http://dagblog.com/link/us-implicates-saudi-crown-prince-journalist-s-killing-33975 Comments for "US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist’s killing" en http://dagblog.com/comment/301347#comment-301347 <a id="comment-301347"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/us-implicates-saudi-crown-prince-journalist-s-killing-33975">US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist’s killing</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Executive Director of Human Rights Watch asks</p> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">The US government does impose sanctions on sitting world leaders: Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Kim Jong-un of North Korea, Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela; and (previously) Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Why should allies like the Saudi crown prince be exempt? <a href="https://t.co/VPkYQhdwQM">https://t.co/VPkYQhdwQM</a> <a href="https://t.co/DvaMdAlYP0">pic.twitter.com/DvaMdAlYP0</a></p> — Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) <a href="https://twitter.com/KenRoth/status/1365672808311832576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> </div></div></div> Sun, 28 Feb 2021 03:10:39 +0000 artappraiser comment 301347 at http://dagblog.com http://dagblog.com/comment/301245#comment-301245 <a id="comment-301245"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/us-implicates-saudi-crown-prince-journalist-s-killing-33975">US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist’s killing</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">BREAKING: Treasury will unveil sanctions today on General Ahmed al-Asiri, former deputy head of the Saudi intelligence services, and the Saudi Rapid Intervention Force for their involvement in the Khashoggi assassination. Crown Prince MBS will NOT be sanctioned, per officials.</p> — Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1365370766204747779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">A new State Department policy named the Khashoggi Ban will also be unveiled today, which will allow State to restrict and revoke visas to any individual believed to be involved in targeting/harassing/surveilling dissidents and journalists extraterritorially.</p> — Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1365371202567602176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Then White House chose not to penalize the crown prince directly despite intel report concluding he approved the operation that led to Khashoggi's murder. One senior administration official said that to do so would put the U.S. in an extremely “hostile” position wrt KSA.</p> — Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1365371640985567235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> </div></div></div> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:37:14 +0000 artappraiser comment 301245 at http://dagblog.com