US citizen arrests set to deepen divide between Trump, GOP over Saudi Arabia

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Nothing in the world could get me to SA!!







US citizen arrests set to deepen divide between Trump, GOP over Saudi Arabia

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/06/politics/saudi-us-citizens-arrests-trump/index.html


By Nicole Gaouette and Michelle Kosinski, CNN

Updated 12:30 PM ET, Sat April 6, 2019

State Dept: Two American citizens detained in Saudi Arabia 03:20

Washington (CNN)Saudi Arabia arrested two more American citizens Friday in a direct snub to Congress, a move sure to create even more domestic political heat for President Donald Trump.


The detentions of activists follows US lawmakers' moves to deny support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen and Trump's promise to veto that bill as he continues his staunch defense of the kingdom, a stance that has created a rare schism between the President and Republicans who are usually loathe to criticism him.
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'Deeply disturbed'


"MBS must know that the Trump administration has been expending huge amounts of political capital to shield the relationship from a Congress that is on the warpath over the murder of Khashoggi and the Yemen war," Hannah said, using the prince's nickname.
"At this very moment, there's a law sitting on the President's desk demanding that the US abandon the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen," Hannah said. "Yet rather than making the President's job easier, MBS has just made it much more difficult.".............................................................



The lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, spoke out about the Saudi detentions on Friday. "I am deeply disturbed that Saudi Arabia has reportedly detained two more American citizens as well as other peaceful activists. This is a grave and provocative act," McCaul said. "The Saudi government's detention of American citizens is completely unacceptable and I call for their immediate release."
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A State Department official confirmed Friday that Saudi Arabia has arrested two US citizens. "We can confirm that two US citizens were arrested in Saudi Arabia," the official said. "We have already engaged the Saudi government in this regard. Due to privacy considerations, we have no further comment.".........................

[Initech]

1. Fuck Saudi Arabia.

I support nothing less than a full embargo on these fucking assholes.

[customerserviceguy]

2. Well, judging by their names

they already had some sort of ties to Saudi Arabia, even though they are American citizens.

That's what got Khashoggi killed, he left the relative safety of the US to go to a Saudi embassy in another majority Muslim country, all for the sake of some sort of permission to marry the woman of his choice.

He wouldn't have needed permission from anybody in the US to do that, besides the normal procedure for a marriage license. Why he felt that he owed the Saudis dick shit is beyond me.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. If Jarvanka and Trump can make a buck on this,

what could possible go wrong.

This is our new Foreign Policy,Jarvaka takes care of the Saudi's and Adelson's do Israel. Again what could possible go wrong.

After all,it is all about the Branding is it not.