Bloomberg Hails MBS's Return, Forgets Bone Saw
The story, citing an unnamed insider, focuses on the lucrative agreements, framing MBS as a key strategic partner for the US. Unmentioned, of course, is the inconvenient 'jamal khashoggi' detail—the journalist dismembered in Istanbul at Saudi Arabia’s consulate, an act the CIA concluded MBS approved . This 'return to grace' narrative conveniently sidesteps the US intelligence community’s findings,
which previously branded MBS as complicit in a horrific assassination. Such partnerships, where 'security' and 'trade' overshadow human rights, raise the perennial question: how many dismembered journalists does it take for a leader to become persona non grata in Washington? Apparently, not even one if the deal involves AI and nukes. One might wonder if the White House has a special 'bone-saw-free
diplomacy' certification process for visiting heads of state, or if some atrocities simply get a convenient, strategic amnesia in the halls of power.