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11/16/18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, complicating President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve ties with a key U.S. ally. The sources said the CIA had briefed other parts of the U.S. government, including Congress, on its assessment, which contradicts Saudi government assertions that Prince Mohammed was not involved. The CIA’s finding, first reported by the Washington Post, is the most definitive U.S. assessment to date tying Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler directly to the killing. The Saudi Embassy in Washington rejected the CIA assessment.
CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered journalist's killing: sources
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
This will complicate matters for Trump, who is determined to keep the US in bed with this psychopath.
Related: U.S. Intelligence Believes Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing
What do you think he should do?This presents a huge dilemma for President Stable Genius and the Trump cultists.
What do you think he should do?
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CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered journalist's killing: sources
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
This will complicate matters for Trump, who is determined to keep the US in bed with this psychopath.
Related: U.S. Intelligence Believes Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing
CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered journalist's killing: sources
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
This will complicate matters for Trump, who is determined to keep the US in bed with this psychopath.
Related: U.S. Intelligence Believes Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing
So you just want to complain and have nothing constructive to contributeI think his dumb ass should have closed the barn door before the cows got out. Trump should have kept his mouth shut while the situation got sorted. Unfortunately Trump is impetuous and not too bright. Once more Trump painted himself into a corner.
I didn't realize that the CIA was publishing its intel. Who knew?
Trump reportedly is “skeptical” of the Prince’s involvement. He’s not skeptical. He doesn’t care.
Let's set aside the partisanship and confirmation bias for a moment, and look at this realistically. The Middle East balance of power and foreign policy relations are very delicate. bin Salman, for all his apparent nefariousness in this matter, is still a Saudi domestic and economic reformer, and it is more than apparent (by Trump's vague comments) that the President and his advisors recognize this. Directly undermining bin Salman runs the risk of these reforms failing; which given Saudi Arabia's high unemployment rate, economic uncertainty with only an oil-based economy, and radical Islamism combined with an abundant youth bulge, that could make ISIS look like a tea party.
I'm no fan of Trump, and personally think he's an overall nincompoop, but I tend to think that he and his advisors know exactly what they're doing with their use of guarded comments.
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