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To: abuelita who wrote (143902)	10/17/2018 5:23:03 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219176

And so all remaining participants worked to keep the thread cyber cafe civil w/ occasional lite sarcasm and medium joshing. So far so good, and is fun. Fun is attractive. Fuming is bad for liver. In the meantime we wait for the other shoe, if and when Washington Post disowns it’s reporter as it suits Amazon, that which Trump went after but rewarded w/ cyber cloud contract and withdraw from postal treaty. The dots connecting per coincidences, accidents, and no-design, is unusual. I think Nov 6th and 2020 are lost to the democrats as their inclinations to out-trump trump fails due to lack of perceived substance. Let’s watch.

To: abuelita who wrote (143902)	10/18/2018 6:08:04 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219176

Hello rose, lovely day it promises to be, as justice seems to be executed against the ostensibly deserving, albeit without messy due process and lawyers to twist the obvious into shadows of doubt However, from here on out the obvious may well be wrong since the Turks (or others - domestic opposition to mbs, blame-it-on-Putin, Putin, Iran, etc, etc) may be issuing leaks for own deliberated purpose(s) Each dribble of leaks has consequences, deliberated and designed for precision strike Poor general just been tee-ed up to be disappeared, either by his friends or enemies or just anyone who can use his self-sacrifice. Am wondering if he was paid enough for his service. If I were him I would make a run to join Snowdon, Edward. (Oops, just reconsidered. Best he makes a run to Iran, and time is of the essence) zerohedge.com Saudis To Blame Top General For Journalist's Killing: NYTLess than a day after the New York Times published a report claiming that US intelligence agencies believe Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman gave the order to murder and dismember a former Saudi insider turned critic inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, the Grey Lady has published yet another scoop claiming that the Saudis have selected a scapegoat who will most likely take the fall for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Anonymous officials with knowledge of the Saudis' plans said the kingdom is close to blaming to Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri, a high-ranking intelligence official and adviser to the crown prince, as the man responsible for masterminding the plot. [url=][/url] Gen. al-Assiri The report followed another anonymously sourced report from earlier in the week claiming the Saudis were preparing to admit that Khashoggi had been killed during a botched interrogation. Though the kingdom still has "a few more days" to complete its investigation, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, scrutiny of General Assiri has intensified as the kingdom believes he would blaming him could provide "a plausible explanation for the killing" while "helping to deflect blame from the crown prince" as calls for MbS's ouster intensify. Perhaps to add an element of plausibility to the story, the Saudis are also expected to say that MbS "signed off" on the murder plot. General Assiri, who previously served as the spokesman for the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, is close enough to the crown prince to have easy access to his ear and has considerable authority to enlist lower ranking personnel in a mission. The Saudi rulers are expected to say that Mr. Assiri received verbal authorization from Prince Mohammed to capture Mr. Khashoggi for an interrogation in Saudi Arabia, but either misunderstood his instructions or overstepped that authorization and took the dissident’s life, according to the two of the people familiar with the Saudi plans. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief journalists. Even in this scenario, however, Prince Mohammed would still have ordered an operation to abduct a resident of the United States, apparently only on the basis of his public criticism of Saudi leaders. Given that the UN has called for the suspension of diplomatic immunity in the prosecution of anyone involved in the murder plot, taking the fall for MbS could come with a heavy price, despite the general's lofty rank. Then again, the Saudis still need to see how things pan out, and whether this admission helps to quiet the public's outrage - which is probably one reason for the trial balloon. Right now, only one thing is for certain: We wouldn't want to be in Assiri's shoes.

To: abuelita who wrote (143902)	10/18/2018 6:14:53 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 219176

Oops, change of earlier (immediately preceding post to you) guidance, the poor general must refrain from joining Snowdon, Edward. The general would be traded like a sack of potatos without Putin even pausing for reflection. The general must escape to Iran. All this reminds me so much of gangster movies, only on international big stage, script evolving long days after longer nights, around the time zones zerohedge.com Putin Hints At New Russia-Saudi Axis: "No Reason To Spoil Saudi Ties Over Khashoggi Killing"Russian President Vladimir Putin finally weighed in on the disappearance (and purportedly brutal slaying) of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi during a speech in Sochi on Thursday. His verdict? Russia doesn't have enough information about the incident to justify spoiling their relationship with Saudi Arabia (and, by extension, the rest of OPEC, which has mostly backed Saudi Arabia during the burgeoning diplomatic crisis), according to Reuters. [url=][/url] Putin's take is hardly surprising: Russia's work with OPEC, which created a new Russia-Saudi axis to help manage global oil production and push up prices, has helped revive the Russian economy (while angering President Trump). Of course, Russia would be overjoyed to step in to any void left by the US if lawmakers force a rupture in the US-Saudi relationship, as evidenced by the recent agreement to sell Russian S-400 missiles to the Saudis. Two weeks ago, Putin criticized the US and its sanctions against Russia, Iran and others, saying the US was "making a colossal mistake" and risked undermining the dollar in its role as the global reserve currency. The IMF now believes Russian GDP will grow by 1.8% next year, up from a previous report published in July, which projected Russia's GDP growth at 1.7% in 2019, with growth supported by stronger domestic demand and higher fuel prices. [url=][/url] Besides, OPEC already has its hands full dealing with the US. As Reuters reported on Wednesday, OPEC has urged its members not to mention the price of oil to avoid provoking US lawmakers from renewing support for the NOPEC bill, which could open OPEC members up to legal action. Given Trump's critical attitude toward the bloc, there's reason to believe that he could break with the precedent of past presidents and consider signing the bill (though, to be sure, that would risk scuttling a reported US plan to undermine Iranian crude imports after sanctions are re-imposed on Nov. 4). With Russia and Trump both criticizing the rush to judgment that has spurred what has become a full-blown diplomatic crisis, we imagine the US intelligence community or some critics of the president will find a way to condemn this as yet another example of collusion with the Russians. And the fact that Putin defended Trump during his talk, saying Trump "listened to him" and has been keen to restore US-Russia relations, per Business Insider. "Maybe he acts like that with someone else, but in that case they are to blame. I have a completely normal and professional dialogue with him and of course he listens," Putin said. Already, the intelligence community is using similar tactics from the runup to the Mueller probe to undermine the administration's position on Saudi Arabia.