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House conservatives emailing

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 01:40:41 +0000

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House conservatives emailing conspiracy links to each other.

Fox News anchors musing about the Muslim Brotherhood.

GOP candidates slamming a dissident journalist.

It’s a smear campaign. https://t.co/TQDoEcdzjb
— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 19, 2018

Laura Rozen has some dish on

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 00:03:44 +0000

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Laura Rozen points out some dish from David Ignatius on the remaining anti-MBS contingent of Saudis:

“Saudi sources tell me that those who oppose MBS are quietly rallying around Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz” last remaining son of founding King https://t.co/STL7QzOPh4
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) October 18, 2018

Trump dislikes Prince Alaweed

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:59:52 +0000

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Trump apparently dislikes Prince Alwaleed just as much as Rudy:

There. Is. Always. A. Tweet. https://t.co/7fmqOMNFhX
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 18, 2018

Turks now claim that a

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:57:26 +0000

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Turks now claim that a convenient fatal car accident has happened in Riyadh:

INTERESTING TIMING: A member of the Saudi Royal Air Force who was one of the 15 Saudis allegedly involved in the killing of JAMAL KHASHOGGI has died in a car accident in Riyadh, according to a Turkish media report. https://t.co/xjjvcbuBJt
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) October 18, 2018

Interesting that the editors

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:31:28 +0000

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Interesting that the editors at The Hill are clearly playing up Trump's troubles on this. I would suspect they are doing that because they are influenced by the buzz around them on "The Hill"? I.E., Congress not happy. Their home page is like Kashoggi story central. Headline story right now:

The Memo: Saudi storm darkens for Trump10/18/18 07:20 PM EDT

and just below that

Trump changes tone on Saudi Arabia amid mounting pressure 1h ago

Trump: 'It certainly looks' like Khashoggi is dead 3h ago

Trump rebukes Saudis, but also gives them more time 8h ago

Mnuchin pulls out of Saudi conference 7h ago

Corker complaints: more

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:29:52 +0000

In reply to this too (omerta?)

Corker complaints: more omerta:

Trump is rapidly becoming an Accessory to First Degree Murder. Perhaps he should be executed under Muslim Law, in Turkey or Saudi Arabia, like Prince ibn bin Serial Killer?

Corker: Trump administration 'clamped down' on Saudi intel, canceled briefing https://t.co/Pjhzd2UPuA
— Mark Scott Daniels (@BEARZBEARZBEARZ) October 18, 2018

this too (omerta?)

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:23:51 +0000

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this too (omerta?)

I asked Pompeo if Jamal Khashoggi is dead? He heard me, made eye contact, but walked away.
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) October 18, 2018

Mnuchin announcement, the P.R

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:22:01 +0000

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Mnuchin announcement, the P.R. plot thickens!

Just met with @realDonaldTrump and @SecPompeo and we have decided, I will not be participating in the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia.
— Steven Mnuchin (@stevenmnuchin1) October 18, 2018

grinning, smiling and

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 03:43:49 +0000

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grinning, smiling and laughing

well there was that $100 million, expedited delivery he just heard about, so...

Pompeo: Khashoggi alive or

NCD — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:36:41 +0000

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Pompeo: Khashoggi alive or dead,? Who cares? No facts discussed with Saudi's:

As he was leaving Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on Wednesday, Mr. Pompeo was asked if Saudi officials had told him whether the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was alive or dead.

“I don’t want to talk about any of the facts,” Mr. Pompeo said dismissively. “They didn’t want to either.”

That set off an immediate maelstrom of criticism against the Trump administration’s chief diplomat.

“The pictures of Pompeo grinning, smiling and laughing with the crown prince — as if a journalist wasn’t just murdered — are remarkable,” Shadi Hamid, a scholar of Middle East policy at the Brookings Institution... “The fact that the representative of the United States didn’t want to talk about the facts is a travesty.” ..

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