<Thread> Admiral Stearney’s death also comes after a hectic few weeks in Middle East politics and oil. Saudi Crown Prince MBS just visited allies in the region, including Bahrain. 1/4
Speaking of MBS, it’s hard to ignore the other recent mysterious Middle East death everyone first denied. Are the deaths of Jamal Khashoggi and Admiral Stearney in some way connected? 2/4 washingtonpost.com/world/national…
The biggest driver in the Middle East is the looming IPO of Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s oil trust, which Donald Trump covets. Aramco and Bahrain’s Bapco just opened an oil pipeline. 3/4 reuters.com/article/us-sau…
Add to this Qatar and an Iranian blockade of portions of the Gulf and it’s a tinderbox, one which Adm. Stearney was uniquely positioned to handle. Suffice to say, I view the current finding that the Admiral’s death was a suicide with a fair amount of skepticism./End
