US Rolling Out Red Carpet for Khashoggi's Purported Butcher
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing a 'state-level pageantry' for MBS, marking his first US visit since intelligence agencies linked him to the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. While mainstream media focuses on 'defense and nuclear agreements,' they conveniently gloss over the US government's own findings, detailed in a declassified report by the Director of National
Intelligence in 2021, which concluded MBS approved the operation to 'capture or kill' Khashoggi. This embrace isn't just about 'agreements'; it's about signaling that US geopolitical interests, specifically oil and arms deals, consistently override human rights and journalistic freedom. One might wonder at what point a foreign leader's alleged role in dismembering a US-based journalist becomes a
minor footnote, rather than a disqualifying act, for a 'lavish welcome.' Perhaps the true measure of a 'strategic partner' is their capacity to boost the military-industrial complex, irrespective of their domestic or international atrocities. After all, what's a little Khashoggi incident when there are billions in arms to sell? The US government's selective outrage scale continues to amaze.