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To: Celtictrader who wrote (1108310)

1/5/2019 2:24:17 PM

From: locogringo

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New Details Ruin Khashoggi Hero Story

Newsbusters, by Brent Bozell & Tim Graham

The gruesome murder of Saudi dissident writer Jamal Khashoggi shredded the idea that the royalty of Saudi Arabia should be praised for reforming themselves. Princes who chop political opponents into little pieces are not nice people. That said, puh-leeze stop it with the adoration of a man who deserves none of it. Politico ran a headline gushing “Jamal Khashoggi: The Free Thinker Whose Murder Shook the World.” Time magazine named him one of “The Guardians,” journalistic muckrakers who became their 2018 Persons of the Year. Time’s Karl Vick laid on the praise, thick. “Khashoggi put his faith in bearing witness.

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But wait....how independent was Khashoggi? On December 23, The Washington Post acknowledged a “problematic” arrangement between Khashoggi and the autocrats of Qatar, a nemesis of Saudi Arabia (and the owners of “independent” al-Jazeera). Of course, the Post buried these facts in paragraph 19, on page A-14, in a massive 5,000-word story.

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