses against them.

I guess current events viewed through the context of Reagan really clears it up. This was inevitable. Republicans love electing horrible pieces of shit. 

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 Oh from reading some posts in this thread I got a bit confused. He supposedly was killed in the consulate even though when he first went missing  the Saudi govt denied that, and put out a statement that he made it out of the consulate intact. I'm still trying to figure what kind of citizenship he had since this happened in a consulate in Turkey.

He was a Saudi Arabian journalist.. 

but not just any journalist.. He was the former general manager and editor-in-chief of the 'Al-Arab' News channel..which is farily new, it quickly gained attention in the area since the channel pledges to uphold "objective journalism"  which is pretty hard to come by in the area from what I've been told..

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I also think it's crucial to point out that his reason for being at the Turkey consulate was to handle some legal arrangements for his upcoming marriage since he has been on 'a self imposed political exile' after being banned from social media sites and having several other conflicts with the Saudi Arabian government over his news material..

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We got a rogue country killing journalists, probably with this country’s blessings. No wonder Trump has no problem doing a long winded “he asked for it”

but heaven forbid you dgaf about Charlie Kirk getting an ill advised neck hole 🙄

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