Friday, February 26, 2021

US President Biden Calls Saudi King Before Expected Release Of Khashoggi Report

 


 * President Joe Biden raised human rights issues when he spoke to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Thursday 
 * The White House didn't say if the two men discussed Jamal Khashoggi 
 * Biden administration will name Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the man who approved the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi 
 * Information will be in forthcoming declassified intelligence report 
 * White House said last week Biden would recalibrate American relations with Saudi Arabia and will communicate through King Salman rather than with MBS 
 * That marks a change in policy from Trump administration who dealt with MBS 
 * Khashoggi wrote columns critical of Saudi government 
 * He was killed in October 2018 when he visited Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain paperwork necessary for his marriage to a Turkish citizen 

President Joe Biden raised human rights issues when he spoke to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Thursday but the White House didn't say if the two men discussed murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 

In their conversation, President Biden 'affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law,' the White House said in a readout of the call. 

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WNU Editor: I am willing to bet that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was listening in on the call. And the release of this report is going to rupture U.S. - Saudi ties .... Ties with Saudis at stake as US releases findings on killing (AP). 

 More News On Yesterday's Phone Call Between President Biden And Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz On Thursday



7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sure there were several people listening in, probably a whole team of linguists trying to figure out Bidenese so they can tell the king what he's hearing.

kidd said...

War

Anonymous said...

You dod not need a whole team to decipher Joe Biden's speech.

You just need a Joeseetta stone or an Egyptologists, whose forte is mummies.

Anonymous said...

To Save Time, The Babylon Bee Will Now Just Republish Everything Biden Says Verbatim

Why wrack your brain to come up with comedic lines, when Comedy just naturally happens when Dementia Joe opens his mouth?

Anonymous said...

Joesetta Stone

Anonymous said...

Hey King Salmon, it's Joe, wanna talk about Kellogsogi...

Anonymous said...

stupids badmouth Biden...try listening to that trash-talking pussy-grabbing Loser

we wait for the Trump promised health plan
tired of winning. Well now you know about losing losing losing