Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi atrocities

Friday, October 19, 2018

The plot to supposedly murder Jamal Khashoggi, as apparently proved by Turkish audio and video evidence shown to US officials, is a grisly mixture of savagery and stupidity: Neither element is surprising because violent overreaction to minor threats is a traditional feature of dictatorial rule.

As seems to be the case with Saudi Arabia today, Iraq under Saddam Hussein made immense efforts to eliminate exiled critics who posed no danger to the regime.

It is the purpose of such alleged assassinations and kidnappings to not only silence dissident voices however obscure, but to also intimidate all opponents at home and abroad by showing that even a hint of criticism will be suppressed with maximum force.

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Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi atrocities

The plot to supposedly murder Jamal Khashoggi, as apparently proved by Turkish audio and video evidence shown to US officials, is a grisly mixture of savagery and stupidity: Neither element is surprising because violent overreaction to minor threats is a traditional feature of dictatorial rule.

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