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In related news, the US seems fine with bombing Iran-backed militias in Syria, but when news about MBS OK-ing the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi came out, cri

In related news, the US seems fine with bombing Iran-backed militias in Syria, but when news about MBS OK-ing the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi came out, crickets.

bogomipz 6y ago
From yesterday: https://www.axios.com/khashoggi-report-365166be-7092-483c-b739-411193a91d2a.html https://www.axios.com/khashoggi-report-365166be-7092-483c-b7...
esturk 6y ago
Seems like they decided to release it on a Friday so the outrage is minimized. But why did the Biden administration bother to release the report at all?
Waterluvian 6y ago
Maybe give it a few days before you're frustrated there isn't enough killing going on. I bet the US can surprise you yet. I bet you sanctions and whatnot are coming next week, at the very least.
- bigmattystyles 6y ago
  Really? I’d be surprised. I know they imposed some sanctions on individuals from traveling to the US but that was it and none were imposed on MBS.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > I know they imposed some sanctions on individuals from traveling to the US but that was it No, it was sanctions (asset freeze, bans on US entities doing business with them) plus visa bans prohibiting them from entering the US, not just “sanctions from traveling to the US”. > and none were imposed on MBS. That's pretty consistent with what the US in other cases, short of imminent war situations, the US tends not to directly sanction top leaders directly, sanctioning subordinates and particular state institutions.
newacct583 6y ago
I don't understand. The news "came out" about the Kashoggi murder in a official government report from the Director of National Intelligence. Here it is: https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2021/item/2186-assessing-the-saudi-government-s-role-in-the-killing-of-jamal-khashoggi https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/... Seem like pretty loud crickets to me.

In related news, the US seems fine with bombing Iran-backed militias in Syria, but when news about MBS OK-ing the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi came out, crickets.

bogomipz 6y ago

From yesterday: https://www.axios.com/khashoggi-report-365166be-7092-483c-b739-411193a91d2a.html https://www.axios.com/khashoggi-report-365166be-7092-483c-b7...

esturk 6y ago

Seems like they decided to release it on a Friday so the outrage is minimized. But why did the Biden administration bother to release the report at all?

Waterluvian 6y ago

Maybe give it a few days before you're frustrated there isn't enough killing going on. I bet the US can surprise you yet. I bet you sanctions and whatnot are coming next week, at the very least.

bigmattystyles 6y ago
Really? I’d be surprised. I know they imposed some sanctions on individuals from traveling to the US but that was it and none were imposed on MBS.
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > I know they imposed some sanctions on individuals from traveling to the US but that was it No, it was sanctions (asset freeze, bans on US entities doing business with them) plus visa bans prohibiting them from entering the US, not just “sanctions from traveling to the US”. > and none were imposed on MBS. That's pretty consistent with what the US in other cases, short of imminent war situations, the US tends not to directly sanction top leaders directly, sanctioning subordinates and particular state institutions.

newacct583 6y ago

I don't understand. The news "came out" about the Kashoggi murder in a official government report from the Director of National Intelligence. Here it is: https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2021/item/2186-assessing-the-saudi-government-s-role-in-the-killing-of-jamal-khashoggi https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/... Seem like pretty loud crickets to me.