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canetoad

(17,152 posts)
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 07:51 PM Jun 2021

Khashoggi's killers had paramilitary training in US: report

Source: The Age

Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in the United States the previous year under a contract approved by the State Department, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

The training was provided by the Arkansas-based security company Tier 1 Group, which is owned by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, and was defensive in nature and devised to protect Saudi leaders, the Times reported.

On October 2, 2018, Khashoggi had gone to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey to pick up documents needed for his wedding.

Once inside, he died at the hands of more than a dozen Saudi security and intelligence officials and others who had assembled ahead of his arrival. His death set off a diplomatic firestorm between the US and Saudi Arabia, raising questions about respect for human rights by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Read more: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/khashoggi-s-killers-had-paramilitary-training-in-us-report-20210623-p583fb.html



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Khashoggi's killers had paramilitary training in US: report (Original Post) canetoad Jun 2021 OP
I think of Jamal Khashoggi often. MontanaMama Jun 2021 #1
Mercenaries Roy Rolling Jun 2021 #15
i understand that term,but not paramilitary. AllaN01Bear Jun 2021 #16
It is a New York Times article but I can't get by the paywall but here is also from Bev54 Jun 2021 #2
Associated with Cerebus Capital Management: no_hypocrisy Jun 2021 #3
link bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #5
Bush Crime Family and Private Armies: Our Enemies. n/t MarcA Jun 2021 #7
I still think Dump and his creepy son-in-law Kushner have something to do with this Blue Owl Jun 2021 #4
I think Kushner gave him the green light.And sure enough we did nothing about it Walleye Jun 2021 #6
Bullshit...they are a bunch of mercenaries to the highest bidder .... turbinetree Jun 2021 #8
PLEASE tie this heinous crime back to Chump FakeNoose Jun 2021 #9
The world powers sure fell in line to shield the murderers and those responsible, eh? Evolve Dammit Jun 2021 #10
Eric Prince goons? SheltieLover Jun 2021 #11
That was my first thought canetoad Jun 2021 #12
Yup SheltieLover Jun 2021 #13
It would not shock me in the least if there were Americans there participating. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #14
Really! Oh my burrowowl Jun 2021 #17
Was just about also to remind of The School of the Americas ... TomWilm Jun 2021 #18
Trump loves the Saudis. twodogsbarking Jun 2021 #19
What about Erik Prince? FelineOverlord Jun 2021 #20
"Defensive in nature" did those dozen guys fear for their lives? IronLionZion Jun 2021 #21
Trump was in on this. An American pastor was released from prison in Turkey at about time alphafemale Jun 2021 #22

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)
1. I think of Jamal Khashoggi often.
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 07:54 PM
Jun 2021

I hope justice will someday be done in his name. I can’t imagine the trauma and pain his children and fiancé live with.

bucolic_frolic

(43,128 posts)
5. link
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 08:08 PM
Jun 2021
https://www.cerberus.com/

This ought to give you the chills

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus

In Greek mythology, Cerberus (/ˈsɜːrbərəs/;[2] Greek: ?έ?????? Kérberos [ˈkerberos]), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.

Blue Owl

(50,349 posts)
4. I still think Dump and his creepy son-in-law Kushner have something to do with this
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 08:04 PM
Jun 2021

Call it a nagging feeling...

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
8. Bullshit...they are a bunch of mercenaries to the highest bidder ....
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 08:47 PM
Jun 2021

....defensive in nature and devised to protect Saudi leaders....

Evolve Dammit

(16,723 posts)
10. The world powers sure fell in line to shield the murderers and those responsible, eh?
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 09:09 PM
Jun 2021

Funny (not) how that works. Putin high fiving MSB on the world stage. Yeah, nice job butchering that SOB journalist. Scott f'in free.

burrowowl

(17,638 posts)
17. Really! Oh my
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 03:30 AM
Jun 2021

Why am I not surprised?
There’s probably a school of the Middle East just like the school of the Americas.

TomWilm

(1,832 posts)
18. Was just about also to remind of The School of the Americas ...
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 07:03 AM
Jun 2021

... which is now called The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC).

- The U.S. Army School of the Americas is a school that has run more dictators than any other school in the history of the world.
—?Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II

https://www.glimpsefromtheglobe.com/topics/human-security/close-the-school-of-the-americas-again/
 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
22. Trump was in on this. An American pastor was released from prison in Turkey at about time
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 12:20 PM
Jun 2021

And Khashoggi was also critical of Trump.....so

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