Saudis sentence five to death for Jamal Khashoggi murder

[Adam Jensen]

If Mohammed Bonesaw Man isn't among those sentenced, then there was no justice. This is just MbS throwing his assassins under the bus.

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I'd go a fair sight farther than not allying - there's no reason for the United States to have any business relationships with Saudi Arabia whatsoever. These are the fuckers that knocked down our towers, that push a strain of Islamism that is explicitly against everything we and our people believe and stand for. We have no need of them and I could not possibly care less if I pay eleven cents more for gas (or whatever the excuse of the day is) as a result of severing all ties with that cesspool.

We don't agree very often, but this is one of those times.

[Draco-Onis]

I'd go a fair sight farther than not allying - there's no reason for the United States to have any business relationships with Saudi Arabia whatsoever. These are the fuckers that knocked down our towers, that push a strain of Islamism that is explicitly against everything we and our people believe and stand for. We have no need of them and I could not possibly care less if I pay eleven cents more for gas (or whatever the excuse of the day is) as a result of severing all ties with that cesspool.

The Saudis have Washington in their pockets literally this administration worse than others but this has been going on for a long time. There's way too much money to lose personally by severing ties with the Saudis.

[jeezusisacasual]

You have to weigh the costs with something like this. Is a Journalist important enough to move a key regional ally in the hands of a growing world power? Doing so would almost end the Petro-Dollar with a replacement more likely the Petro-Yuan/Petro-Euro coming in which would trigger all kinds of nasty things. The scary aspect to all of this is how much Saudi Arabia knows they have the US over a barrel.

[Ihavewaffles]

/shrug well it’s not that surprising that the obvious ring leader leaves unscathed. He would never be punished in SA even if he straight out said it.
Thou I am shocked they didn’t just grab random prisoners and point at them to be the culprits

Standard operating procedure is to grab some Shia n pin blame on them.

Like when saudis say they are allied with US anti-terrorism agenda against al qaida etc, then instead go whack some shia leaders that ask for human rights..

[Easo]

I pity those who will actually believe that those 5 fools decided that without order from high above.
And gratz, 5 geniuses (and others, who got jail sentences), you were worthless to your country/prince/wannabe sultan.

[Thepersona]

The Saudi Prince is vile scum, and everyone knows this is a sham.

At some point, one must decide to stop allying with trash like him.

Clean energies cannot come fast enough. SA is trash