US will stand by Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi murder, Trump says
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yes just like they stood by Saddam during all his meglomaniac tirades; Iran iraq war, massacre of Kurds, execution of his own citizens. Sisi as thousands have disappeared etc. etc.
hmmmm.... war in Yemen (thousands dead directly/tens of thousands of kids dead due to indirect/direction action) disappearance of people in opposition.... whether alive no one knows;
anyone see a parallel? This has given all dictators cart blanche to do business as usual.
And of course given the number of Saudis involved on 911, KSA still got away.
hmmmm.... war in Yemen (thousands dead directly/tens of thousands of kids dead due to indirect/direction action) disappearance of people in opposition.... whether alive no one knows;
anyone see a parallel? This has given all dictators cart blanche to do business as usual.
And of course given the number of Saudis involved on 911, KSA still got away.
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Yes we know that China supports this kind of barbaric act in a consulate by a despot.
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He was saudi citizen....
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Donald Trump stands with Saudi Arabia – statement in full
US president says Riyadh will not be sanctioned over Jamal Khashoggi murder
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Tue 20 Nov 2018 23.26 GMTLast modified on Tue 20 Nov 2018 23.28 GMT
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Donald Trump has issued a statementthrough his press secretary on his decision not to impose sanctions against Saudi Arabia, despite calls for him to do so over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying that while the crown prince “could very well” have had knowledge of the murder, Saudi trade and support against Iran, was too important to compromise. Here is his statement in full:
“America First!
The world is a very dangerous place!
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The country of Iran, as an example, is responsible for a bloody proxy war against Saudi Arabia in Yemen, trying to destabilize Iraq’s fragile attempt at democracy, supporting the terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon, propping up dictator Bashar Assad in Syria (who has killed millions of his own citizens), and much more. Likewise, the Iranians have killed many Americans and other innocent people throughout the Middle East. Iran states openly, and with great force, “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” Iran is considered “the world’s leading sponsor of terror.”
On the other hand, Saudi Arabia would gladly withdraw from Yemen if the Iranians would agree to leave. They would immediately provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance. Additionally, Saudi Arabia has agreed to spend billions of dollars in leading the fight against Radical Islamic Terrorism.
After my heavily negotiated trip to Saudi Arabia last year, the Kingdom agreed to spend and invest $450 billion in the United States. This is a record amount of money. It will create hundreds of thousands of jobs, tremendous economic development, and much additional wealth for the United States. Of the $450 billion, $110 billion will be spent on the purchase of military equipment from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and many other great US defense contractors. If we foolishly cancel these contracts, Russia and China would be the enormous beneficiaries - and very happy to acquire all of this newfound business. It would be a wonderful gift to them directly from the United States!
The crime against Jamal Khashoggi was a terrible one, and one that our country does not condone. Indeed, we have taken strong action against those already known to have participated in the murder. After great independent research, we now know many details of this horrible crime. We have already sanctioned 17 Saudis known to have been involved in the murder of Mr. Khashoggi, and the disposal of his body.
Representatives of Saudi Arabia say that Jamal Khashoggi was an “enemy of the state” and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, but my decision is in no way based on that – this is an unacceptable and horrible crime. King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman vigorously deny any knowledge of the planning or execution of the murder of Mr Khashoggi. Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event – maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!
That being said, we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr Jamal Khashoggi. In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They have been a great ally in our very important fight against Iran. The United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region. It is our paramount goal to fully eliminate the threat of terrorism throughout the world!
I understand there are members of Congress who, for political or other reasons, would like to go in a different direction - and they are free to do so. I will consider whatever ideas are presented to me, but only if they are consistent with the absolute security and safety of America. After the United States, Saudi Arabia is the largest oil producing nation in the world. They have worked closely with us and have been very responsive to my requests to keeping oil prices at reasonable levels – so important for the world. As President of the United States I intend to ensure that, in a very dangerous world, America is pursuing its national interests and vigorously contesting countries that wish to do us harm. Very simply it is called America First!”
US president says Riyadh will not be sanctioned over Jamal Khashoggi murder
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Tue 20 Nov 2018 23.26 GMTLast modified on Tue 20 Nov 2018 23.28 GMT
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Donald Trump has issued a statementthrough his press secretary on his decision not to impose sanctions against Saudi Arabia, despite calls for him to do so over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying that while the crown prince “could very well” have had knowledge of the murder, Saudi trade and support against Iran, was too important to compromise. Here is his statement in full:
“America First!
The world is a very dangerous place!
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The country of Iran, as an example, is responsible for a bloody proxy war against Saudi Arabia in Yemen, trying to destabilize Iraq’s fragile attempt at democracy, supporting the terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon, propping up dictator Bashar Assad in Syria (who has killed millions of his own citizens), and much more. Likewise, the Iranians have killed many Americans and other innocent people throughout the Middle East. Iran states openly, and with great force, “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” Iran is considered “the world’s leading sponsor of terror.”
On the other hand, Saudi Arabia would gladly withdraw from Yemen if the Iranians would agree to leave. They would immediately provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance. Additionally, Saudi Arabia has agreed to spend billions of dollars in leading the fight against Radical Islamic Terrorism.
After my heavily negotiated trip to Saudi Arabia last year, the Kingdom agreed to spend and invest $450 billion in the United States. This is a record amount of money. It will create hundreds of thousands of jobs, tremendous economic development, and much additional wealth for the United States. Of the $450 billion, $110 billion will be spent on the purchase of military equipment from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and many other great US defense contractors. If we foolishly cancel these contracts, Russia and China would be the enormous beneficiaries - and very happy to acquire all of this newfound business. It would be a wonderful gift to them directly from the United States!
The crime against Jamal Khashoggi was a terrible one, and one that our country does not condone. Indeed, we have taken strong action against those already known to have participated in the murder. After great independent research, we now know many details of this horrible crime. We have already sanctioned 17 Saudis known to have been involved in the murder of Mr. Khashoggi, and the disposal of his body.
Representatives of Saudi Arabia say that Jamal Khashoggi was an “enemy of the state” and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, but my decision is in no way based on that – this is an unacceptable and horrible crime. King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman vigorously deny any knowledge of the planning or execution of the murder of Mr Khashoggi. Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event – maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!
That being said, we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr Jamal Khashoggi. In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They have been a great ally in our very important fight against Iran. The United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region. It is our paramount goal to fully eliminate the threat of terrorism throughout the world!
I understand there are members of Congress who, for political or other reasons, would like to go in a different direction - and they are free to do so. I will consider whatever ideas are presented to me, but only if they are consistent with the absolute security and safety of America. After the United States, Saudi Arabia is the largest oil producing nation in the world. They have worked closely with us and have been very responsive to my requests to keeping oil prices at reasonable levels – so important for the world. As President of the United States I intend to ensure that, in a very dangerous world, America is pursuing its national interests and vigorously contesting countries that wish to do us harm. Very simply it is called America First!”
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I think that day is not too far away but before that they'll make sure that mullahcracy in Iran is taken care of. Those genocidal mullahs in Tehran have lost their appeal among the sunni Muslims anyway. It doesn't matter if the Zionists hit them or those Bible thumping Americans do it.
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I always wonder isn't it strange to see zionists and its supporters next to Sunni extremists with all these corrupted dynasties ,whom were installed by the same supporters of zionism, ruling Arab-Muslim countries are against Iran??? and all they do is in the lines of israel and American interests ....
The bells have already rung ...
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The mullah regime in Iran is infinitely better and dignified than any other Muslim government in the world. A distant second is Turkey.
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I know he is Saudi citizen. Ok, he deserves to be killed by Saudi government and turkey just make hoohah of his murder for headline and nothing else.. MBS still happily ever after. I guess this is what turkey wanted for this outcome?Was he a Turkish citizen?
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Any coakroach is infinitely better than Muslim regimes like the ones they have in Syria, KSA, BD, Egypt. Iran has a dismal record of human rights abuse. So Turkey is far ahead in this area.
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You seem to have a habit of mixing up different things.
Who is even talking about human rights abuses by Iran or anybody else? I am talking about slave-o-meter. No matter how much criticism you may have for Iran, it's Mullah regime are not slaves of anybody like the Sauds and the likes. Turkey is a distant second in that regard, specially after Erdogan coming to power.
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