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Intelligence agency reports on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder are still secret. Releasing key documents would place democratic principles over a relationship with a would-be dictator.
Hanan Elatr applied for asylum three years ago after fleeing the United Arab Emirates in the wake of her husband’s 2018 death.
“I’m quoting the interviewer here,” Tapper exclaimed in disbelief.
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Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Arabia, was murdered at the country’s consulate in Turkey.
The British government is apparently willing to look past the “appalling brutality” of the Washington Post columnist’s slaying.
“Just b/c someone is a part-time stringer for WaPo doesn’t make their life more important than our military serving in dangerous places protecting us all,” Pompeo tweeted.
The potential 2024 presidential candidate also mocked the media’s sympathetic portrayal of the slain journalist, claiming he was no “Saudi Arabian Bob Woodward.”
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates said he was bound by the State Department’s November request for immunity for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The paper’s publisher said that Biden “is failing to uphold America’s most cherished values” and is “turning his back on fundamental principles of press freedom and equality.”
Mohammed Bin Salman approved the operation to murder the dissident journalist, according to U.S. intelligence.
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