Commentary: Big Media’s Power Games and the Khashoggi Affair

Tennessee Star ^ | November 21, 2018 | Joseph Duggan

[gattaca]

Jamal Khashoggi was a thoroughly charming and charismatic person. In March 2012, I took the last available seat at a luncheon table at the 20th Public Relations World Congress in Dubai. By sheer accident I found myself sitting next to Khashoggi and conversing with him for an hour or so. It was the first and last time I had any contact with the man.

[major-pelham]

No matter what anyone says, does or writes, I just don’t give a sh$t about this.

[gattaca]

Truth be told, me either. The media doesn’t seem to care about illegals killing our citizens. I’m more concerned about the illegals headed our way.

[rbg81]

I am not a big fan of the Saudis, but I do agree they pump a lot of $$ into our economy and are a strategic partner (of sorts). It seems obvious the Press really wants Trump to scuttle the relationship — so they can blame him for the consequences. To Trump’s credit, he has not taken the bait. As Pompeo said yesterday: the Middle East is a rough and tumble place. All kinds of people get killed for all kinds of reasons. But, to journalists, this is a really big deal to them because He is “one of them”.

[Jeff Vader]

Nor do I, I literally have no f***s to give about it.

[crusher2013]

The difference in the way the media has covered this story vs. The way they covered Bengazi is astounding.

They wonder why half the country holds the media in contempt.

[jcmccorm]

Interesting read.

I am curious as to why the media are so concerned about this man’s murder. Of course it’s terrible, but, correct me if I am wrong, but Khashoggi was not an American citizen right?

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Nary a mention of his Muslim Brotherhood connection....

[milagro]

Thanks for posting this!
It provides EXCELLENT analysys and exposure of the Washington Post’s and NYT’s bias!

[gattaca]

I don’t think he was an American citizen.

[Candor7]

he truth about Khashoggi should come out. Essentially he was a gun runner for the MB, and an Obama double agent for Arab Spring.

The Saudis tried to flip Khashoggi back to the Saudi fold, he refused, and he was eliminated.

The only sin the Saudis committed was that they did a messy job because of impatience. They could have waited a few more days to arrange a much more auspicious end.

You want to know the real Khashoggi, he was not just a “journalist” as the American left and deep state wants us all to think, he was so much more, which is why he was assassinated:

THE FORGOTTEN KHASHOGGI CONNECTIONS

https://gizadeathstar.com/2018/10/the-forgotten-khashoggi-connection/

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Also:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-17/jamal-khashoggi-where-road-damascus-path-911-converge

” Which begs the obvious question: Who was Jamal Khashoggi and why has his disappearance and alleged murder triggered this unprecedented, and out of character response from so many in Washington DC?

Unfortunately, the answer to that question makes the many statements and support currently being given by so many in Washington even more incomprehensible. Because Jamal Khashoggi was no Mother Theresa.

First, let me be crystal clear—>Jamal Khashoggi was not merely a journalist working for the Washington Post.

Additionally, Jamal Khashoggi was not just an outspoken critic of current Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

Simple research reveals a much more colorful background of Jamal Khashoggi. https://spectator.us/2018/10/jamal-khashoggi/

To start, a person should read the Chicago Tribune article from 2004 that talks about Jamal Khashoggi being recruited by Adel Batterjee http://historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=adel_abdul_jalil_batterjee in the 1980’s to get the “scoop of a lifetime.” That assignment was to go with Batterjee to Afghanistan and hang-out with the CIA/Saudi mujahideen fighting against the Soviets. The article is long and very well-researched. I highly suggest you take the time to read it because it details very clearly and specifically why and how Jamal Khashoggi knew so much about al Qaeda, the CIA, the Saudis, and much of the financing, funding, and organizing of Bin Laden that led to the 9/11 attacks. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0402220496feb22-story.html

Next, I would encourage you to read some of Jamal Khashoggi’s opinion pieces from the Daily Star. Notably, do not read the ones cherry-picked by David Ignatius. Read some of the others that include some fairly fiery words from Khashoggi: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2002/Jan-07/108710-combating-extremism-must-be-for-islams-sake-not-americas.ashx and http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2002/Jan-15/108152-examining-the-state-of-the-great-saudi-american-meltdown.ashx and http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2002/Jan-23/109014-us-combat-of-terrorist-financing-is-exasperating-the-saudis.ashx and http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2002/Sep-17/101910-where-islam-is-concerned-the-world-has-become-colorblind.ashx and http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2003/Feb-22/110816-why-saudis-are-unruffled-by-us-call-for-reform.ashx and http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2003/Jan-27/109765-bring-back-the-occupation.ashx

Also, please note that in one of the leading books written about the 9/11 attacks, Lawrence Wright’s, “The Looming Tower,” Jamal Khashoggi is portrayed by Wright as a “friend” of Bin Laden. Khashoggi is not a “journalist” who reports on bin Laden. Rather he is described as Osama Bin Laden’s friend. And the Bin Laden/Khashoggi friendship apparently spans more than a decade—from Afghanistan, to Pakistan, to the Sudan.

In addition, also note that Jamal Khashoggi was closely connected to Prince Turki al Faisal. Prince Turki was the head of Saudi intelligence for more than 20 years. Interestingly, he resigned from his post 10 days before 9/11. Probably more interestingly, Turki is the man who allegedly brokered the deal with Bin Laden back in 1998 where, in exchange for money and support, Bin Laden would not attack the Saudi Royal Family. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/563318/posts Some believe that this agreement paved the way for the 9/11 attacks and various intelligence agencies around the globe “looking the other way” or “turning a blind eye” to al Qaeda’s actions in the lead up to 9/11. http://historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=turki_bin_faisal_bin_abdul_aziz_al_saud Notably, Prince Turki al Faisal was also one of the first named defendants in the 9/11 Families’ litigation. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/02/september11.politics He was dismissed from the case years ago due to grounds of sovereign immunity.

Moreover, Jamal Khashoggi was also closely connected to Prince Alaweed bin Talal who was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel last year by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Additionally, reporting also links Talal to the 9/11 attacks. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/11390705/Saudi-princes-supported-al-Qaeda-before-911-claims-twentieth-hijacker.html and https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/world/middleeast/pre-9-11-ties-haunt-saudis-as-new-accusations-surface.html and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-20/alwaleed-reveals-secret-deal-struck-to-exit-ritz-after-83-days

Finally, there is Khashoggi’s family connection to Adnan Khashoggi, the notorious Saudi arm’s dealer at the center of the CIA’s Iran-Contra fiasco back in the 80’s. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/adnan-khashoggi-dead-saudi-arms-dealer-playboy-pleasure-wives-billionaire-lifestyle-wealth-profit-a7778031.html

Just because Jamal Khashoggi was around during the original days of al Qaeda’s creation, knew how all the Islamic charities were set up and how al Qaeda funds moved around the world, was a friend of Bin Laden’s for at least two decades, was very connected to Saudi intelligence and quite possibly, (like his Uncle Adnan) worked with the CIA, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Jamal Khashoggi was a bad actor.

But, I’m someone who believes that you judge a man’s character by the company he keeps which is why I find the current uproar over what happened to Jamal so curious.

One last fact to mention: the timing of Khashoggi’s disappearance when taken in connection with the 9/11 Families’ litigation. Last Friday, something very notable happened in the 9/11 litigation against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For the first time ever, the Department of Justice stood on the side of the 9/11 Families and publicly committed to finally releasing three large tranches of formerly secret documents that we believe connect the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the 9/11 attacks. This is the biggest development we have had in our over 16 years of litigation.

In a time when news lasts about as long as a minute, why has the story of Jamal Khashoggi dominated headlines for more than a week? Was Jamal Khashoggi ever questioned by the FBI at any time before or after the 9/11 attacks? If not, why not? Was Jamal Khashoggi ever employed by the CIA? Was Jamal Khashoggi ever deemed an asset of the CIA? When did Jamal’s employment for Saudi intelligence come to an end? Was Jamal Khashoggi a joint asset between the GIA and the CIA? Did Jamal Khashoggi ever have any contact with the 9/11 hijackers or anyone in the support network of the 9/11 hijackers inside the United States? And, why did it take 15 Saudi assassins to kill Jamal Khashoggi? Doesn’t that seem a bit like overkill? And, is it just a coincidence that there were 15 Saudi hijackers on 9/11? Why would Jamal Khashoggi willingly go to the Saudi Consulate in Turkey—especially given his alleged sour relationship with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman? What would inspire him to go there? And what was the entreaty MBS allegedly made to Jamal more than one month ago about anyways? Was it made in earnest? What was Jamal Khashoggi really doing at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul? “

[MrEdd]

Blah blah blah member of terrorist organization really a decent person blah blah blah the left are hipocrits blah blah blah.

The article lost me when it tried to assert that being charismatic made Khashoggi a decent human being in spite of being an agent of the Muslim Brotherhood.

[MrEdd]

1. This man is dead.

2. This man was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, an extranational organization which attempts to bring about its goals through terrorism and military action.

3. Members of such organizations carrying out their objectives are legitimate military targets.

4. Kashoggi’s death wasn’t murder, because the life he lead made him a legitimate target in the never ending muslim wars.

5. The world is a brighter place, a cleaner place, when the various muslim wanna be caliphate factions reduce each other’s numbers.

[AU72]

The MSM is run by the deep state cabal.

So the question to ask is why do they want the Crown Prince iced?

[Mr. K]

The media keeps talking about whether he was murdered, then who is responsible for his murder, and why Trump is not being more aggressive against those responsible and anything else they can think of... except WHY was he murdered?

The question that’s not being asked speaks volumes.

I heard one story (quickly gone) that he was a Muslim brotherhood supporter and involved in that. The media and Obama minions are also MB supporters. The Arabian prince does not want to be taken over by the MB...

WHY ELSE would he be murdered? (serious question- anyone else got a theory as to why? )

[Wuli]

This story is 1/2 about Mr Kashoggi and 1/2 about the doublespeak and double dealing of big media, professing to have a great moral compass while always dealing, often imorally, in its own self-serving self-interest.

[Revolutionary]

Khashoggi was a very bad dude. Don’t know how he got into the U.S. Saudi version of a drone strike.

[VietVet876]

At least the Saudis took out their own trash.

[1Old Pro]

Big Media is corrupt in America and abroad. They get tangled up in intelligence and military and politics.

I have little, if any respect for 95% of these folks. They don’t report news in a unbiased fashion, they ae attempting to influence people my shaping and corrupting the news.

If one of them gets caught up in their country’s politics, so what, I could care less.

[MarMema]

so much great reading here, bookmarking for later