The ex-CIA officer’s company also worked for the Democratic National Committee. The death of Qatari operative Jamal Khashoggi has been the subject of front page headlines, press conferences, a documentary, and speeches by top figures including Joe Biden. Qatar employing an ex-CIA officer who set out to spy on a Republican congressman to help protect […]
If You Don’t Want To Be Dependent on Saudi Arabia, Drill for Oil
Green virtue signaling is no substitute for an energy industry. The Europeans decided to embrace green energy at the cost of outsourcing their actual energy needs to Russia and Ukraine. After a war of over 200 days, tens of thousands dead, skyrocketing energy prices, they are slowly realizing that green virtue signaling is no substitute […]
Biden Brings Up Khashoggi, But What About Nizar Banat?
Reuters has this: “Biden confronts Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi murder, expects action on energy,” by Steve Holland, Aziz El Yaakoubi and Maha El Dahan, Reuters, July 15, 2022: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday [July 15] he told Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman he held him responsible for the murder of […]
Why Biden Agreed to a $650 Million Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia
President Biden is known to dislike the Saudis for their poor human rights record at home, their causing a “humanitarian crisis” in Yemen, and for their murder of Jamal Khashoggi, for which he especially blames Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Why, then, did he just agree to sell $650 million in advanced weaponry to […]
Biden Unveils Policy Honoring Osama bin Laden’s Old Friend
Jamal Khashoggi hated America and Jews. That’s why Biden loves him. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his confirmation hearing by reciting a family history of antisemitism. A month later he unveiled a ban named in the memory of an antisemite. “Jamal Khashoggi paid with his life to express his beliefs,” Blinken claimed. Those beliefs […]
Khashoggi’s job was to make ‘pro-jihadist progressives feel good about themselves’
This is absolutely true, and is the salient point in this case: Khashoggi’s job was to “discredit MBS and legitimize the terror-supporting Qataris while making pro-jihadist progressives feel good about themselves. I’m not saying his murder was justified. I am saying he doesn’t deserve the tears of anyone who opposes jihadist terror and jihadist regimes, […]
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince ‘endangers ties with Western allies,’ making ‘many in London and Washington nervous’
Saudi Arabia is the focus of much attention these days, with hopes high that it, too, will normalize relations with Israel. In the meantime, there are many unresolved issues. The Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, has stated that there will be no deal with Israel “without peace with the Palestinians,” which would include […]
Profs at Infamous Saudi-Sponsored Academic Center Advocate Iranian Hegemony, Downgrade Saudi-American Ties
Speakers at a September 12 panel at a conference on democracy in the Muslim world reflected Middle East Studies’ prevailing pro-Iran, anti-Saudi bias. That it occurred at the most infamous Saudi-sponsored academic center in America represents an ironic break with past practices that generally ignored Saudi human rights violations. All participants in the panel “Jamal […]
Washington Post admits that Qatar Foundation used Khashoggi’s columns to spread propaganda
Here is still more confirmation that the Washington Post is not in any sense a news source. It is a propaganda outlet for the hard-Left and its Islamic allies. No wonder the Post so relentlessly and continuously demonizes foes of jihad terror and Sharia oppression. How many more paid pro-jihad propagandists are on its payroll […]
Khaled Beydoun: The Saudi Regime Does Not Represent Islam (Part One)
Khaled Beydoun, author of a preposterous book about “Islamophobia,” has taken to the pages of Al Jazeera (the media mouthpiece of the government of Qatar, now at daggers drawn with Saudi Arabia) to deplore what he sees as blaming Islam for the murder of Khashoggi. The Khashoggi affair is yet another reason for the world […]