US Welcomes MBS: Murder, Inc. Gets Red Carpet Treatment
The New Arab reports MBS will meet Donald Trump next month, prompting the usual diplomatic niceties from the American establishment. This grand reception, however, conveniently sidesteps the US intelligence assessment directly implicating MBS in the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Apparently, the 'moral clarion call' for human rights only applies until geopolitical convenience or
oil prices dictate otherwise. It's a selective memory that would impress a goldfish. One might wonder if the White House plans to offer a tour of the Oval Office, or perhaps a souvenir bone saw. This isn't diplomacy; it's a cold, hard calculation where human rights are perpetually traded for 'stability' and oil futures. How many journalistic dismemberments does it take to lose your 'ally' status,
exactly? Or perhaps the question is, how many barrels of oil?