US media expert warns of American source behind Khashoggi rumors

Al Arabaiya (English) ^ | 13 October 2018 (Saturday) | Staff Writer, Al Arabiya English

[Texas Fossil]

The disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sparked controversy and the spread of media rumors across the world, including the doubtful information from Turkish sources and wrongful accusations against the Saudi General Consul’s son in Istanbul.

According to US media expert Patrick Poole, American media has been just as involved in reporting leaks from multiple unreliable sources.

Poole noted that Yahoo News published an article Friday quoting Khaled Saffuri, one of Khashoggi’s associates, that said President Trump's criticism of journalists may have inspired the Crown Prince to have Khashoggi "murdered."

The Daily Beast also quoted Saffuri discussing Khashoggi’s efforts to gain freedom of expression, a plan Saffuri said the journalist knew “was going to put him in danger.”

Saffuri was the deputy and chief lobbyist of Abdulrahman Alamoudi in the American Muslim Council, who is currently serving a 17-year sentence for ties to the Libyan and al-Qaeda plot.

Saffuri’s ties to terror financing, which were reported on after the 9/11 attacks, have not been mentioned in any of the articles where he spoke about Khashoggi.

Some media’s incessant reporting of Saudi Arabia’s presumed involvement in Khashoggi’s disappearance, based on speculations and questionable information gathered from sources with ties to terror groups, will undoubtedly hinder the investigation rather than resolve the mystery of the Saudi journalist’s disappearance.

Saudi officials have adamantly stated that the kingdom is not involved in Khashoggi’s disappearance and that there is no evidence to support reports of his death.

Saudi officials have also repeatedly called on the media to await the results of the probe and to refrain from rumor-fueled reporting.SHOW MORE

Last Update: Saturday, 13 October 2018 KSA 11:59 - GMT 08:59

[Texas Fossil]

All you have to do is read some of the retoric of the Turk mouthpieces.

The size of the economic chips in play are staggering.

The Turks are insane and not that smart, but they smell plunder. So the the Jihadi’s.

But there is a lot of death and destruction along with that smell.

[EarlyBird]

Would Turkey try to ruin US and SA cooperation? Yes. And they are allied with the Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS, al-Qaeda and much more...

And I’m sure that SA, in this time of MbS transition, has it’s own deep state that are also allied with the Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS, al-Qaeda and much more.

[ASOC]

My thanks to all who replied to my question.

[Oklahoma]

This whole thing may be as phony as the coup in Turkey a few years ago. Khashoggi may not even be dead or in any kind of custody. If he ends up dead it isn’t a certainty that the Saudis did it. I could have been the Turks. They seem to know too much. The whole thing is fishy.

[montag813]

Make no mistake, this entire media and diplomatic plot is being directed from Obama’s D.C. residence, where Valerie Jarrett and others work every day.

[mrsmith]

Only two possible findings:
A. Saudi king uninvolved or has plausible deniability.
B. Saudi king has scapegoats handy.

Never believe anything public about “spy stuff”.
(Of course I see this as an awful handy way for China to divide US and a regional ‘ally’.)

[Gator113]

It would be tough for me to doubt any of that.

[VTenigma]

may be a deep state operation to spoil President Trump’s relationship with the saudis.

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That. And the media can use the issue to bludgeon Trump and shape public opinion if he makes what they consider the “wrong move” by not smacking the Saudis.

[867V309]

And the media can use the issue to bludgeon Trump and shape public opinion if he makes what they consider the “wrong move” by not smacking the Saudis.

right, they may try that.

unfortunately for them, this issue has no legs because nobody gives a rat's-butt about a moslem brotherhood fake journalist.

[tinamina]

Little Marco is almost hysterical over this. What’s in it for him?

[Texas Fossil]

Thank you. THAT is an eye opener.

[Robert DeLong]

Yeah I thought the same thing when a friend sent it to me earlier today. Very illuminating and not information you will get from regular media sources, or so called MSM.

[Texas Fossil]

Nope not this time.

[Texas Fossil]

Agree. As with the ComDems, it’s all about the agenda. Nothing else matters.

[Texas Fossil]

Directed? Probably not totally, but no question they are involved.

Obozo does not control Erdogan the Islamist or the Iranian Mullahs.

[Texas Fossil]

This play is in Istanbul. China does not run things there.

[Parmy]

Is there such a thing as a U.S. media expert?

[Texas Fossil]

Somebody threw some bills at him.

[Texas Fossil]

There are many that think they are. In reality, it is very doubtful.

[Texas Fossil]

They will never ever get it. It is simply not possible for them to within the framework of their minds and their job.

Honesty is no where in the press. It is clouded by far too much money at the top. Not sure it has ever been this bad before with that.