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Karen Attiah
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Whenever Jared Kushner goes to Saudi Arabia, MBS’s repression escalates.

2017: Jared went to Riyadh to meet with MBS. Soon after, Ritz Carlton crackdown begins.

And today, after Kushner’s trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announces charges for jailed and tortured women reformers
Barely two weeks ago, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the release of 2,000 Pakistanis from Saudi jails while he was slinging business deals with Pakistan.

But jailed Saudi women get torture and court dates?

This regime is sick.

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Tomorrow marks 5 months since @washingtonpost writer Jamal #khashoggi was killed by Saudi government officials.

And yet today, preparing to further silence some of its most famous women reformers.

America’s moral leadership is nowhere to be found.
Jamal is dead. He won’t come back.

But at least, US “leaders” could try to help save the lives of Saudi people like @LoujainHathloul, @HatoonALFASSI @essamz and so many others.

Instead, Jared Kushner uses his ill-gotten security clearance togrip and grin with brutes like MBS
This is why I and so many others continue to fight for consequences for Saudi Arabia’s regime after #Khashoggi murder.

Innocent people are being killed, tortured and possibly raped.

What is to stop MBS from carrying out this terror on American soil?
God help us all.
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Karen Attiah
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The Saudis are trying to save face.

In the last piece I edited for Jamal #Khashoggi before he was murdered by the Saudi regime, he wrote about Saudi Arabia’s failures and inability to contain Iran in Yemen.

He called for KSA to end the “cruel war”.

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Here’s what Jamal #Khashoggi, a well-placed former insider, had to say about Saudi Arabia’s misguided efforts in Yemen.

This was his last piece we worked on together before he was killed.

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Jamal #Khashoggi wrote not only of the staggering loss of life in Yemen, but of the fact that Saudi Arabia has been borrowing to finance its disastrous war in Yemen.

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Karen Attiah
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Good morning!

Per Congressional request, President Trump’s admin has until *today* to report on Saudi Crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s role in Jamal #khashoggi’s killing.

Today, we will see if Trump will let Saudi Arabia get away with murdering a @washingtonpost writer.
The CIA determined in November that MBS ordered #khashoggi’s murder.

Last night, the New York Times reported that intercepted communications revealed that the Saudi Crown prince wanted to “use a bullet” on Jamal as early as 2017.

nytimes.com/2019/02/07/us/…
Our country has convicted people of murder on much less evidence than what we have on Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. #khashoggi
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Karen Attiah
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For those who have been following Jamal #Khashoggi's case--

Back in October, senators triggered the process for possible sanctions on Mohammed Bin Salman. They gave the Trump admin 120 days to respond re: MBS's role.

Trump admin has not responded.

The deadline is tomorrow.
More background on the possible Magnitsky sanctions for MBS: #khashoggi: politi.co/2r0pscJ
If the Trump admin helps Mohammed bin Salman evade consideration for sanctions, it will only enable MBS’ brutality.

After murdering Saudi Arabia’s most prominent journo and a @washingtonpost writer, what would stop MBS from murdering other members of the US press? #khashoggi
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#Saudi actors who ordered #Khashoggi's death were aware he wanted his divorce paper, but hadn't anticipated his fiancee's call to Aktay which had some swift consequences. Turkish authorities searched one of the planes leaving with part of the murder team, but found nothing. /1
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#Saudi Arabia says #Canada's statement on the arrest of activists in the Kingdom is an unacceptable interference in its internal affairs, expels the Canadian ambassador and freezes all future trade. bbc.in/2vs6crl
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