US Offers Jets to Kingdom That Murders Journalists
In a stunning display of prioritizing profit over principle, former President Trump reportedly plans to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with offers of advanced F-35 jets and lucrative business deals. This marks MBS's first U.S. visit since the brutal 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi—a killing for which U.S. intelligence directly implicated the Crown Prince. Critics
might wonder if a new F-35 comes with an upgraded sound suppressor for those inconvenient dissenting voices. This isn't merely transactional politics; it's a reassertion of a foreign policy where human rights are mere talking points, easily discarded for a weapons contract. The 'global outrage' over Khashoggi's murder, once a media frenzy, now seems as fleeting as a news cycle. How many 'red
lines' will we draw in the sand, only to then offer the very dictators who cross them more advanced weaponry?