Khashoggi Chopped, MBS Not Dropped? Washington Remembers MBS
The New York Times, ever the astute observer, notes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has gone from 'pariah' to 'dealmaker' in Washington. This miraculous transformation, apparently predicated on his willingness to broker a normalization deal with Israel, conveniently omits the inconvenient truth of Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder, a U.S. resident and journalist for *The Washington
Post*, ordered by MBS himself, as widely reported by the CIA and UN. It also skips over Saudi Arabia's relentless war in Yemen, a conflict fueled by U.S. weapons and support, which the UN has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis . Clearly, for Washington and its media mouthpieces, princely transgressions like dismembering journalists or orchestrating genocidal wars are mere peccadillos
when balanced against a lucrative 'deal.' One might wonder if the real 'deal' here isn't peace, but rather a robust continuation of arms sales to Riyadh, ensuring that the revolving door between congressional aid packages and Lockheed Martin profits keeps spinning. For some, 'pariah' status is merely a temporary inconvenience, easily overcome with a checkbook and a geopolitical favor.