White House prevents Gina Haspel from briefing Senate on Khashoggi murder

By artappraiser on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 2:29pm |

“Ahead of a vote that could cut off U.S. support for Riyadh’s military campaign in Yemen.… The administration is increasingly nervous that the Senate will rebel against its policy of maintaining support for Saudi Arabia and Prince Mohammed.”https://t.co/U8zoHJT2gK
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) November 27, 2018

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/27/jamal-khashoggi-murder-senate-briefing-saudi-arabia-gina-haspel-white-house

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does not sound very stable https://t.co/oZwcOhFXgO
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) November 27, 2018

by artappraiser on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 3:11pm

the preventing Haspel thing backfired, according to The Daily Beast

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 1:53pm

61 votes now in support of resolution ending U.S. support for the Saudi war in Yemen. Major rebuke by the Senate of the Saudi coalition pic.twitter.com/r8XINMEvjC
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) November 28, 2018

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 5:40pm

Pompeo today to Senators on Yemen: "I know many of you
think it’s time to pack up and abandon the role we’ve been playing since the previous
administration. I’m here to tell you why that’s a bad call."

Five & change hours later, 63 Senators voted to rebuke him.
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) November 28, 2018

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 6:28pm

It's contact-your-Senators time:

The Senate vote was 63-to-37, and the bill is sponsored by Bernie Sanders, Mike Lee, and Chris Murphy. https://t.co/0NwI0xTT5o
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) November 29, 2018

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 7:44pm

WSJ says CIA intercepted MBS' messages around time of Khashoggi's death:

Saudi Crown Prince sent 11 messages to his closest adviser Qahtani who oversaw the Khashoggi killing, around the time of death. Previously he’d said if they can’t lure Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, they can lure him to a third country and make arrangements. https://t.co/HiypNewhts
— Negar (@NegarMortazavi) December 1, 2018

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/01/2018 - 2:28am

Ana Navarro tries her hand at creating narratives:

“No. No. Really. It was hilarious. He lived and worked in the US. I sent a team. They tortured him. They bled him dry. They took a bone saw and butchered him into pieces. But wait until I tell u the funniest part...Trump says he believes me that I had nothing to do with it!” pic.twitter.com/L2PjNVot63
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) December 1, 2018

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/01/2018 - 1:17pm

CIA chief will brief senators on Khashoggi killing

By Burgess Everett @ Poltico.com, Updated 12/03/2018 07:05 PM EST

CIA Director Gina Haspel will brief Senate committee leaders on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday after members of both parties expressed outrage over the absence of intelligence officials at a briefing last week.

The spy chief will meet with top leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to a source familiar with the matter. The meeting comes ahead of a scheduled vote on whether the Senate will vote to pull support for the civil war in Yemen.

The number of attendees at the briefing could grow given the concern among both parties about Khashoggi's killing at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey earlier this year.

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) confirmed the briefing would take place, adding it would take place at 11 a.m.

When asked when the Senate would debate the resolution, Corker said it could happen as early as Thursday but likely wouldn't happen before Monday [....]

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/03/2018 - 10:15pm

wow https://t.co/EdsEhrxVq5
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) December 4, 2018

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 7:34pm

C.I.A. Briefing on Khashoggi Solidifies Senators’ View of Prince Mohammed’s Complicity
By Eric Schmitt & Nicholas Fandos @ NYTimes.com, 50 min. ago
A bipartisan group of senators said a briefing by the C.I.A. director solidified their belief that the Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s killing.
“I think he’s complicit in the murder of Mr. Khashoggi to the highest level possible,” Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters of Mohammed bin Salman.

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 9:38pm

The Coming Senate Showdown Over Saudi Arabia

Republican senators positioned themselves against the White House after the CIA director testified about Jamal Khashoggi’s death.

current headline story @ TheAtlantic.com, Dec. 4, 4:26 pm

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 10:50pm

Trump on November 20: "And, by the way, just so everybody knows, I have no business whatsoever with Saudi Arabia. Couldn't care less."@Fahrenthold: https://t.co/ixeE6qas9y pic.twitter.com/e8vJYZ5HND
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 5, 2018

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 6:11pm

Congress looks to usurp Trump’s foreign policy powers

Senators are furious after the Khashoggi killing and are eager to challenge the president.

@ Politico.com, Dec. 5, 6:41 pm ET

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 7:22pm

Senate debate on Yemen bill ongoing. My sense is this is going to pass with all 49 Ds & 2 Rs—the first time ever that the Senate will vote to end an unauthorized war and the biggest Capitol Hill rebuke to Saudi Arabia over brutality in Yemen & the murder of Jamal Khashoggi yet.
— Akbar Shahid Ahmed (@AkbarSAhmed) December 12, 2018

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/13/2018 - 3:15am

BREAKING: US Senate passes a resolution saying Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a direct rebuke to the crown prince.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 13, 2018

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/13/2018 - 4:20pm

Frieze shareholder Endeavor ‘in process’ of pulling out of $400m Saudi deal

Hollywood entertainment agency intends to return entire investment after murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

By Anny Shaw @ theartnewspaper.com, 12th December 2018 19:42 GMT

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/17/2018 - 10:59pm

White House prevents Gina Haspel from briefing Senate on Khashoggi murder

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