The Saudi version of the disappearance and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi seems to change every day or so. The latest is the Saudi government claim that the opposition journalist was killed in a “botched interrogation” at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Or was it a fist-fight? What is laughable is that the Saudi king Read More…
Tag: Jamal Khashoggi
Germany Halts Arms Exports To Saudi Arabia In Response To Assassination Of Journalist In Saudi Consulate In Istanbul
On October 21st, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany would stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia “for the time being.” The reasons for the decision are the vague circumstances around the disappearance and killing for Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. According to Merkel, Riyadh had not put the full facts surrounding the death “on the Read More…
The Geopolitical Implications Of The Khashoggi Murder
Is Washington bluffing, or is the geopolitical equation in the Middle East about to be upended? This week Donald Trump threatened Saudi Arabia with “very severe” consequences in response to the alleged murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Vice president Mike Pence reinforced this threat, and senator Linsey Graham took it a step farther by directly Read More…
Khashoggi Misdirection, Weaponized Migration, Israel’s Zero Tolerance In Gaza & Speak Out For Yemen
https://media.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/content.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/TDWU-10-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/19/18). As an American I feel very strongly that the US oligarchy needs to Read More…
Be Skeptical Whenever The Political/Media Class Converges On A Single Narrative
The Trump administration has ended its weeks-long silence on the disappearance of the Saudi Arabian Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Following a briefing from Secretary of State Pompeo who has just returned from a visit to Riyadh and Ankara, the president has said that contrary to some hopeful speculation that had emerged early on after his disappearance, Khashoggi does indeed appear Read More…
Khashoggi Murder Suspect Dies In “Suspicious Car Accident”
A 31-year-old lieutenant in the Saudi Royal Air Force said to have participated in the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi died in a “suspicious car accident” in Riyadh, according to Turkish media. Mashal Saad al-Bostani was reportedly on a 15-man hit squad dispatched to Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul Consulate in Turkey on October 2 during Khashoggi’s visit, before the team quickly Read More…