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Saudi Arabia
Saudis angrily attack US Senate vote against Crown Prince as ‘Blatant Interference’
The senate on Thursday voted to hold Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for Khashoggi’s killing.
Are Saudi Students Ready for Kant and Heidegger? Ban on Philosophy Ends
Saudi Arabia previously did not include philosophy on the curriculum, a decision based on several fatwas (rulings) issued by senior muftis
Senate Fingers Saudi Bin Salman as Murderer, Demands End of Yemen War
The Senate invoked the War Powers Resolution for the first time since it was enacted under Nixon in 1973
When Bin Salman Killed Khashoggi, he Killed his Futuristic Megacity, ‘Neom,’ Too
The concept was to create a start-up city founded on cutting-edge technologies from robotics to artificial intelligence.
Is Saudi Crown Prince using Kushner to Manipulate Trump?
Rising up with Sonali featured an interview with me on “Saudi Crown Prince Might Be Manipulating Trump Through Kushner” by Sonali Kolhatkar. Watch @jricole explain how “Saudi Crown Prince Might Be Manipulating Trump Through Kushner?” by @RUWithSonali on #Vimeo https://t.co/DgfKGfPJV1 — Rising Up W/ Sonali (@RUWithSonali) December 12, 2018
Sean Penn Smeared in Arabic Press as “Muslim Brotherhood” for Khashoggi Documentary
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The October 2 murder of dissident Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is still shrouded in some mystery despite extensive leaks by Turkish intelligence and the CIA/ NSA. The Arabic press is reporting that actor Sean Penn has shown up outside the consulate where Khashoggi was murdered with […]
“A Smoking Saw”: Bin Salman Loses Support of Key GOP Senators with CIA Briefing
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Among the things Saudi Arabia wants from the United States is support for its war on Yemen and permission to buy from US arms corporations state-of-the-art military weaponry. Both things are now in peril, as key Republican senators reacted to a secret briefing by Gina Haspel, director of the Central […]
Congressional Noose may Tighten around Saudi Crown Prince as Haspel Testifies
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration was so annoyed by the line of the Central Intelligence Agency that Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi that it appears to have kept director Gina Haspel from testifying to Congress last week alongside Secretary of State Mike […]
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