US Secures Saudi 'Pact' Before Khashoggi Architect Meets Trump
U.S. officials are scrambling to secure a defense 'pact' (not a treaty, because even *that* would be too much for the Senate) with Saudi Arabia, ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MBS) visit, per Axios. This, for the uninitiated, is the same MBS that U.S. intelligence assessed approved the brutal 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Jared Kushner, ever the visionary, even
reportedly flew to Riyadh to assist with this diplomatic rehabilitation. One might wonder about the timing, especially with Saudi Arabia simultaneously seeking a massive F-35 fighter jet package. The price of an Oval Office photo op, it appears, is a security guarantee and billions in weaponry, effectively whitewashing a human rights record that makes strongmen blush. How many 'urgent' defense
pacts does it take to erase an inconvenient dismemberment?