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Land Shark

(6,346 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 03:05 PM Oct 2018

US state Dept doc: Khashoggi stripped of speech rights after criticizing Trump

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-jamal-khashoggi-left-saudi-arabia-writing-ban-2018-10

This is revolting and despicable: Trump seeks the death penalty for the innocent Central Park teens, but covers up responsibility for the grisly torture murder of a Washington Post journalist who was banned.from speech in Saudi Arabia for criticizing then President-elect Trump.
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US state Dept doc: Khashoggi stripped of speech rights after criticizing Trump (Original Post) Land Shark Oct 2018 OP
Who wanted the journalist silenced the most? BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #1
Great start on all the questions this raises! Land Shark Oct 2018 #2
Probably the Crown Prince MBS FakeNoose Oct 2018 #3
Needs investigation, but REGARDLESS Land Shark Oct 2018 #4
To curry favor with the Cheeto by slaughtering someone is a sick, sick statement about Kajun Gal Oct 2018 #5
Nobody with a column at WaPo criticizing Saudi friends is on Trump radar (sarcasm) Land Shark Oct 2018 #6
Cart before horse FakeNoose Oct 2018 #10
Khashoggi's reason for coming here? CRITICIZING TRUMP. Land Shark Oct 2018 #11
Jared gave his new pal Bin Salman a list of "enemies". BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #7
Yes he did. He is a quiet genius says outgoing Nikki Haley Land Shark Oct 2018 #8
Even B-Bart reported this enemies list to MBS on April 7, 2018 Land Shark Oct 2018 #9
Yep, it has been reported by various people. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #12
Thanks for this link. Nt Land Shark Oct 2018 #14
Games mobs play? world wide wally Oct 2018 #13
Yeah, Fucking Murdering Saudis can't have their fucking Cha Oct 2018 #15

BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
1. Who wanted the journalist silenced the most?
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 03:48 PM
Oct 2018

The fucking moron or the Saudis? Who initiated the idea of silencing him?

FakeNoose

(32,595 posts)
3. Probably the Crown Prince MBS
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 04:12 PM
Oct 2018

It's not likely that Cheeto ever knew what Khashoggi wrote about him, so why would he care?

But Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) had just became the Royal Crown Prince barely a year ago. He was probably trying to curry favor with Cheeto by shutting off the criticism from Saudi journalists. It's what led to Khashoggi moving to the US and writing for WaPo.




Land Shark

(6,346 posts)
4. Needs investigation, but REGARDLESS
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 04:36 PM
Oct 2018

Now that Trump knows Khashoggi is a critic of his who was stripped of free speech rights as a result, Trump.can not maintain the posture he has right now -- of delay, minimize and cover up.

 

Kajun Gal

(1,907 posts)
5. To curry favor with the Cheeto by slaughtering someone is a sick, sick statement about
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 04:38 PM
Oct 2018

the Cheeto. But, I do believe this to be true. And it's part of the new, dark times we are in with this manboy. This has got to change before it's too late.

Land Shark

(6,346 posts)
6. Nobody with a column at WaPo criticizing Saudi friends is on Trump radar (sarcasm)
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 05:13 PM
Oct 2018

And Khashoggi probably isn't on Trump's calendar either, theredore nothing happened. (Sarcasm alert)

FakeNoose

(32,595 posts)
10. Cart before horse
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 07:02 PM
Oct 2018

Khashoggi would have never come here if MBS hadn't taken away his Saudi credentials.

Land Shark

(6,346 posts)
11. Khashoggi's reason for coming here? CRITICIZING TRUMP.
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 07:18 PM
Oct 2018

Khashoggi thought he would find a free societt here that would back up his rights, and vindicate his death if meed be. Looks like he was wrong unless Trump pulls a true 180. But he won't.

Khashoggi biggest offense is not so much being a saudi dissident but a Teump basher. I would think all DUets could relate?

BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
7. Jared gave his new pal Bin Salman a list of "enemies".
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 05:18 PM
Oct 2018

"Enemies" of tRump or enemies of the Saudi Prince? Maybe the moron specifically didn't know of the journalist's opinions of tRump, but Jared did.

Land Shark

(6,346 posts)
9. Even B-Bart reported this enemies list to MBS on April 7, 2018
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 06:58 PM
Oct 2018

It was a presidential daily briefong.

In the same time frame, Crown Prince MBS also bragged that he had Jared "in his pocket"

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