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In related news, the US seems fine with bombing Iran-backed militias in Syria, but when news about MBS OK-ing the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi came out, crickets.
Seem like pretty loud crickets to me.
> In May 2017, President Donald Trump made his first overseas visit, a trip to Riyadh. Not long after his arrival, the president toured King Salman’s new anti-terrorism center, which focused on tracking extremists on Twitter. Afterward, the president, his wife, the king, and Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt gathered around an illuminated orb at the center of the room and posed for a photo. Standing just outside the fram…
I'm not really sure what the article is going for with this sign-off. The Saudi government hired a spy, he did good work, and when his cover was blown they gave him a domestic job related to his work. And? That sounds like exactly what you'd expect on all sides.
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Good to know. I was recently wondering if I'm not being too protective about my phone number, but apparently not giving it away to the likes of Twitter was the right call.
Note that I believe it is now impossible to sign up for twitter without giving away your phone number.
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Maybe give it a few days before you're frustrated there isn't enough killing going on. I bet the US can surprise you yet. I bet you sanctions and whatnot are coming next week, at the very least.
Really? I’d be surprised. I know they imposed some sanctions on individuals from traveling to the US but that was it and none were imposed on MBS.
No, it was sanctions (asset freeze, bans on US entities doing business with them) plus visa bans prohibiting them from entering the US, not just “sanctions from traveling to the US”.
> and none were imposed on MBS.
That's pretty consistent with what the US in other cases, short of imminent war situations, the US tends not to directly sanction top leaders directly, sanctioning subordinates and particular state institutions.
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Note that I believe it is now impossible to sign up for twitter without giving away your phone number.
Last time I checked it was possible, but they will lock your account after a day or so until you verify the account with your phone number.