US President Donald Trump’s cynical and heartless reaction on dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s apparent assassination is in line with everything that the Empire stands for and has done, according to Daniel Patrick Welch, an American writer and political analyst.
Trump on Thursday said he is not willing to throw away billions of dollars in military deals with Saudi Arabia over the suspected murder of Khashoggi’s by Saudis in their Istanbul consulate last week.
“What good does that do us?” Trump asked. “This took place in Turkey and to the best of our knowledge, Khashoggi is not a United States citizen.”
Saudi Arabia is currently facing a growing chorus of criticism global leaders over the disappearance and alleged murder of Khashoggi inside Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
The 59-year-old Saudi journalist’s disappearance and an explosive New York Times story alleging that he was dismembered inside the…