Washington Post Contributor Believed Killed by Saudi Arabia

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Well, I must say now I've seen it all.

I googled you and I see you're the owner of this website. I'm disappointed by your comment as it's unfounded and highly insulting. But it's your site. C'est la vie.

Insulting is it? You are the one that wrote about "the dangers of allying yourself too closely with the local ruling families and what it requires of you and the potential outcomes if you are later seen to have betrayed that family".

Not only are you blaming the victim, but you are explaining the rules as you understand them. If the rules in the Gulf are "loyalty or death" and you are a resident of a Gulf nation, why wouldn't those rules apply to you? I am simply suggesting that you follow the rules as you understand them. I'm not sure why you would find that insulting.

I'm not that poster but you're being silly. You make it sound that the ONLY possible reason to feel different from you is that this person draws a paycheck from a royal family.

Quite apart from that is the obvious nonsense that a mere resident of a Gulf nation is miles apart from a former Al-Saud sycophant who adored the royal family until he didn't.

What do you think of the fact that Khashoggi applauded the executions of political opposition members in KSA?

Considering that posters who "feel different" than me are making justifications for Khashoggi's murder, you are damn right that I suspect their motives. There are things that you can reasonably disagree about such as tax rates. Then there are things that aren't reasonable to disagree about such as whether journalists should be murdered and chopped into pieces. I would suggest that if you find yourself in the second group, being paid to have the position is better than the alternative explanations.

If Khashoggi were here expressing his support for the execution of political opposition members, I would be attacking him for that view. I would definitely question his motives given his ties to the Royal Family. I would not, however, advocate for his murder or suggest that he deserved such a thing.

[Anonymous]

This administration will blacklist Turkey over a live, jailed preacher, but ignore a missing, likely dead journalist....
I wonder why?

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:
Considering that posters who "feel different" than me are making justifications for Khashoggi's murder, you are damn right that I suspect their motives. There are things that you can reasonably disagree about such as tax rates. Then there are things that aren't reasonable to disagree about such as whether journalists should be murdered and chopped into pieces. I would suggest that if you find yourself in the second group, being paid to have the position is better than the alternative explanations.

If Khashoggi were here expressing his support for the execution of political opposition members, I would be attacking him for that view. I would definitely question his motives given his ties to the Royal Family. I would not, however, advocate for his murder or suggest that he deserved such a thing.

Literally no one in this thread advocated his murder. I don't think he should have been killed and I'm sorry for his children, both born and unborn.

What people DID advocate is reducing the breathiness factor in its coverage that is getting more maudlin by the hour. Do you think it's out of line to point out that he was, in fact, a longtime regime loyalist? That he has in fact applauded the execution of political opposition members? That the "humble roots" thing is bullshit?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:
Considering that posters who "feel different" than me are making justifications for Khashoggi's murder, you are damn right that I suspect their motives. There are things that you can reasonably disagree about such as tax rates. Then there are things that aren't reasonable to disagree about such as whether journalists should be murdered and chopped into pieces. I would suggest that if you find yourself in the second group, being paid to have the position is better than the alternative explanations.

If Khashoggi were here expressing his support for the execution of political opposition members, I would be attacking him for that view. I would definitely question his motives given his ties to the Royal Family. I would not, however, advocate for his murder or suggest that he deserved such a thing.

Literally no one in this thread advocated his murder. I don't think he should have been killed and I'm sorry for his children, both born and unborn.

What people DID advocate is reducing the breathiness factor in its coverage that is getting more maudlin by the hour. Do you think it's out of line to point out that he was, in fact, a longtime regime loyalist? That he has in fact applauded the execution of political opposition members? That the "humble roots" thing is bullshit?

It is fine to point those things out. But if you use those things to justify his murder -- which was done -- then obviously I will object. Basically your position has been that Khashoggi was a terrible person and that he had his murder coming. Unlike you, I don't think that murders like this should simply be ignored because the victim was not a choir boy. Regardless of Khashoggi's transgressions, he was a prominent member of the media. Brushing off his murder is exactly the wrong message to send in these days in which multiple leaders are identifying the media as the enemy of the people.

[Anonymous]

Now luminaries are dropping out of the Economic Summit planned for next week.

Though of course, members of the Trump Administration are still attending.

[Anonymous]

And Trump today basically said that yeah, it might be a terrible thing that happened. But hey, we've got arms sales to think of!

So message to murderous regimes out there: America is for sale. Go ahead and mess with our citizens and residents. As long as we're making money off you, it's okay.

[Anonymous]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/saudi-forensic-expert-is-among-15-named-by-turkey-in-disappearance-of-journalist-jamal-khashoggi/2018/10/11/e62d6dd4-cd6a-11e8-ad0a-0e01efba3cc1_story.html?utm_term=.7a80be4dad13&__twitter_impression=true

“Idlbi said that what he began to find, however, quickly made him lose hope that Khashoggi might still be alive. “It really hit me with Tubaigy, he’s literally the guy who is sent in to deal with the bodies,” said Idlbi.”

[Anonymous]

WaPo is reporting that the Turks have audio and video evidence suggesting that Khashoggi met his doom inside the Saudi consulate. If this is true how long is MBS going to keep denying it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now luminaries are dropping out of the Economic Summit planned for next week.

Though of course, members of the Trump Administration are still attending.

Yup, Steve Case and Richard Branson are out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WaPo is reporting that the Turks have audio and video evidence suggesting that Khashoggi met his doom inside the Saudi consulate. If this is true how long is MBS going to keep denying it?

And why should he deny it? Tom Friedman will never retract his column. Trump and Jared are still in hock to the ME ruling elite. What will the consequences be, if MBS laughingly admits it in tape, with this administration in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WaPo is reporting that the Turks have audio and video evidence suggesting that Khashoggi met his doom inside the Saudi consulate. If this is true how long is MBS going to keep denying it?

Yup, article is here. I haven’t been crazy about having to trust the Turks on this either, but tape doesn’t lie.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/turks-tell-us-officials-they-have-audio-and-video-recordings-that-support-conclusion-khashoggi-was-killed/2018/10/11/119a119e-cd88-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html?utm_term=.70c7c227506b&__twitter_impression=true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WaPo is reporting that the Turks have audio and video evidence suggesting that Khashoggi met his doom inside the Saudi consulate. If this is true how long is MBS going to keep denying it?

Yup, article is here. I haven’t been crazy about having to trust the Turks on this either, but tape doesn’t lie.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/turks-tell-us-officials-they-have-audio-and-video-recordings-that-support-conclusion-khashoggi-was-killed/2018/10/11/119a119e-cd88-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html?utm_term=.70c7c227506b&__twitter_impression=true

And you learned it here first before WP ever reported it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And Trump today basically said that yeah, it might be a terrible thing that happened. But hey, we've got arms sales to think of!

So message to murderous regimes out there: America is for sale. Go ahead and mess with our citizens and residents. As long as we're making money off you, it's okay.

For the sake of accuracy, Khashoggi was neither.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And Trump today basically said that yeah, it might be a terrible thing that happened. But hey, we've got arms sales to think of!

So message to murderous regimes out there: America is for sale. Go ahead and mess with our citizens and residents. As long as we're making money off you, it's okay.

For the sake of accuracy, Khashoggi was neither.

Kashoggi was a U.S. resident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And Trump today basically said that yeah, it might be a terrible thing that happened. But hey, we've got arms sales to think of!

So message to murderous regimes out there: America is for sale. Go ahead and mess with our citizens and residents. As long as we're making money off you, it's okay.

For the sake of accuracy, Khashoggi was neither.

Kashoggi was a U.S. resident.

In what sense? What is the evidence he had a green card?