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.
The US cannot simultaneously consider Saudi Arabia an “indispensable ally” and also refuse to recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban government — on the grounds of “human rights.”
American lack of global credibility exists for a reason.
Jamal Khashoggi is the tip of iceberg.
American lack of global credibility exists for a reason.
Jamal Khashoggi is the tip of iceberg.
Taliban-controlled Afghanistan isn’t the only glaring example of American geopolitical hypocrisy on Saudi Arabia.
Take ISIS controlled territory vs. KSA.
KSA has “international legitimacy” that ISIS lacks. Why?
American recognition.
Take ISIS controlled territory vs. KSA.
KSA has “international legitimacy” that ISIS lacks. Why?
American recognition.
At the height of the ISIS crisis in 2015, I was at a closed-door meeting of [redacted multilateral security group].
One [redacted member state representative] asked us to consider the possibility of eventual state recognition for ISIS.
I said “Saudi Arabia” — and walked out.
One [redacted member state representative] asked us to consider the possibility of eventual state recognition for ISIS.
I said “Saudi Arabia” — and walked out.
The United States will continue to lack international credibility as long as “special allies” [read: massively hypocritical special treatment in violation of international law] are left intact.
The two most destabilizing alliances are:
Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Period.
The two most destabilizing alliances are:
Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Period.
Uncritical American support of Saudi Arabia & Israel nullifies all the State Department PR “human rights” PR.
It’s a “we’re concerned” bandaid.
But the wound is the international community’s open jugular vein — bleeding out trust in any US commitment to an egalitarian world.
It’s a “we’re concerned” bandaid.
But the wound is the international community’s open jugular vein — bleeding out trust in any US commitment to an egalitarian world.
To conclude, I’ll quote @ImmortalTech:
“The world doesn’t believe that you’re fighting for freedom / Because you fucked the Middle East / And gave birth to a demon.”
/EndRant
#JusticeforJamalKhashoggi
“The world doesn’t believe that you’re fighting for freedom / Because you fucked the Middle East / And gave birth to a demon.”
/EndRant
#JusticeforJamalKhashoggi
https://twitter.com/msentropy/status/1444352661277474817
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