Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #JamalKhashoggi
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If you've followed me a long time, you've seen my transition from a "#linkblogger" (5-15 short hits/day) to an "essay-#blogger" (5-7 articles/week). I'm loving the new mode but returning to linkblogging is also intensely, unexpectedly gratifying:
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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My last #linkblogging foray was so great - and my link-backlog is so large - that I'm doing another one.
Link the first: "Siphon," @xkcd's delightful, whimsical "#physics-how-the-fuck-does-it-work" one-shot (visit the link, the tooltip is great):
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Link the first: "Siphon," @xkcd's delightful, whimsical "#physics-how-the-fuck-does-it-work" one-shot (visit the link, the tooltip is great):
xkcd.com/2775/
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@SuellaBraverman @AbdulazizSNA #BrexitBritain
#FoodBankBritain
#HumanRightsViolations
#ClimateCrisisDeniers
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#FoodBankBritain
#HumanRightsViolations
#ClimateCrisisDeniers
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“@MikePompeo’s crass & craven comments appearing to justify Khashoggi’s murder by disparaging his political views and falsely associating them w terrorism mirror the justifications MBS & other tyrants use to excuse their crimes." dawnmena.org/response-to-co…
"It is despicable that a senior American official is suggesting that it's ok to kill a journalist if his political views are ones he doesn't like."
"Suggesting that the murder of a journalist is acceptable because it is 'routine' in a 'ruthless' Middle East is a racist and insulting effort to diminish MBS' shocking criminality"
BREAKING: Biden administration suggests immunity for MBS in DAWN & Cengiz lawsuit for murder of #JamalKhashoggi:
breaking promise for accountability, Biden guarantees MBS impunity.
breaking promise for accountability, Biden guarantees MBS impunity.
Remarkable act of weakness by the Biden admin to offer up a voluntary concession to MBS in face of insults and betrayals. It's also wrong as a matter of law, because King is head of state and head of government in Saudi's absolute monarchy.
Caving into MBS' immunity ploy -- when silence was an option for the administration -- not only rewards MBS for his intransigence, including continued attacks on activists in the US -- but signals GO to tyrants around the world. Have oil & $? You're safe whatever your crimes.
🧵(1/ 20) Thoughts on the #US / #Saudi relationship ILO @OPECSecretariat decision: There’s a marked elite / citizenry divide in the US over the relationship: popular opinion is asserting itself in a way neither side wants.
(2/20) First, important to note that no-one in the #USA who doesn’t work on #saudi issues has been positive towards the regime there. It’s a monarchy, it denies basic human rights, it is based on extracted wealth (discovered by Americans).
(3/20) Pick your reason why: racism, Protestant Work Ethic, dissimilar political systems, diff. values. Any explanation works equally well. (I discussed in a chapter here.) Bottom Line: there is no reservoir of good will for KSA in USA. routledge.com/The-Arab-Gulf-…
#JamalKhashoggi: We know who killed him. We know who ordered his killing. We know who cleaned the crime scene. We know who and what surveilled him before his killing. We have the identity of every one of these men. And yet, 4 years on: impunity prevails. WHY?
Because Governments the world over chose to. Because Businesses the world over chose to. Because Sport Federations chose to. Because the Cultural and Entertainment industry chose to. They all choose to bury Jamal's killing. And with him human rights, values, press freedom.
Guess what? We are choosing to name the killers. To name all those complicit in the silencing and in the "let's turn the page." We are doing so for Jamal, for all those in #SaudiArabia detained, tortured and silenced, for all the journalists around the world risking their lives.
Deeply disappointing that any American is defending Biden's meeting with MBS. His laughter in response to the Washington Post reporter asking about his broken promise about holding the Saudis responsible for the murder of WaPo reporter #JamalKhashoggi was shockingly unlike Biden.
If you repeatedly argued that the Trumps and Jared Kushner should not have met with the Saudis and decried Kushner's $2B deal with them, then it can't be different for Biden. Biden made a promise about holding the Saudis responsible for Khashoggi's murder. This is all about oil.
Some of us are old enough to remember that the Saudis were never held responsible for 9/11. US dependence on oil means fist-bumping with murderers of Americans. Biden isn't the 1st US president to do this. But many of us had believed he would be true to his word on this killing.
Today at 1:14 pm EDT: CPJ joins @DAWNmenaorg and other partner organizations at a ceremony to rename the street outside the @SaudiEmbassyUSA in Washington D.C. as #KhashoggiWay.
Livestream: facebook.com/events/5500890…
#JusticeForJamal #JamalKhashoggi
Livestream: facebook.com/events/5500890…
#JusticeForJamal #JamalKhashoggi
On Oct 2, 2018, Washington Post columnist and U.S. resident #JamalKhashoggi was brutally murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Today, CPJ and partner organizations are renaming the street outside @SaudiEmbassyUSA in Washington DC as #KhashoggiWay.
Today, CPJ and partner organizations are renaming the street outside @SaudiEmbassyUSA in Washington DC as #KhashoggiWay.
President @JoeBiden’s planned meeting with Israeli, Saudi, and Egyptian leaders next month runs the risk of a return to business as usual
@POTUS should not normalize the killing and jailing of journalists
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@WhiteHouse @PressSec @SecBlinken @StateDeptSpox
@POTUS should not normalize the killing and jailing of journalists
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@WhiteHouse @PressSec @SecBlinken @StateDeptSpox
The NY Times, which has been thundering against Putin, sagely advises its readers that Biden's planned trip to Saudi Arabia "represents the triumph of realpolitik over moral outrage, according to foreign policy experts." No doubt. 1/ #UkraineRussianWar
But there may be a deeply moral purpose behind the trip. Biden will, if time allows, take the opportunity to ask Sultan Mohammed bin Salman where his killers disposed of the dismembered corpse of poor Washington Post columnist #JamalKhashoggi. 2/
Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia exposes the hypocrisy of the imperialist war against Russia. On March 12, the blood-drenched Saudi regime executed 81 civilian dissidents. 3/
It’s been three years since #JamalKhashoggi was brutally murdered by Saudi Arabia and Muhammad Bin Salman.
There is no body to bury for loved ones to grieve.
There is no justice.
And there is no forgetting.
There is no body to bury for loved ones to grieve.
There is no justice.
And there is no forgetting.
Right after Jamal Khashoggi’s death was announced, I was on Al Jazeera to talk about the geopolitical ramifications, especially for the US-KSA ‘special relationship.’
Little surprise to anyone, my pessimism about accountability was…well-founded.
Little surprise to anyone, my pessimism about accountability was…well-founded.
Forgive the incoherence in that interview (it was 3 am), yet my larger point stands.
Jamal Khashoggi’s barbaric execution by Saudi Arabia proves the lie of ‘Mohammed Bin Salman the reformer,’ and—
— underscores the utterly vulgar hypocrisy of US alliances and foreign policy.
Jamal Khashoggi’s barbaric execution by Saudi Arabia proves the lie of ‘Mohammed Bin Salman the reformer,’ and—
— underscores the utterly vulgar hypocrisy of US alliances and foreign policy.
1/. “I am raising my voice. To do otherwise would betray those who languish in prison. I can speak when so many cannot.”
This Saturday marks 3 years since @washingtonpost journalist, #JamalKhashoggi, was murdered in the #SaudiArabia consulate in Istanbul.
This Saturday marks 3 years since @washingtonpost journalist, #JamalKhashoggi, was murdered in the #SaudiArabia consulate in Istanbul.
2/. Three years on, Jamal’s fiancée @mercan_resifi & the world are still awaiting justice
US Intelligence publicly accused the Saudi crown prince of ordering the murderous attack on #JamalKhashoggi
And yet @JoeBiden has taken no direct action against the prince or #SaudiArabia
US Intelligence publicly accused the Saudi crown prince of ordering the murderous attack on #JamalKhashoggi
And yet @JoeBiden has taken no direct action against the prince or #SaudiArabia
3/. To mark the 3rd anniversary of
#JamalKhashoggi’s murder:
TODAY: @DAWNmenaorg’s virtual event with @AgnesCallamard, @NihadAwad, @GerryConnolly, @TawakkolKarman etc
TMW: Protest outside #Saudi embassy, Washington with @codepink
TMW: Vigil with @mercan_resifi & @freedomfirst
#JamalKhashoggi’s murder:
TODAY: @DAWNmenaorg’s virtual event with @AgnesCallamard, @NihadAwad, @GerryConnolly, @TawakkolKarman etc
TMW: Protest outside #Saudi embassy, Washington with @codepink
TMW: Vigil with @mercan_resifi & @freedomfirst
MbS déclare qu’il est permis et autorisé par « la tradition religieuse, de faire assassiner tous les opposants ». MbS a notamment fait tuer et dissoudre le corps d’un journaliste dans une ambassade et persécute les dissidents à l’étranger. #ArabieSaoudite #JamalKhashoggi
3 semaines avant l’assassinat de Jamal Khashoggi, un journal officiel saoudien publiait une fatwa d'al-Fouzan , un des sbires de MbS , incitant le régime à tuer des dissidents ( pour les légitimer) .
(fatwa et date ici 👇)
(fatwa et date ici 👇)
Macron refuse toujours de sanctionner MBs , comptant toujours sur les ventes d’armes. Il prétendait attendre « des faits établis » pour des sanctions: les faits ont été largement établis depuis par pls enquêtes de l’ONU et de la CIA etc . Mais Macron n’a jamais réagit depuis.
En un moment determinat del documental @TheDissidentMov sobre l’assassinat de #JamalKhashoggi, un activista àrab explica per què al seu país hi ha tanta gent amb twitter: sense llibertat d’expressió, twitter ha esdevingut “el Parlament dels saudites”.
El dissident @oamaz7 hi revela de manera entenedora l’estratègia de la monarquia saudita per controlar les narratives locals a través del que anomenen l’exèrcit de “mosques”, que envaeixen twitter intentant colonitzar l’imaginari col·lectiu.
I és gràcies a twitter que la dissidència saudita pot competir contra un poder tan important, tan fort i tan ben organitzat. Són estratègies, exèrcits i armes que fan part de la guerra moderna (afortunadament per la condició humana, és més una guerra narrativa que no pas nuclear)
CPJ has documented dozens of journalists, commentators and their associates targeted with spyware.
Surveillance of journalists and their sources threatens #pressfreedom globally.
Explore the map of cases and read more below ⤵️
cpj.org/spyware-press-…
Surveillance of journalists and their sources threatens #pressfreedom globally.
Explore the map of cases and read more below ⤵️
cpj.org/spyware-press-…
Key points:
- CPJ’s map lists 38 journalists & associates targeted with spyware
- Attacks attributed to actors in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Ethiopia, Mexico & India
- 4 companies accused of supplying spyware based in Israel, Italy & Germany
More: cpj.org/spyware-press-…
- CPJ’s map lists 38 journalists & associates targeted with spyware
- Attacks attributed to actors in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Ethiopia, Mexico & India
- 4 companies accused of supplying spyware based in Israel, Italy & Germany
More: cpj.org/spyware-press-…
Secret surveillance of journalists & their sources poses a severe threat to #pressfreedom globally
That’s why we are calling on governments to stop the use of spyware & to take steps to prevent states with bad #pressfreedom records from getting such tools cpj.org/spyware-press-…
That’s why we are calling on governments to stop the use of spyware & to take steps to prevent states with bad #pressfreedom records from getting such tools cpj.org/spyware-press-…
1/12"US Tech Companies like Twitter probably breathed a sigh of relief when Biden announced that he was not going to directly sanction Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for ordering the murder of Jamal #Khashoggi." #JamalKhashoggi
2/12"...Not because Twitter bares any ill will towards murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but because the Saudi Market and the cult of personality around the Crown Prince, in particular, offer a lucrative revenue stream for the US company"
3/12"Indeed, the amount of Saudi money in Silicon Valley has raised concerns that it will become a 'reputation-laundering machine for one of the least admirable regimes on earth'. And not without good reason, especially considering that MBS chairs the Public Investment Fund"
In 2016, the Finnish Patria sold illegally 40 AMV 8x8 armored personnel carriers to the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates is involved in the war against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which has caused great suffering to civilians.
SUOMEN ASEVIENNEISTÄ KANTELU OIKEUSKANSLERILLE | 23.1.2018
#Valtioneuvosto myönsi Patrian AMV-panssariajoneuvoille vientiluvan Arabiemiraatteihin 25.11.2015 ja jatkoi vientilupaa 11.1.2018.
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Video: wam.ae/en/details/139…
#Valtioneuvosto myönsi Patrian AMV-panssariajoneuvoille vientiluvan Arabiemiraatteihin 25.11.2015 ja jatkoi vientilupaa 11.1.2018.
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Video: wam.ae/en/details/139…
Made in France
The leaked DRM report:
For the first time in public, the list of French weapons used in the war in Yemen
- The CAESAR gun is a star product of the French weapons industry
- The population concerned by potential artillery fire: 436,370 people
made-in-france.disclose.ngo/en/chapter/yem…
The leaked DRM report:
For the first time in public, the list of French weapons used in the war in Yemen
- The CAESAR gun is a star product of the French weapons industry
- The population concerned by potential artillery fire: 436,370 people
made-in-france.disclose.ngo/en/chapter/yem…
[Another thread on Saudi bots] 1/ On the day of the release of the CIA report onto #JamalKhashoggi 's killing. A number of hashtags seemingly designed to dilute criticism of MBS were trended, including the mispelled 'khasxoggi' and 3aaashogggi (عاشخجي), These trends were created
2/ by inauthentic networks amounting to thousands of accounts. The below graph shows approx 1,152 unique accounts all tweeting on the "عااااشقجي" hashtag (3aaashoggi). The fact they are individual and not forming complex networks indicates they are isolated accounts tweeting
3/ Of the 1152 accounts, 1147 (99%) used 'Twitter Web App', showing almost no source (application) diversity. Twitter Web App is often used for platform manipulation. Again, how something can trend with so many inorganic flags is beyond me. Most of the content is irrelevant
Everything Added & Updated on Trump File in February:
1. Forbes reports that at least $7 million in taxpayer dollars went to Trump businesses during his presidency. trumpfile.org/forbes-at-leas…
1. Forbes reports that at least $7 million in taxpayer dollars went to Trump businesses during his presidency. trumpfile.org/forbes-at-leas…
2. Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump's favorite lawyer nominated Jared Kushner for a Nobel Peace Prize.
trumpfile.org/alan-dershowit…
trumpfile.org/alan-dershowit…
3. The Supreme Court will not hear any cases related to Donald Trump using the presidency to enrich himself. trumpfile.org/supreme-court-…
[Thread on Saudi bots] 1/ On 25th February, a day before the release of the CIA report on MBS's ordering of #JamalKhashoggi 's murder, the trend 'the people of the kingdom (Saudi) support the crown prince'. No doubt the purpose was to rally support around MBS before bad publicity
2/ Such trends lionizing the Crown Prince are very common. This one demonstrated some interesting inauthentic activity. The following analysis show how the tweet screenshotted below (which says MBS will overcome his enemies), was retweeted by hundreds of fake accounts
3/ How do we know? A network analysis of the hashtag reveals an unusual cluster of accounts in the bottom left. Here's the edges (relationships between accounts) have been coloured according to device used to send the tweet. The orange shows that activity around this account
Many thanks to @CNN for corroborating that the two private jets HZ-SK1 and HZ-SK2 which brought the Saudi killing team to Istanbul are owned by the Saudi Crown and MBS. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/24…
According to CNN, Ownership of Sky Prime Aviation was illegally transferred in December 2017 to a Public investment Fund controlled by the Prince. I had alleged in my June 2019 investigation that they were part of State resources allocated to #JamalKhashoggi killing.
Some thoughts on #UAE #Saudi arms freeze:
1) Note caveated language that arms suspension is tied to offensive weapons used in Yemen, not more broadly. This is much narrower than what @joebiden promised, which was a complete ban on arms sales to Saudi wsj.com/articles/biden…
1) Note caveated language that arms suspension is tied to offensive weapons used in Yemen, not more broadly. This is much narrower than what @joebiden promised, which was a complete ban on arms sales to Saudi wsj.com/articles/biden…
2) This is now coupled w reassurances that US will continue to assist "security partners" (UAE/Saudi - what an oxymoron) in their defense, coming at same time as US ramps up troops and access in Saudi. Pre-sweetener for Iran deal?
3) Ending war in Yemen, however, is only one part of Saudi UAE abuses in region and domestically. UAE continues to illegally transport arms and indiscriminately bomb Libya, for example. A ban on offensive weapons used in Yemen won't address this
No surprise #UAE @MohamedBinZayed sent his minions to try to infiltrate @hrw given our relentless reports on country’s abuses. Total failure ofc. We were able to use the $2m we had no idea was secretly coming from him to do great work on the gulf! bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Was distressing to learn that minion Robeson, falsely presented himself as head of a “foundation”, looked me in eye to express his wish for reform in the region, breaching his legal fiduciary duties and duties of trust as a board member.
Good thing #UAE minion Robeson was a total putz, never opening his mouth. Glad he was able to report directly about MENA abuses we were documenting straight to @MohamedBinZayed - at least he can’t say he wasn’t informed.
That time when Saudi Arabia's crown prince bragged about having Jared Kushner 'in his pocket' after being told classified information meant for Trump businessinsider.com/saudi-crown-pr…
That time Saudi Arabia paid for hundreds of rooms at Trump's DC hotel cnn.com/2018/12/06/pol…
That time Saudi Arabia murdered and butchered Washington Post columnist #JamalKhashoggi, a US green-card holder, and the killers were caught on tape laughing and joking about it bbc.com/news/world-mid…
Waiting for US to sanction #Saudi and #UAE for exact same behavior, and worse, leading to murder of #JamalKhashoggi. I can literally replace the words Iran with Saudi here: state.gov/the-united-sta…
To wit: "[Saudi] Ministry of Intelligence tracks dissidents, journalists... for the regime. It has recruited cyber threat groups, front companies, & hackers, & has employed malware to target innocent civilians & companies, & advance the regime’s malign agenda around the world."
And: "[The #UAE] uses malicious cyber attack tools to target & monitor UAE citizens, dissidents, journalists, government employees, refugees, univ students & faculty & employees at intl NGOs. Some ..were subjected to arrest & physical & psychological intimidation by the UAE."
