Crown Orince of the Saudis has paid a house call in Washington ,DC. Too soon for thr Grand opening of the new ballroom, but plenty of time for that. Now, it's about trade, investments, deals, defense purchases, and throw in a little Gaza, Israel, and the Iranian wacko government.
Yes, that MBS. Recall that in Istanbul in 2018, a grisly murder took place. A reporter for the Washington Post was lured into the Saudi Embassy to meet with officials there. He assumed that since he wasn't in Saudi territory, he was safe from the king and the prince. Too bad for Mr. Kashoggi, the critic of the royal family and Saudi government in general.
The C.I.A. released a report indiocating that the murder of Mr. Kashoggi was approved by the prince. The prince claims he knew nothing of the plot. The plot consisted of sending a team of assassins to Istanbul where they would await the arrival of Mr. Kashoggi who was notified that some business would be conducted that affected his family status of him and his wife. Ok, Kashoggi thought. I'm in Turkey. A long was from Arabia. How wrong was this: a deadly mistake. The assassins were waiting inside the embassy.
While inside, he was attacked and killed on the spot. His body was taken to a closed room where it was systematically cut into small pieces, placed in containers, and taken from the embassy to be returned to Arabia. Of course, no statements were ever issued other than he may have left the country of Turkey on his own at a later date.
Sleepy Donny remarked that some people liked him and some did not. The prince had nothing to do with Kashoggi's disappearance. It's ok for the prince to do business with the US, particularly because POTUS wants to do some deals with the country: sell some airplanes, put up some data centers, sell some chips, maybe some soybeans.
What a country.
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