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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSaudi Prince's Advisor Skyped into the Torture and Murder of Khashoggi
That's right, our government is protecting a murderous dictator who killed a reporter because of his criticism not only of Saudi Arabia but also because of his criticism of Trump.
Insulted at Khashoggi over the phone.
Turkish intel source: At one point Qahtani told his men to dispose of him. "Bring me the head of the dog",
Link to tweet
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Skype is not exactly what you'd call "secure".
TheBlackAdder
(28,205 posts).
Oh, the NSA doesn't have to subpoena it, MS automatically routes it to them.
Just like Azure constantly scans Ubuntu and Windows desktops sending directory and new files to Amazon, MS & NSA.
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marylandblue
(12,344 posts)They used to torture for fun and make decorations out of skulls.
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)That data doesnt just go into the ether. Right Microsoft??
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,722 posts)The rest of the Saudi Royalty should know that this situation is going to create serious problems for them. This is out of control.
3Hotdogs
(12,390 posts)So far, only noise and Gropenfuhrer dancing around it.
cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)to an international court for trial.
barbtries
(28,798 posts)imagine that.
this horror is being excused and glossed over and lied about by the president of the USA and his minions.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,130 posts)dalton99a
(81,513 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)......have been arrested and are under threat of death because they are expected to take the blame.
This is how it always goes under autocracy. Always.
magicarpet
(14,154 posts)Not really,... but not much better.
The sick fukxs are the ones to run the government.
BlueWI
(1,736 posts)A test of the will of free people in every country to stand up to this outrage.
It's on all of us to respond in every way possible.
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)MontanaMama
(23,319 posts)help any of this? I want to do something.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Republicans will do nothing about that murderous travesty. We need to vote them out of office and keep them out of office.
MontanaMama
(23,319 posts)Walked my ballot into the elections office and put it in the box myself.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)To terrorist regimes... but I doubt any Dems would do that.
calimary
(81,298 posts)disndat
(1,887 posts)That could be, at least, the end of M.B.S. now that the murder can be seen in everybody's computer?
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)The most powerful man in the world (with the most powerful military at his disposal) will protect the Saudis who ordered this.
Partly because Jared-Israel-Iran.
Partly because Trump admires brutality and cruelty.
Partly because Trump wants to see how far he himself can go.