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First big victim appears to be virgin hyperloop one. SA pulled out of a planned $1 billion investment in the company. There was also a planned $200 billion sol

First big victim appears to be virgin hyperloop one. SA pulled out of a planned $1 billion investment in the company. There was also a planned $200 billion solar project that has also been scrapped.

adventured 8y ago
The solar project was scrapped before the journalist was murdered (September 30th that news hit, versus October 2nd for when Khashoggi went missing). It was likely known the solar project wasn't going forward a while prior to the news release in September. They don't appear to be linked.
negamax 8y ago
Richard Branson said no to Saudi money after murder incident.
- swebs 8y ago
  He should have been saying this since 9/11, but better late than never, I guess.
  - true_religion 8y ago
    Give the guy a break, the US government itself cleared Saudi Arabia of culpability in 9/11 and reafirmed they were a regional ally.