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Wellstone ruled

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9. Wonder if Branson

Reply to BeckyDem (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 01:39 PM

Oct 2018

had a come to moment this past week. Sure hope so. Again his financial interests with the Saudi's are a image killer and he appears to be someone who strokes his image.

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What ELSE is going on with Saudi that our media & gov't suddenly notice they're assholes? [View all] yurbud Oct 2018 OP

Khashoggi was well known and well respected - kinda like Richard Nixon butchering Walter Cronkite dalton99a Oct 2018 #1

Didn't the mushroom want them to turn on the oil spigot and they said no? Autumn Oct 2018 #2

That would only be a problem if the real financial elites wanted it to. yurbud Oct 2018 #4

I don't know. I notice how Branson and other mega investors are calling this dead BeckyDem Oct 2018 #3

to be super cynical, maybe this is a way for them to appear to be tough on Saudi yurbud Oct 2018 #5

I am hoping good will triumph in some way. The war machine is never ending too. BeckyDem Oct 2018 #6

Branson is the Canary in the Coal Mine. Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #7

Don't get me wrong I am glad he did but I would have respect for him if the war on Yemen BeckyDem Oct 2018 #8

Wonder if Branson Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #9

Same here. As upset as it gets me to see they were fine and dandy with MBS before? BeckyDem Oct 2018 #10

Same here. Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #11

I'm still profoundly suspicious since 9/11 wasn't a bridge too far all these players yurbud Oct 2018 #13

MBS Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #12