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The Charlie Kirk Show
Jack Posobiec Describes the 'Saudi Shuffle'
"What's going on with Saudi Arabia? Outside of silly soccer stuff. Let's go on with the pump and dump. We call it the Saudi shuffle a massive pump and dump that took place yesterday. Single source reporting, similar to the international distribution James laporta, who was summarily fired from Associated Press. I don't know why they were dumpster diving into the bargain bin of The Daily Beast of higher reporters. I hope they never do that again. After they had to fire him for lying about the Poland missile strike that turns out actually was a cream missile, not a Russian missile. It was a stray missile, by the way zelensky still yet to apologize for that, or at least offer condolences. But in Saudi Arabia, there was a single sourced anonymous report to The Wall Street Journal yesterday that said that Saudi Arabia would be ramping up oil production. Now, remember, this has been a huge strategic goal for the Biden administration to ramp up OPEC's oil production because they've put the lock and chain on all American domestic production. And so for a second there, it looked as though the oil would be flooding the pumps would be going from Saudi Arabia and all because the Biden administration had given immunity to MBS himself The Crown prince essentially the ruler of Saudi Arabia in these lawsuits regarding the death of Khashoggi. This guy Khashoggi was in a very shady, very sinister character, wrote for The Washington Post, so already someone that we should definitely have an asterisk next to. But again, you tied to some very, very bad people in the Middle East. But here's what happened. The Saudis came out and completely denied the reports of the price of oil Charlie. For a couple hours there on the markets, the oil futures just spell. They were suddenly lying down. They said, oh, there's this huge deal because the Biden White House was taking incoming all day over this Khashoggi's widow comes out and is like, oh, how about you've killed him again? So she said, you've killed him again. Well, the dirty little secret is, it looks as though this entire thing was fake, and it was either cooked up by somebody on the street who had some nice puts maybe in the oil market and conducted a literal pump and dump with oil futures or or where they working potentially in conjunction with somebody in The White House. The Biden administration that was looking for a little bit of cover fire for the fact that they had given immunity to MBS and
The Trish Regan Show
People Don't Want to Invest in the Traditional Energy Sector
"Want to invest in the traditional energy sector here in the United States of America for a reason right now because they know that Joe Biden is going to be very hostile towards their investment. What do you think this ESG environmental social governance stuff is all about? They rate things green, yellow, red in terms of whether pension funds can actually put their money into these things. And that's all orchestrated to try and basically turn off this traditional energy. Well, in doing so, you make yourself more reliant and more dependent on all these countries that you don't want to be reliant and dependent on. I mean, heck, he didn't want to have to go over there to Saudi Arabia to say hello to MDS. Especially after the Khashoggi stuff, this is something that Joe Biden and the Democrats didn't want to have to do. But they did, he went and gave the little fist bump and now he's angry. He's angry that the Saudis are turning off that oil. Well, maybe you ought to have. Now I'm going on a limb. Maybe just want to have a solution, right? Is anybody playing chess instead of checkers? In a game of chess, you're thinking through what happens next. What are the next moves that could actually transpire? And I don't even want to think about them because they're so bad. But this is what we are supposed to be getting from our lawmakers and our leaders. We're not getting it. Hence all the inflation.
Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour Podcast
The Trump Bombshells Keep Dropping With Glenn Kirschner
"Let me just talk to you about this latest reporting this morning. National security experts are also shocked that signals intelligence was recovered, so it's not even just the nuclear stuff, former senior intelligence officials said during the Trump administration highly classified intelligence about sensitive topics, including about intelligence gathering in Iran, was routinely mishandled one former official said the most highly classified information often ended up in the hands of personnel who didn't appear to have the need to possess it weren't authorized to read it. Former official also said signals intelligence intercepted electronic communications like emails and phone calls of foreign leaders was among the type of information that often ended up with unauthorized personnel, such intercepts were among the most closely guarded secrets because of what they can reveal about how the U.S. has penetrated foreign governments. One person with familiar with the inventory of the 15 boxes taken from Mar-a-Lago indicated signals intelligence material was in them. I mean, Michael Hayden just tweeted Jesus Christ. That's what intelligence professionals are saying. They said Bill crystal said people ask why would Trump keep documents plenty of possible reasons EG this is pure speculation. Signals Intel on MBS and Jamal Khashoggi or on Saudi nukes are the kind of docs you'd want in case you had to remind the Saudis to keep the money coming, one historian said if it was you or I and not Trump or were in possession of top secret documents about nuclear weapons or signals Intel will you and I would be handcuffs in a very bright room with glam rock playing in our ears yet he plays the victim. Again, every time you think we're at the end of a bombshell, right? And I didn't even know what signals intelligence was until this morning, but that's another layer, right? It is. And you know what this proves Steph, it proves the folly of having a policy that says you can't indict a sitting criminal president because people knew he was misusing mishandling classified documents all day every day. That closes the danger to our national security and by all accounts we did nothing about it. Why? Because a sitting president gets to commit as many crimes as he wants while in the Oval Office with impunity. That's insanity. That's banana republic approach to government. And this highlights the danger of that, which is now come home to roost. I hope we learn this lesson based on this episode.
AP News Radio
Arrest of Saudi for lying to FBI shows kingdom’s reach in US
"It began with a message that appeared on Saudi critic and advocate of women's rights Donna el Mayo's phone from an anonymous Instagram account a promise to help her crush a $5 million lawsuit She faced from a pro government Saudi fashion model But the mystery Texas said she had to meet him in person It was December 2019 a year after the slaying of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and Mao feared being kidnapped and taken back to the kingdom like others Now she's glad she didn't go U.S. federal prosecutors have arrested the man behind the message 42 year old Ibrahim Al Hussein on charges of lying to federal officers about using the fake account to harass and threaten saadi critics like move living in the U.S. and Canada I'm Charles De
WTOP
"khashoggi" Discussed on WTOP
"To be TLP sport. Some stories were following for you tonight on WTO. President Biden says he's raised the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi with Saudi leaders as soon as he began meetings with them today. That followed a friendly fist bump with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the CIA says likely ordered Khashoggi's killing MBS denies it. The president seemed to have vowed to moderate democratic West Virginia senator Joe Manchin's demand for slimmed down economic package, dealing only with medical costs and not with climate change and other things. The president is telling Democrats to quickly push the measure through Congress so in his words families can sleep easier and enjoy the healthcare savings it proposes. And the Justice Department says it's opened an investigation into whether Maryland state police engaged in racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices. For more about these stories and just minutes. 7 17 civil rights leaders in Maryland say racially motivated incidences are on the rise and happen more often than you might think. So they're working to harness technology to prove it and respond to it. We think that these are just isolated incidents. But an apple of civil rights activist Carl Snowden speaking after a church was vandalized in gambles a few days ago says they're happening everywhere like. In Montgomery county would have been properties that has been desecrated and African Americans here in this country are not aware of it. He says that included him. But what are called Emmett Till alerts will change that. The goal is to have an app ready to go by the end of August that will let civil rights leaders spread the word about incidents anywhere in Maryland, modeled after the way that amber alerts are used. We have to have a rapid response. When incidents like this take place, we must show up. John dome in WTO, he knew. Traffic
AP News Radio
Biden says he raised Khashoggi murder with crown prince
"President Biden says he brought up Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi's killing during the long anticipated meeting with Saudi crown pins Mohammed bin Salman I raise it at the top of the meeting U.S. intelligence believes The Crown prince likely approved Khashoggi's murder for years ago He basically said that he was not personally responsible for it I indicated I thought he was The president says he was a crystal clear in saying a U.S. president can not be silent about human rights as a candidate He said he treats Saudi Arabia as a pariah but after exchanging a fist bump with The Crown prince he's under intense criticism The Washington Post publisher called it shameful worse than a handshake that it gave The Crown prince unwarranted redemption Sagar Meghani Washington
AP News Radio
Biden and Saudi crown prince begin crucial meeting with fist bump
"A meeting to repair one of the world's most important diplomatic relationships has started with a fist bump Saudi television captured the scene outside a royal palace in Jeddah Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Tapping President Biden's fist U.S. intelligence believes the ground prince likely ordered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death and the president had refused to meet with him until now as concerns over rising gas prices and Iranian aggression eclipse human rights violations There was little evidence of warmth between the men and reporters were kept well away during their meeting Jamal Khashoggi were you apologized to his family sir Thank you guys Thank
AP News Radio
Highly-anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince
"President Biden is meeting with Saudi leaders including crown prince Mohammed bin Salman The kingdom's heir apparent greeted the president at a royal palace with a fist bump until now the president had refused to meet with the man known as MBS whom U.S. intelligence agencies assess likely ordered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing while the president had pledged during his campaign to treat Saudi Arabia as a pariah state due to human rights abuses other concerns like Iran and rising gas prices have taken center stage
AP News Radio
Pressed on upcoming Saudi meeting, Biden says he "always brings up human rights"
"President Biden's first Mideast trip will end in Saudi Arabia and his meetings there may determine whether the whole journey was a success or a failure While running for office he vowed to treat the Saudis as a pariah for their human rights record and as president signed off on a U.S. intelligence community finding that crown prince Mohammed bin Salman likely approved journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing Today the president will meet with among others the man known as MBS Khashoggi's fiance tells the AP in the process the president will lose his moral authority It's a heartbreaking and disappointing The president has not committed to bringing up Khashoggi's death and talks with MBS and while he says human rights are always a topic with every leader this visit is much broader To promote U.S.
AP News Radio
The AP Interview: Khashoggi fiancee criticizes Biden visit
"The fiance of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is criticizing President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia a teacher chengi says the president's meeting with the Saudi crown prince is a sign he is backing down on a pledge to prioritize human rights It's a heartbreaking and disappointing Cheng gui tells the AP President Biden will lose moral authority by putting oil and expediency over principles and values She thought the president was different He's doing the same And embracing dictators in the region right now Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has long denied any knowledge or involvement in Khashoggi's killing What is his body still We do not have any answer And people need to get a truth During the campaign the president describes Saudi Arabia as a pariah We can not forget what happened to Jamal I'm Ed
WTOP
"khashoggi" Discussed on WTOP
"Endowment for international peace, and he was also a Middle East negotiator for both Republicans and democratic administrations. Begins these Maureen with mister Biden's first stop in Israel and what to expect. I think it's the easiest lift of the trip. Biden's relationship with Israelis go back decades. Like Bill Clinton, I would say he's pros rarely views her emotionally and politically deep within his DNA. You'll enjoy this trip. Most of it, frankly, is pretty standard cut and dry. They're going to issue a declaration of strategic partnership called the Jerusalem declaration and it will pledge cooperation facilitate Israel's relations with the Arab states. Provide a unified front against Iran, talk about technology, which is important in America's commitment to Israeli security. As I said, I think it's a pretty easy list. And as my grandmother used to say about it for chicken soup for any American politician going to Israel months before the midterms can't hurt. So you have that edge as well to the visit. And then there's this weekend's meeting with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. There have been some observers who believe President Biden should not be meeting with him because of his alleged involvement in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Do you see it that way? And I might add Saudi Arabia as atrocious human rights record, which continues. Criminalizing dissent. Execution torture in March, the executed 80 when people in a single day. Look, Biden's very conflicted about this. There's no question about it. He said some very strong and my judgment quite understandable words about the Saudi Arabia and The Crown prince in the wake of the murder and dismemberment. Of Jamal Khashoggi, which CIA argued with high to meeting confidence was orchestrated by The Crown prince. Nonetheless, their strong constituencies and pressures on Biden. Unlike Lehman Brothers, the view is the U.S. Saudi relationship is too big to fail. He will meet with The Crown prince I'm hoping against hope and I think I'll be proven wrong here that the president will at some point while in Saudi Arabia, not good enough just to raise human rights. Including three American citizen dual Saudi U.S. nationals who are detained or imprisoned in the country and unable to leave. He should talk publicly for a bit about his expectations and the need for reciprocity in the U.S. Saudi relationship. But a minimum seems to me he needs to do that. To protect his own credibility because if not, he is essentially participating, I would argue grudgingly in the rehabilitation of Mohammed bin Salman, AKA MBS. And that, from the standpoint of Congress, human rights community of Washington Post many Americans, Jamal Khashoggi was a friend of mine, so I have a blind spot on this full disclosure. At a minimum, I think he has to do that to basically drive home his own personal credibility. Talking about the president's Middle East trip that's Aaron David Miller and the conversation with Brennan and Sean, you are listening to 103.5 FM and WTO P dot com. Sports at 15 and 45 powered by Red River, technology decisions aren't black and white. Think red. 15 Thursday morning and Frankie's turn. That's dropped two to Seattle on Wednesday, the split double header fall two to one of an eye cap 6 to four in the opener watch, Soto had a good day, Homer to both losses. That's host of braves on Thursday night. Orioles, speaking of tenor omega, yes, ten straight as they beat the cubs at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night. MLS D.C. United gets an extra time goal. Ties Columbus two to two. Capital's very busy, re signing Ford Marcus Johansson one year deal. Also sonic goaltender, Darcy Kemper, 5 year $26.25 million deal, Kemper helped the Colorado avalanche when the Stanley Cup team also acquiring Ford Connor Brown from the Ottawa senators for the capsule second round pick in the 24 NHL draft. NBA summer league wizards fall to the pelicans one O 6 88 first round draft pick, Johnny Davis, 8 points, four boards two assists in the lost wizards now, one and two in summer league play. And they're going to try to play basketball on an aircraft carrier again. Michigan state will make a trip to San Diego beta face Gonzaga on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Veterans Day. Nationals go for two on Wednesday. They get the braves on Thursday night. Sports. Thanks, Frankie. As always, two 17 Thursday morning WTO feed. Along the top stories we're following it on TLP this 2 a.m. hour before you American adults are getting a fourth COVID-19 vaccine choice, the FDA, giving emergency use this week, authorization for a vaccine developed by Gaithersburg based, novavax, the CDC still has to sign on. New this morning after surveying the dormant, the storm damage that is in college park this week elsewhere of the national weather service says straight line winds of about 90 miles an hour
The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
White House Weighs Resuming Arms Sales to Saudis
"Russia is seeking surveillance drones from Iran. Jake's element told us that yesterday and we got a little Jake Sullivan. I saw in the cut sheet this morning. Let's play cut number 6, please. President has not expressed regret about his statements, what the president has been focused on is his view that the United States has important interests to advance and protect, including in partnership with Saudi Arabia and among other things we have to work on increasing the prospect for peace in the region for Israel's integration into the region for the war in Yemen, as I mentioned before, for energy and food security and for many other things. And he also has a long and consistent record going back to his days as senator, including his years as vice president, including his time as president, where human rights is going to remain a feature of his agenda and an important feature of his agenda. And it will be on display while we're on this trip. Now, Jake Sullivan is very good at having it both ways. Joe Biden's going to go hug the Saudis. And he should because we need them to produce more oil because we won't. And he's going to look past the Khashoggi assassination and everything he said for the last ten years and that's just fine by me because real politique is the only way to run a government because we have no permanent Friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. One of those interests is chief energy because it makes for American prosperity. So good for the president, but let's just be honest, shall we? They killed Khashoggi. And we don't care. About it any more, the Biden administration does not care.
WTOP
"khashoggi" Discussed on WTOP
"To end ALC You're listening to WTO pneumo It's 6 23 There's a permanent news sign outside the front door of the Saudi embassy in northwest and it names the city block after a murder journalist Through his journalism Jamal Khashoggi was a fierce advocate for democracy human rights and the rule of law Brooke Pinto introduced the unanimously passed legislation She says designating this block in front of the Saudi embassy is Jamal Khashoggi way sent a message to all passers by Will be reminded of mister Khashoggi's courage and the indispensable values of free speech and free and independent press in northwest Christy king WTO P news Cruz have started construction of a new park at national harbor and one of its features will be impossible to miss The centerpiece to spirit park will be a huge massive American flag stretching 80 feet by 50 feet in size It's going to be the largest that we know of in the region Can't dig me as executive vice president of national harbor I want to take some about 8 to 12 mph breezes to have a flop And that's the harbor enjoys some great breezes because of the water and the movement the bare over the water and over the land The park will include an amphitheater and sculptures of presidents Eisenhower and Franklin Roosevelt as well as American bison when it opens on September 11th patriots day John dome in WTO news Thank you know the speed limit on 95 in Virginia Well you may have to rethink that New electronic signs will flash different speed limits depending on the traffic flow but it's not happening near D.C. The changes are coming to Fredericksburg Pennsylvania and Caroline counties it starts tomorrow in the northbound lanes The LED signs will flash limits between 65 and 70 miles an hour to start but next Wednesday it could be as slow as 35 miles an hour so watch out V dot says this new system should reduce the risk of crashes and keep the traffic.
AP News Radio
Saudi-funded golf series puts new scrutiny on Mickelson
"Phil Mickelson is defending his decision to play in the inaugural Saudi backed live golf international tournament this week Mickelson reportedly signed a contract worth $125 million The tour is funded by the sovereign wealth fund in Saudi Arabia a country with an abysmal record on human rights most notably the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi I don't condone human rights violations at all I don't think nobody here does Throughout the world And I'm certainly aware of what has happened with Jamal Khashoggi and I think it's terrible Mickelson says he is excited for this opportunity I've also seen the good that the game of golf has done throughout history And I believe that Liv golf is going to do a lot of good for the game as well Phil Mickelson says he intends to play at the U.S. open near Boston next weekend I'm Ed
AP News Radio
Golfers put aside 'reprehensible' Saudi moves to join series
"The Liv gulf international series starts this week backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund This has been incredibly polarizing Graham McDowell brought up the political ramifications of aligning with a Saudi backed tour Take the Khashoggi situation we all agreed that that was reprehensible No one's going to argue that fact U.S. based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 U.S. intelligence services believe it came at the orders of the Saudi crown prince But we're golfers you know And speaking personally I really feel like golf's a force of good in the world I just try to be a great role model to kids I know what the game of golf has taught me McDowell is trying to avoid discussing the specifics of the country he is effectively working for Phil Mickelson has joined the live tour and Dustin Johnson quit the PGA to join I'm Ed
The Mason Minute
Milkshake Lover (MM #4036)
"The NASA minute. With Kevin mason. For as long as I can remember, I've considered myself a milkshake lover. I couldn't tell you if I was three, four, 5 years old when I had my first milkshake. I don't know if it was tasty freeze or dairy Queen or McDonald's or some other little small ice cream stand. But I loved milkshakes. But the other night when we went to dairy Queen, my wife finally got her fruity blast cone and said it was good. I don't think it was great. I didn't know what I wanted. I didn't want the cone and I thought about a dairy Queen blizzard, but I really thought I wanted a milkshake. And the more I thought about it standing there, I realized I didn't want a milkshake, because I'm probably not a milkshake lover anymore. I like them. I don't get them that often because I know they're not good for me, but when I get them, I'm never satisfied anymore. If I'm going for a milkshake these days, I usually opt for banana and the reason being, it's the most consistent in flavor. But I like a good different kind of milkshake. I used to love Jamal Khashoggi's, but something happened along the way. And I don't know if it was me. I don't know if it was the milkshakes. I don't know what changed, but thinking I'm a milkshake lover, I may have to reevaluate that, because I don't drink them enough to love them anymore, but do I?
The Mason Minute
Milkshake Lover (MM #4036)
"The NASA minute. With Kevin mason. For as long as I can remember, I've considered myself a milkshake lover. I couldn't tell you if I was three, four, 5 years old when I had my first milkshake. I don't know if it was tasty freeze or dairy Queen or McDonald's or some other little small ice cream stand. But I loved milkshakes. But the other night when we went to dairy Queen, my wife finally got her fruity blast cone and said it was good. I don't think it was great. I didn't know what I wanted. I didn't want the cone and I thought about a dairy Queen blizzard, but I really thought I wanted a milkshake. And the more I thought about it standing there, I realized I didn't want a milkshake, because I'm probably not a milkshake lover anymore. I like them. I don't get them that often because I know they're not good for me, but when I get them, I'm never satisfied anymore. If I'm going for a milkshake these days, I usually opt for banana and the reason being, it's the most consistent in flavor. But I like a good different kind of milkshake. I used to love Jamal Khashoggi's, but something happened along the way. And I don't know if it was me. I don't know if it was the milkshakes. I don't know what changed, but thinking I'm a milkshake lover, I may have to reevaluate that, because I don't drink them enough to love them anymore, but do I?
The Mason Minute
Milkshake Lover (MM #4036)
"The NASA minute. With Kevin mason. For as long as I can remember, I've considered myself a milkshake lover. I couldn't tell you if I was three, four, 5 years old when I had my first milkshake. I don't know if it was tasty freeze or dairy Queen or McDonald's or some other little small ice cream stand. But I loved milkshakes. But the other night when we went to dairy Queen, my wife finally got her fruity blast cone and said it was good. I don't think it was great. I didn't know what I wanted. I didn't want the cone and I thought about a dairy Queen blizzard, but I really thought I wanted a milkshake. And the more I thought about it standing there, I realized I didn't want a milkshake, because I'm probably not a milkshake lover anymore. I like them. I don't get them that often because I know they're not good for me, but when I get them, I'm never satisfied anymore. If I'm going for a milkshake these days, I usually opt for banana and the reason being, it's the most consistent in flavor. But I like a good different kind of milkshake. I used to love Jamal Khashoggi's, but something happened along the way. And I don't know if it was me. I don't know if it was the milkshakes. I don't know what changed, but thinking I'm a milkshake lover, I may have to reevaluate that, because I don't drink them enough to love them anymore, but do I?
AP News Radio
Turkey suspends trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing
"A a a a Turkish Turkish Turkish Turkish court court court court has has has has suspended suspended suspended suspended the the the the trial trial trial trial in in in in absentia absentia absentia absentia of of of of twenty twenty twenty twenty six six six six Saudis Saudis Saudis Saudis accused accused accused accused in in in in the the the the gruesome gruesome gruesome gruesome killing killing killing killing of of of of Washington Washington Washington Washington post post post post columnist columnist columnist columnist Jamal Jamal Jamal Jamal Khashoggi Khashoggi Khashoggi Khashoggi ruling ruling ruling ruling that that that that the the the the case case case case be be be be transferred transferred transferred transferred to to to to Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi Arabia Arabia Arabia Arabia the the the the decision decision decision decision comes comes comes comes despite despite despite despite warnings warnings warnings warnings from from from from human human human human rights rights rights rights groups groups groups groups the the the the turning turning turning turning the the the the case case case case over over over over to to to to the the the the kingdom kingdom kingdom kingdom would would would would lead lead lead lead to to to to a a a a cover cover cover cover up up up up of of of of the the the the killing killing killing killing which which which which is is is is because because because because the the the the suspicion suspicion suspicion suspicion on on on on Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi crown crown crown crown prince prince prince prince Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed bin bin bin bin Salman Salman Salman Salman it it it it also also also also comes comes comes comes as as as as Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey in in in in the the the the throes throes throes throes of of of of an an an an economic economic economic economic downturn downturn downturn downturn has has has has been been been been trying trying trying trying to to to to repair repair repair repair its its its its troubled troubled troubled troubled relationship relationship relationship relationship with with with with Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi and and and and an an an an array array array array of of of of other other other other countries countries countries countries in in in in this this this this region region region region some some some some media media media media reports reports reports reports have have have have claimed claimed claimed claimed that that that that Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh has has has has made made made made improved improved improved improved relations relations relations relations conditional conditional conditional conditional on on on on Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey dropping dropping dropping dropping the the the the case case case case against against against against the the the the Saudis Saudis Saudis Saudis I'm I'm I'm I'm Charles Charles Charles Charles Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor this this this this month month month month
WTOP
"khashoggi" Discussed on WTOP
"Doctor David agus The good is is that three shots is you get a 25 fold increase in antibodies and you retain the spots on the T cells that attack the virus So that's really positive news that it can blunt the infection no hospitalizations and hopefully no serious illness Pfizer says it hopes to have an omicron specific shot ready by March Britain's prime minister is taking flak over a COVID era holiday party Four days Boris Johnson insisted all COVID guidelines were followed when his top aides gathered close to Christmas last year even though Christmas parties were banned at the time Now a tape's surface showing aids joking about it forcing a prime ministerial apology I was also furious to see that clip Johnson continues to insist he didn't know about the party but bereaved families are leading calls for him to resign Vicky Barker CBS News London Police in France say they've released a man they arrested yesterday in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi The Paris general prosecutor's office as he turned out not to be someone wanted in turkey in connection with the death of the Saudi critic three years ago French media reports say his name is identical to that suspect Closing arguments are scheduled to begin today in the case of former empire actor Jussie Smollett Reporter Charlie demar is in Chicago The jury is expected to get the case today after closing argument and will determine if the 39 year old is guilty of 6 felony counts of disorderly conduct Millet insists he did not stage a racist anti gay attack on himself to get publicity There's a problem for skiers hoping to shush down the slopes in Colorado this Christmas Virtually no snow correspondent Mark strassmann in steamboat springs We're in December and yet today's temperatures are supposed to be in the low 40s Two little snow too much warm weather have added up Colorado's in the middle of its longest snow drought in decades High-tech tags that help you find your stuff are also helping car thieves CBS's Jim Croce explains The $29 Apple AirTag devices designed to help people keep track of belongings.
AP News Radio
France races to identify suspect in Saudi journalist's death
"French French authorities authorities are are racing racing to to verify verify the the identity identity of of a a suspect suspect in in the the twenty twenty eighteen eighteen killing killing of of sounded sounded young young this this Jamal Jamal Khashoggi Khashoggi who's who's been been arrested arrested that's that's an an apple apple near near Paris Paris a a judicial judicial official official has has told told the the AP AP that that the the suspect suspect can can be be held held until until Thursday Thursday morning morning forty forty eight eight hours hours after after he he was was detained detained on on a a twenty twenty nineteen nineteen Turkish Turkish arrest arrest warrant warrant French French radio radio network network RTL RTL says says a a Saudi Saudi national national name name how how do do I I need need to to tie tie UP UP was was arrested arrested Tuesday Tuesday as as he he was was trying trying to to board board a a flight flight from from Paris Paris to to Riyadh Riyadh however however the the Saudi Saudi embassy embassy in in Paris Paris says says the the arrested arrested man man has has nothing nothing to to do do with with the the case case in in question question on on the the specs specs his his immediate immediate release release I'll I'll tell tell you you B. B. was was one one of of over over a a dozen dozen Saudi Saudi officials officials sanctioned sanctioned by by the the US US treasury treasury in in twenty twenty eighteen eighteen over over the the because because sure sure she's she's slaying slaying I'm I'm Charles Charles de de Ledesma Ledesma
AP News Radio
Suspect in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi arrested
"A a judicial judicial official official in in France France as as a a suspect suspect in in the the killing killing of of Saudi Saudi journalist journalist Jamal Jamal Khashoggi Khashoggi has has been been arrested arrested in in France France RTL RTL in in France France reports reports the the Saudi Saudi suspect suspect elite elite eight eight allocate allocate B. B. was was arrested arrested at at Charles Charles de de Gaulle Gaulle airport airport near near Paris Paris as as he he was was trying trying to to board board a a flight flight to to Riyadh Riyadh he he was was one one of of over over a a dozen dozen Saudi Saudi officials officials sanctioned sanctioned by by the the US US treasury treasury in in twenty twenty eighteen eighteen over over because because Georgie's Georgie's killing killing and and dismemberment dismemberment at at the the Saudi Saudi consulate consulate in in Istanbul Istanbul Turkey Turkey showed showed he he was was a a prominent prominent critic critic of of the the Saudi Saudi government government and and worked worked for for The The Washington Washington Post Post Saudi Saudi Arabia Arabia held held a a trial trial for for some some of of those those involved involved in in the the killing killing sentencing sentencing five five to to death death before before sparing sparing them them of of execution execution I'm I'm a a Donahue Donahue
WNYC 93.9 FM
"khashoggi" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Majority are the women and the children That was Sharon wanga from the UN and marad The reality for many I met there is they don't have enough food or safe water and there are no schools for their children In the end Yemenis will not decide how this war ends Jeremy baron reporting from Yemen You're listening to new Tsar from the BBC I'm Julian Marshall The French president Emmanuel Macron has become the first major western leader to hold in person talks with Mohammed bin Salman since the Saudi crown prince was implicated in the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi three years ago mister Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a hit squad sent from Saudi Arabia A U.S. intelligence report concluded that Hamid bin Salman approved the murder But this has been denied by Saudi Arabia Human rights groups have criticized the meeting between the two men but president Macron before his arrival tell reporters that he hadn't forgotten the murder and the by going to Saudi Arabia it doesn't mean that I endorse anything Joseph westfall was the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Obama administration but his view on mister Macron's visit Well I think that not only the murder of Khashoggi but other human rights violations are on everybody's mind And I think it behooves us to engage with the leadership there with Mohammed bin Salman In order to assure that these things aren't going to happen again we can't undo the past He is the leader He's also made some very significant changes which I think are very positive very forward looking that help stabilize the country and move it forward gaining rights for women and major ways So I think we've got to move forward with this You know the days in which we would engage in taking down governments and doing things like that are gone We now must do the best we can to engage And in some ways I applaud president Macron for what he's doing But they will be those who say that since the killing of Jamal Khashoggi Mohammed bin Salman and indeed Saudi Arabia have been engaged in a very aggressive course of action to rehabilitate him And they're succeeding They're not succeeding at least that in the United States Part of what happens here is that most Americans and I don't know about Great Britain But most Americans have never been to Saudi Arabia And so all they know is what they see in the news and what they hear from here and there And so when you look at the Gallup polls going way way back even to the time before him Americans have a fairly negative view The positive U.S. Saudi Arabia is below 40% It goes back to terrorism or some bin Laden whatever My point is that the view of Saudi Arabia has to be forward looking not backward looking Surgery is an important country for a variety of reasons We've got to help solve the Yemen issue which is terrible and we have to help solve that issue We are engaged in that We have a special envoy who's very good with my deep deputy chief Of mission in Saudi Arabia So I think that's where we have to be I mean you're a diplomatic former diplomat you're in the business of engagement but you can engage with foreign governments foreign leaders Over the telephone there are other means of doing so In fact I think your president at the moment might even pick up the phone to speak to Mohammed bin Salman You don't actually have to go and meet them person to person in order to engage I agree And I left as ambassador at the very end of the Obama administration in January of 2017 It took president Trump two years to appoint an ambassador And it was in those two years of all these things happened in Saudi Arabia So I think there's something to be said for having a presence there of a senior diplomat that can engage leadership not just on these issues but on every issue Education environment climate and get support for the kinds of things that we're trying to do in the region as well President Biden to my knowledge has yet to appoint or name an ambassador to Saudi Arabia And I think it's one of the most important countries in the Middle East I don't understand why But you have to go to a country and shake a man's hand that of Mohammed bin Salman which the U.S. intelligence community has concluded approved the murder of Jamal Khashoggi Well you're not taking his hand in the sense of approving what has happened You shake Putin's hand you shake the hands of lots of leaders I Erdoğan and turkey and you name them I mean there are leaders around the world who committed even worse crimes in some ways than Mohammed bin Salman And yet we engage with them as we should We're engaging now with Putin on Ukraine You have to It doesn't mean you shake their hand and you become friends with them and you approve of everything they're doing but basically you engage in order to be able to redirect actions in the future and ensure that human rights will be respected Perhaps Joseph westfall former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia And indeed they drums of war continue to beat on the border between Ukraine and Russia But have yet to reach a crescendo if indeed they ever do Russia has been massing troops along Ukraine's eastern border where it's already supporting separatists that's causing alarming care from western capitals with fears of a possible invasion Last week president Putin said Russia would be forced to act if its red lines on Ukraine were crossed by the western military alliance NATO and he cited as an example that he hypothetical deployment in Ukraine of a hypersonic weapon that could have a flight time to Moscow of 7.
The Al Franken Podcast
"khashoggi" Discussed on The Al Franken Podcast
"The saudis learned during the arab spring is that the spring happened because twitter millions and millions tens of millions of people around that region. Were able to take on twitter create false accounts and find ways to revolt and organize and so they started to understand the power of that of that platform and in a country like saudi arabia. Where you have an authoritarian state Where people are not able to communicate freely eight out of ten people in. Saudi arabia are using twitter because twitter became essentially the parliament of the country. Because you can go on there in create accounts center different names and share ideas thoughts anonymously and jamal's twitter and he's got two million followers at the time as being suppressed every single timing. Todd tweet all of a sudden you have thousands of comments on his twitter feed he. He's a traitor that he should you know. He's the scum of the earth that his country hates him. Am learns Is that these tweets against them at comments are not real that it's actually the saudi government that is hired thousands of people to sit in two rooms to create false tweets narratives on twitter the basically makes mohammed bin salman rise to the top and look like he's perfect while suppressing any other opinion against him on twitter. And so jamal anoma. Abdelaziz start working on a plan called the bee's army to combat saudi flies on twitter. And they hack omar's phone using israeli cybersecurity software of the saudis to they Jamal's phoned using the same israeli cybersecurity pegasus software and It's arguably this reason. And what he was writing in the washington post the understanding that he was helping to fund an operation to reclaim freedom speech in saudi arabia on twitter and social media on top of his writings in western newspaper. That were not supportive of mohammed bin salman and trump. i think these two key factors lead to to his merck. We'll take a quick break. We'll be right back with brian. Fogel producer of the dissident film about the life and murder of jamal. Cashew okay..
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"khashoggi" Discussed on The Al Franken Podcast
"And i was trying to figure out what that next story was going to be here. The murder jamal happens and as reading it. You know you have journalists. Washington post journalist. Who was advocating for human rights in his country freedom of press freedoms beach supportive of crown of royal family of the kingdom but also coming from a western perspective guy who had been spending his life back and forth to the west believing that there could be a better way that you didn't need to have a authoritarian autocratic dictatorship where you're repressing every freedom to rule a country Well and so. As crown prince mohammad bin salman rises to power on one hand. He's making reforms that to the western world. Look like as positive. Granting women the right to drive for example on the other hand he's basically making that anybody and i mean anybody who has an opinion against him or doesn't share a positive opinion about him. is being arrested thrown in jail put on mock trials Tortured beheaded and when i say not in support of him basically went around and anybody who was famous or well known in saudi arabia. If they didn't take to their social media platforms for their outlets supporting mohammed bin salman. They would find themselves. You know interrogated interested said. Hey here's what you need to do. So silence was not enough. You had to yet to be verbally writing. Whatever communicating your support for the crown pratt's kashogi decides that he's not going to do this He goes washington and what he's basically writing about if you go back into his washington post columns and read. What he was writing about. That year is that he believed that the us saudi relationship especially with donald trump was not a healthy relationship so he's critical of donald trump he believe that mohammed bin salman was essentially milking the country for its resources In that there needed to be a larger trickle down wealth he believes women should have rights in the country And he believed that people should be able to to express their opinion without the fear of being locked up and thrown in jail. The these are all things i think. All of us in the united states in the west take for granted. The idea that we can you know whatever say for years. I don't like joe biden and that doesn't mean you're going to be arrested thrown into jail without charges and so this was would Jamal was writing about and at the same time. Jamal comes to understand the power of social media of twitter e end. I i think we think of twitter as the platform to go on sharon idea or show a rand or disseminate false information. Whatever you wanna call it that we don't view as As a platform four control for actual taking control and.
Conspiracyland
"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"Yeah but but it really is dramatic and you know i think the real question is why is the united states government in protecting saudi arabia. Saudi arabia's gotten away with stocks including the murder of kashogi because they haven't been called to account for twenty years and the us government has been protecting the saudi officials were involved to avoid The colossal embarassment about the intelligence failures. We've been talking about and other activities but all of us talking now know that you know always the cover up is worse than the initial mistake and they just keep getting deeper and deeper in all until we succeed in are able to tell the whole story to the families in the world but it. It's going to happen. It's just a question of win so to be fair when you listen to catherine hunts account of her meeting with jamal kashogi show. He doesn't point to the specifics of what we're discussing here. The thing that she thought was golden was his general point about the ministry of islamic affairs funding a radical version of islam that has led to multiple acts of terrorism. And that's something that the certainly officials the us government have talked about for a long time. That's much has been written about. It doesn't necessarily suggest knowledge on his part of the particular help that was being given allegedly by these saudi officials to those hijackers as alec. Explain far better than i can. When when you start developing a relationship and the source it's very rare occasion better than the first meeting the first half hour you in everything you want to know. So the reason. I was so happy. It's frankly we expected him to say. Hey take the height. I'm not talking to you guys. And the mere fact that that he was willing to explore this and continue to speak to us and come up to new york and talk to me. I thought was great so it was. You're absolutely right. He did not reveal any specific evidence. About what saudi officials did. But we believe that it would be a really important than productive source as we could continue to build a relationship with them and then you know we all know what happened to you know year later right and they ended in this. Come up at a court hearing that you get asked about that while we're past that issue but the saudi warriors came into court demanded of us and in front of the judge said we want a lot of detailed information on on potential witnesses..
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"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"About the thirty six thousand dollars coming from saudi arabia comma check. Muhammad himself was operating using solid e. Passport right maybe sent answers for these questions. But for my year from what i hear from jim. I really doubt that there's an innocent answer. What answers we need to now We know how we must stop. We don't have that if i must stop the cia. Stop on the government messed up. Why aren't we allowed to now. Why the families are not allowed to now. How potentially the salary the salary's domestic winning to know. There's a lot of questions year and we have no answer still now. Jim at my understanding is that just in last few weeks. You've had an opportunity to depose under oath three of the principals involved in right this matter by yumi. The suspected saudi intelligence agent. Who helped the hijackers when they arrived in la fu mary. The radical imam at the king fond mosque who was allegedly tasked to provide help to these hijackers and jarrah the saudi embassy official who is alleged according to the operation encore document that has become public to have tasked through marry with providing that assistance. What can you tell us about your depositions of these principles. yeah so We are thrilled with how the depositions went in because of this gag order that in has handcuffed and would would have me locked up. If i could tell you what i know. I can't. I can't yet tell you the details. I can't say that We've we've exposed. All kinds of law is You know one witness will contradict another. Each person wants to minimize their own role and point fingers at others. And when you light it up of the twenty plus depositions we've taken you have lots and lots of people incubating every saudi official. I can't say that the depositions are so dramatic i mean. Is there a smoking gun or guns. Yeah there are. And i would suggest you have some sort of confession by one of no not not a confession but Stuff that is so damning and so dramatic if it was public You'd see a very different relationship. I believe with saudi arabia and I hope in the next couple days we're going to be trying to lift the gag order and you know from from day one. The the justice department in responding to our foia request has used privacy interests of witnesses as justification for the gag order including a year after nine eleven when we asked for documents. And we're told we cannot give you that information unless you secure privacy waiver from osama bin laden and that. Yeah that is the time really. You have that in writing. I would love to see that document a year after the tower. Send me that. And we'll post it on the who website right..
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"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"Did the fbi know about that at the time or that also was withheld from the from the fbi. We didn't because what happened is the following. We were able to get a phone number in yemen. I remember the phone number. Two two zero two two five zero seven eight number which is the number of amid. I'm is actually the father in law of the madar and that was kind of like a switchboard tied. You know the people in afghanistan when they want to call somebody because scott dollars children. Most of them were kinda members sons-in-law quite a member. So you know when kandahar wanna talk to somebody in al-qaeda they can always find somebody to deliver the message on that phone number right so one of the saudi suicide mapra survived the bombing in nairobi. Name was wally judy interrogation. Who provided that total number saying that. This is number that when he survived and he didn't die this is a number that he called so they can send him money and just to to escape nairobi. We gave the number two. The intelligence community the intelligence community were basically up on that number and this is when they received joining the millennium. A message from kellogg to call dr asking him to come over. So interestingly enough the whole surveillance in quo that one through dubai also because common. Dr stayed in dubai. You know as we know. They went to his roman they should get out of. He has a salary passport and valid visa to the united states. All he thinks happen based on lead that game from the east africa embassy bombs and still. We were not told. Actually you mentioned the nine eleven commission. That i'm having commissioned keam with some suction about half a dozen what they called miss fortune's miss opportunities at kind of allowed nine eleven to happen and one of them was not passing this information to the fbi investigating the uss and an. I agree with that on eleven commission when it comes to this specific assessment. So who's being protected here. The cia or the saudis or both. I don't know. I hope that we will have the answers you know. After nine eleven our focus was on investigating al qaeda presenting another attack. So i wasn't really involved in in that almond of the investigation outside my many many many hours talking to the eleven commission and the staffers but overall i would like to know i would like to know what information jim s- talkin about but look you know. The saudi role with extremism goes beyond ninety. Goes beyond chris. Hunt was talking about on the show on jamaica. Cashew allegedly told told to kathryn hunt. If you look at the east africa embassy bombings for example solid connections. If you talk in the us skull one of the suicide bombers saudi if you look at the nine eleven. Fifteen of the hijackers saudis. If you look at you know almost every attack connected to all qaeda or conducted by okada you'll see a direct or indirect saudi connection nine eleven itself..
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"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"But it might. It's even worse than that is We now know that. Saudi officials came to the united states in ninety eight and ninety nine and they were talent spotted. They were going around the country touching base with saudi propagators to figure out. Where is the best place for the al qaeda terrorists to land and begin their preparations for nine. Eleven weren't fight were an english a flight lessons etc and they eventually decide the best place to park the outdated terrorists is la and san diego san diego because of our naval facility and al qaeda wanted to hit the us navy back after we launched missiles following the embassy bombs so even before haase me and mid are get to lax on january fifteenth for two thousand. Saudi officials are in the us for a year figuring out. Who were the best is to take care of him. And so dra in the dc embassy tells to mary to help the hijackers when they arrive they. They have decided that. La and san. Diego is the best location for the hijackers. So that in and then got all kinds of cockamamie denials of what's going on but the ministry of islamic affairs is coordinating giving Sutton now abayomi sons signing a lease for the hijackers through mary's getting their apartments in la their scouting You know the naval base one of them returns to talk to bin laden before the attacks in my opinion says everything is good to go ready to move and then they bring it out eventually. Bring the rest of the hijackers over. She could hijack before planes and what. I always thought prompted. Bill bar to invoke state secrets and keep the final operation. Encore report under wraps was the embarrassment of what the cia and fbi did and didn't do for three really three years before the attacks that permitted the attacks to go forward. I wanna i wanna bring ali on on that on this point because you were you live this. You were investigating. Al-qaeda you are in yemen. Investigating the cole bombing. Which was october of two thousand. And you're looking for the connections of al-qaeda people and you are never told that. The cia had information about this al-qaeda summit and that two of the people present al-qaeda guys al-mehdar al-hazmi were in the united states. When do you learn that. These two guys who you're investigating were in the united states and that the cia knew about it september twelfth the day after the niwas ended talks with all the information that have been asking forces november about these individuals. What was your reaction was horrible reaction. I ran to the bathroom and throw up I was of yemen in the the reason they gave us. That information is because they want us to go and talk to funded gusau again to to see what the heck happened why they were meeting. Who's at and you either defined the people who are there other than collide nawaf. Housing got dr. So we want to and this one. They showed me a feel fed. The photos of the surveillance that was happening in southeast asia in malaysia You know about the meeting that. I was requesting to know about for many months. Not to my recollection. Is that the way that the united states and i don't remember now whether it was the cia or other agencies got onto the koala poor meeting was that we knew about this safe house in yemen and we were listening in and we learned about the kuala lumpur summit and that allows me almodovar and others were going there..
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"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"What is the nature of these contacts. We still don't know for sure. Did saudi officials or sally agents held the hijackers in any way shape or form while they would in the united states. Well even as a person who is involved in their investigation wittily don't know the nature of this hell this relationship. Why did they do it under. Whose ordered they did. A lot of questions still need to be answered so far. The answers of these questions continue to be more classified than anything. We've seen in relationship to any agency or entity in the united states on the world today. We jim said that some of the answers they possibly have from understanding what he was saying here and it's very damaging see. I think this lack of transparency. This is what grieves conspiracies. This is what creates a lack of trust in our system in the government. This is what caused a lot of. This information is an event that change the whole world. Not only they not get states so the families of those victims who perished on the day they deserve the truth. They deserve better than now. I should point out that there was a nine eleven commission that did a pretty extensive investigation. That's been widely praised and they did reach the conclusion that they did not find evidence that the saudi government as a government was complicit but also at the same time they said that there is a lot of places that they gonna look into because it was outside their jurisdiction. So we're actually taking an only half of the finding. We're not taking the other half of the and and it's way way worse than that mike and ali because a lot of the information that fbi. Agents like steve moore had in. La was never given to the commission at all and because this was kept on derives agents on their own two years after the commission starting in two thousand six opened their own investigation operation encore and that ran from two thousand six two thousand seven until it was shut down in april two thousand sixteen and in having seen that information. It's hard for me to quantify. But i would say at least seventy five percent of what is now known was developed by operation on court after the commission so so to say the commission exonerated saudi arabia when two thirds of the information were kept from the commission and then five times more information is developed after the commission is shutdown by encore is nonsense. I mean you know i. I wish i could say to you. Everything i but cannot has asked jim. You know what your your bottom line theory of. The case is in terms of saudi involvement and saudi motivation. And i guess it's maybe more than a theory of the case because you know things that you can't reveal because of the gag order but what do you really believe at the end of the day. Saudi involvement was in the nine eleven attacks. Yeah so..
Conspiracyland
"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"He said he'd be willing to talk to a some more before we bring in ali's fine. Let me just press you for a second on the saudi motivation to kill kashogi. And i guess the the question. I have is. Do you think that jamal kashogi already had information or that. The saudis thought he was in a position because of his contacts because of his his his influence. He would be in a position to get information that they didn't want revealed or going to the lawyers. I just want to kind of understand that. I think he already had the information. And you know in two thousand seventeen. The information is seventeen. Eighteen nineteen years old. I mean he knew. I believe something of what saudi officials were doing in nineteen ninety nine two thousand and two thousand and one and one quick follow up. Is that information that you think has now come out or do you think that information largely because he was killed is still under wraps so look we arresting with this damn gag order imposed on us by the saudis our department of justice and the court. If i could tell you now everything we knew about saudi role in you could see a resolution in congress to declare war. I mean it is so dramatic and still a great deal of the information is being withheld from us. But we're we're in you know we're in this weird situation where it's our government who is prohibiting us from telling the families much less the country and the media what we know i was gonna say ali sue is under a gag order right and nobody knows more about the run up to nine eleven than ali savan so ali. Why don't you first of all. Thanks for joining us on the podcast. Give us your take on the meeting. That jamal kashogi had with kathryn hunt. And what jim kreindler is just sent about it. I'm just listening to jen. Basically what he said is jerry major and he said he is aware information that he cannot share because of a gag order by on governments and by the solid going with them by the court that will basically force congress to even declare war which means they have a lot of the answers for the questions. We've been asking since the immediate aftermath of nine eleven. I long time ago. Twenty years ago did saudi government officials had contact. With the hijacks. Well now we know yes they did. At least a few..
Conspiracyland
"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"That kathryn hunt had met with jamal. At the tyson's corner coffee shop and discussed the possibility of in working for the warriors. Suing the kingdom coincidence. Maybe but what was the ambassador texting jamal about that day. Did the saudis know about his meeting with catherine hunt. Had jamal mentioned it to the ambassador as part of an effort to get the travel ban on and perhaps most of all had he been warned about the possible consequences of working with the nine eleven. Legal team suing his government. And what that could mean for him and his family. The answers remain a mystery. A black hole among the many during the last year of jamal kashogi is life. It's a period win. As he openly challenged his own government and plotted ways to push back against its hotheaded. Vindictive crown prince kashogi personal life got increasingly messy. The threats against him ever nastier and the surveillance of him his associates and even one of his lovers ever more menacing. Well that was my discussion with catherine hunt. And you know. I think i spoke to her. Probably almost a year ago. Now and all those questions i raised about what was really going on there and the curious fact that the same day she has the meeting kashogi was in touch with the ambassador. College been someone who is the brother of b. Is pretty intriguing. Jim kreindler i want to welcome to the podcast. Smart you are. The chief lawyer for the families suing the saudi government. Kathryn hunt was working for you when she met with tomorrow. Kashogi what do you make of this meeting. And what do you make of the fact that it's the same day as he was in touch with the saudi ambassador to the united states. Mike there isn't a doubt in my mind that after speaking to katherine he called k b s kashogi did and said. Hey the plane of lawyers had an fbi agent talking to me. I didn't give him anything yet. But you know you mess with my son. And i'm going to spill the beans and in my opinion. There's no doubt that that is the reason why he was killed. You know the the saudis cannot afford to have anyone in the know reveal to us in the world. What saudi officials did working with al qaeda to accomplish nine eleven. Did you know in real time about what took place at that. Meeting did kathryn hunt immediately. Call you up and or email you and guess what guess who. I've just spoken to and the fact that he might be willing to work for you. Yeah so. I don't remember if it was right after the meeting or later in the day but katherine called set a very positive meeting. I think this is a great lead. We know that he's knowledgeable. And he indicated that he'd come to new york and talk to you. Jim in at you know you and your colleagues. What did you think when you heard that. So terrific and back then you know in two thousand seventeen. We may be new ten percent of what we know today so we were really desperate to get a great deal more information you know now you know we know so much more about what. Saudi officials did for the three years before nine eleven in know to enable the attacks to occur but early on. You know what we're pursuing any lead and this was a really good lead so we were excited and that he..
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"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"Much later drama would be described by some as a dissident the term. he never embraced loyal. Objector clearly better describes where his head was at at that point without referencing. The curious events in los angeles. That had intrigued hunt. Jomaa brought up the saudi ministry of islamic affairs and its role in funding and spreading an extreme version of islam that easily could inspire followers to commit acts of terrorism. He started to instruct me a lot about the role of the ministry of islamic affairs. And that they were charged with the responsibility of spreading islam throughout the world and he explained that really was a fundamentalist version of islam. That was being propagated and that the current government was trying to reform that position amend. Jamal said something else. That immediately got hunts attention. He said it more in a question is my country responsible for tolerating and even supporting radicalism. Yes and they must take responsibility for that. That's pretty interesting. Yes and that's we'll gold that's golden because that's that's what the plaintiffs are asking much to hunt surprise to. Mal even asked if the law firm she was working for kreindler and kreindler was offering him a job and ultimately he was very interested in talking about it. He wanted to have the next meeting in new york. Not the dc area. What was your takeaway. I was excited. I was thrilled that he was so positive about it. You know. I think he could have added a tremendous amount to us for us in a variety of ways. You know what's what's remarkable on so many levels about this. Is the lawsuit that you were trying to get him. To help with was something that was anathema to the saudi government and yet. Here's this prominent journalist who said these various close ties to his government over the years offering to help you out. Yeah well you know here. He was he found himself in exile. And i think working with the the law firm would have given him a chip in the game. If you will did you. Did you ever hear from them again. Now i didn't hunt was never quite sure. Why but more than a year later. She got a disturbing clue. It was during the weeks after jamal's murder and there were reports that the saudi ambassador to the united states colored bin salman. Nbs's brother may have had contacts with him in the weeks prior to his death. The ambassador tweeted his response on the official account of the saudi embassy as we told the washington post the last contact i had with. Mr kashogi was via text on october. Twenty six twenty seventeen..
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"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"Watch them get on a plane to los angeles and then we stopped following them. Because the cia. I guess because the cia couldn't operate domestically but they also withheld information from the f. b. i. and other federal law enforcement agencies as always knows so well who we're going to talk to him about that and we were just astonished at the time to learn when we did that. Cover story that. They lived openly in los angeles and san diego. They had driver's licenses. They had bank accounts. Are i don't know whether they're in the phone books but they might. You know might as well have been and then it was some months later maybe about a year later when some of the investigations into intelligence failures and what actually really happened started looking into all of this where we learned about some other really suspicious things including the possibility of saudi involvement in the conspiracy itself at least in some form absolutely and i know that both of our guests jim kreindler and always fun. We'll have a lot to say about these issues but before we get to that. Let's listen to the rest of my interview with catherine hunt about her meeting with jamal kashogi in october of twenty seventeen. Because it's really quite interesting and it starts out with. I'm asking her why she reached out to jamal. Kashogi in the first place what she thought he could bring to the table and why she thought he might be in. A position to help was play the interview. If you look back on the history of his career and the various positions that he had he had a tremendous amount of connection and access to information that would be interesting to us he also had a tremendous amount of influence so really he was in a position to potentially be very helpful to us. Kashogi had at this point all but broken with the regime. He had long defended. It just written his first column for the washington post accusing the country's new de facto ruler crown prince mohammad bin salman b. s. a presiding presiding over what he described as an unbearable reign of repression when hunt. I reached out to kashogi in the fall of twenty seventeen somewhat. To her surprise he was very interested in meeting on me. He was very smooth professional engaged. They talked about getting together and then on the morning of october twenty six. I wasn't even ready. He called and said can we. He was very upset and he said. Can we move the meeting up. And something's happened that i must attend to. Can we move the meeting up And i said sure when he said as soon as you can get here so we schedule it for in about forty five minutes. So hunt rushed over to a coffee shop in tyson's corner a northern virginia shopping mall that jamal had suggested when she got there she found him still quite agitated. He explained that he had just heard that morning from his son that he was not being permitted to fly anymore. The kingdom was not allowing him to fly and travel and jamal was very upset. He didn't really understand why he was being targeted by the the regime and he was you know. He called himself a a loyal objector. I loved it at turn. He term he was. He considered himself a loyal objector..
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"khashoggi" Discussed on Conspiracyland
"An international mystery with a growing demand for answers shown to enter the saudi consulate. last tuesday. his friends say they haven't heard from him since jamal. Khashoggi was his country's most prominent journalist writing for one of america's premier newspapers. What happened to him inside. The saudi consulate in istanbul was shocking but there is much more to the story that you've never heard and one big question still outstanding. That has not been any justice. I'm wondering why they consume out. The more one digs into his murder. The more it becomes clear. This was the result of a real life conspiracy. There are new details from inside. Saudi arabia never reported before. But how exactly kashogi was killed pointing to accomplices still in the shadows and it was directly from the top by saudi arabia's ruthless and all powerful crown prince mohammed bin salman otherwise known as m b. S are you saying that. Nbs is you're saying he's the us's sob and all this against the backdrop of conspiracy of silence at the highest levels in washington while the saudis gobbled up american weapons by the boatload six billion dollars. That's the frigates. Eight hundred and eighty nine million sixty three million and that's for various artillery and at the center of all a world famous journalist whose career was marked by layers of contradictions and secrets. If somebody sits across from me then tells you that dramatic told them everything. There are one hundred percent light. He kept all of it with himself and he gave different people the things that they needed to now but when he starts to criticise the crown prince and plot ways to counter his repression kashogi and his allies find themselves in the crosshairs of global campaign of surveillance and can be aside. As moments of bragg's name was us. We have our guy at twitter. There's a direct trail of blood drops from this hat to the murder of jamal. Jobe coming june fourteenth. A new season of yahoo news is conspiracy land. The secret lives and brutal. Death of jamal kashogi. It turns out. Some conspiracies are real..