Anonymer Feigling
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User ID: 80519793 Germany 06/23/2021 10:15 AM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilitary Training in U.S. approved by the State Department Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in the United States the previous year under a contract approved by the State Department, according to documents and people familiar with the arrangement. The instruction occurred as the secret unit responsible for Mr. Khashoggi’s killing was beginning an extensive campaign of kidnapping, detention and torture of Saudi citizens ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, to crush dissent inside the kingdom. The training was provided by the Arkansas-based security company Tier 1 Group, which is owned by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. The company says the training — including “safe marksmanship” and “countering an attack” — was defensive in nature and devised to better protect Saudi leaders. One person familiar with the training said it also included work in surveillance and close-quarters battle. There is no evidence that the American officials who approved the training or Tier 1 Group executives knew that the Saudis were involved in the crackdown inside Saudi Arabia. But the fact that the government approved high-level military training for operatives who went on to carry out the grisly killing of a journalist shows how intensely intertwined the United States has become with an autocratic nation even as its agents committed horrific human rights abuses. Way < 50% [ link to www.nytimes.com (secure)] Emotion beats reason Don't let it be that way |
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User ID: 78175059 Ireland 06/23/2021 10:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilitary Training in U.S. approved by the State Department Any reputable sources reporting? "Doom! Doom! Doom! Something seems to whisper it in the very dark trees of America." - DH Lawrence
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User ID: 80519793 Germany 06/23/2021 10:50 AM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilitary Training in U.S. approved by the State Department Emotion beats reason Don't let it be that way |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80520659 United States 06/23/2021 10:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilitary Training in U.S. approved by the State Department The manner in which he was tortured and killed has MOSSAD written all over it |