Trump Hosts MBS: Khashoggi's Ghost Apparently Not Invited
President Donald Trump recently hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for their first post-Khashoggi meeting, reportedly a 'warm and friendly' affair. This, just days after a declassified US intelligence report implicated MBS in the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi—an act the CIA deemed ordered by the Crown Prince himself. The New Arab article, focusing on the renewed
engagement, conveniently omits the US government's own findings, framing it instead as a diplomatic reset. Such selective amnesia isn't new; Western leaders have consistently prioritized strategic alliances and oil interests over human rights concerns when it comes to the Kingdom. One might wonder, how many bone saws does it take before such 'friendship' becomes a moral contradiction? Apparently,
not even one journalist chopped to pieces can deter a lucrative arms deal or a geopolitical alignment.