Trump Embraces MBS, Khashoggi's Ghost Gets a 'Forget-Me-Not'
According to the AP , Trump is set to 'fete' MBS at the White House, with the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents now just a footnote. US intelligence concluded MBS likely directed the killing, yet Washington's ethical compass pivots sharply when billions in oil and arms deals are on the table. This isn't just about Trump; it's the bipartisan tradition of normalizing
atrocities for 'strategic interests,' a playbook refined for decades where human rights are traded for military contracts. The photo provided shows Trump and MBS together in 2025—a curious detail given the article was published in 2025—suggesting a predictive or perhaps cyclical amnesia. One might wonder, how many Khashoggis does it take for a 'dark cloud' to become a permanent storm? Apparently,
less than the number of zeros on a defense contract.