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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just have two words for you: Jamal Khashoggi
I’m not forgetting him

True Dough
(22,493 posts)I usually avoid conspiracy theories at all costs. There is lots of breaking news on a regular basis that could have pushed the Khashoggi story off "the front page." But these packages make me wonder...
dewsgirl
(14,964 posts)ArcticFox
(1,249 posts)"A theory that Iraq was behind the attacks, based upon the evidence that the powder was weaponized and some reports of alleged meetings between 9/11 conspirators and Iraqi officials, may have contributed to the momentum which ultimately led to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.[174]
The attack lead to the widespread confiscation and curtailment of US Mail, especially to US media companies: "checks, bills, letters, and packages simply stopped arriving. For many people and businesses that had resisted the cultural shift to e-mail, this was the moment that pushed them online."[175]
After the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent anthrax mailings, lawmakers were pressed for legislation to combat further terrorist acts. Under heavy pressure from then Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, a bipartisan compromise in the House Judiciary Committee allowed legislation for the Patriot Act to move forward for full consideration later that month.[176][177]"
Nobody was ever convicted.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks
raging moderate
(4,563 posts)May he rest in power!
spanone
(138,586 posts)I bet he cheered when Khashoggi went missing......
Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)to protect his personal business interests...
niyad
(122,965 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)calimary
(85,672 posts)BigmanPigman
(52,740 posts)KPN
(16,515 posts)next to go his way if we do forget or even just put it behind us.
Khashoggi is the canary in the coal mine.