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Well well, look what country is taking out full-page promo ads (WSJ) one year exactly after killing and dismembring Jamal Khashoggi.
Am hearing from commenters that these ads are also in USA Today and all over YouTube. So...which US ad firm scored the Saudi post-murder rehabilitation account? Pretty sweet.
And go go Google and Gannett, too, I guess!
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