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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 07:12 AM Oct 2019

A year ago today Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He was never seen again.



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One year ago today, Washington Post Opinions columnist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He was never seen again. https://wapo.st/2mS0wpg


Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: A missing voice, a growing chorus
The quests that animated the Saudi journalist’s life cannot be so easily defeated.

washingtonpost.com


6:44 AM - Oct 2, 2019


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A year ago today Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He was never seen again. (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 OP
Khashoggi wasn't merely killed or murdered. He was slaughtered. no_hypocrisy Oct 2019 #1
I followed this story closely as it played out. It was beyond dewsgirl Oct 2019 #2
Greenwald, Scahill and Snowden were unavailable for comment Blue_Tires Oct 2019 #3
Frontline episode on PBS was very informative, intertwined MBS and the murder. littlemissmartypants Oct 2019 #4

no_hypocrisy

(46,130 posts)
1. Khashoggi wasn't merely killed or murdered. He was slaughtered.
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 07:14 AM
Oct 2019

Always remember how he died, in the worst possible way.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
2. I followed this story closely as it played out. It was beyond
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 07:46 AM
Oct 2019

horrific. Yesterday I read an article where a woman that had listened to the tape described what happened, he didn't even think it was possible in an embassy and he was so happy overall. The fact that these monsters were laughing at times was even more heartbreaking. I wish I could remember the source of the article.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
3. Greenwald, Scahill and Snowden were unavailable for comment
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 10:59 AM
Oct 2019

and they're supposed to be the self-anointed saviors of the free press

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