Saudi Arabia transfers $100 million to U.S. on day of Pompeo visit to discuss missing journalist

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Source: Chicago tribune

The United States received a payment of $100 million from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the same day Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh to discuss the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a State Department official confirmed Wednesday amid global calls for answers in the case.

Saudi Arabia publicly pledged the payment to support U.S. stabilization efforts in northeastern Syria in August, but questions persisted about when and if Saudi officials would come through with the money.

The timing of the transfer, first reported by The New York Times, raised questions about a potential payoff as Riyadh seeks to manage the blowback over allegations that Saudi agents were responsible for Khashoggi's disappearance. The State Department denied any connection between the payment and Pompeo's discussions with Saudi officials about Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributing columnist.

"We always expected the contribution to be finalized in the fall time frame," Brett McGurk, the State Department's envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition, said in a statement. "The specific transfer of funds has been long in process and has nothing to do with other events or the secretary's visit."

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-saudi-arabia-payment-20181017-story.html

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Perfect timing!!

[watoos]

1. Someone posted this yesterday,

so while watching cable news I was waiting for someone to bring this up, I never saw it mentioned.
The corporate media never fails to do the wrong thing.

Still waiting for the question to be answered why our CIA and NIA failed to warn the journalist that he was in danger.

[ck4829]

25. Keep waiting.

[yuiyoshida]

2. Bribe??

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18. Possibly

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Pompeo is now officially the bagman.

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24. Indeed

[watoos]

4. Where was the money deposited?

The military? State department? We don't even have ambassadors to a lot of countries, including SA.

[onethatcares]

5. that is the question

where did that money go? Does the Department of Revenue get the entire 100 million? The defense department?

I'm looking for answers too.

[Autumn]

7. It seems to have been deposited to the State Department. But for what?

[CrispyQ]

12. Maybe the Saudi's are going to pay for Trump's wall.

That's a joke. Sort of.

[Autumn]

15. With him and his bunch nothing is a joke. Everyday out crazies the day before.

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19. Not to his son or his fiancee, that's for sure

[Botany]

6. "The State Department denied any connection between the payment and Pompeo's discussions ...

... with Saudi officials about Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributing columnist."
Who believes that shit?



But really what about Hillary's private email server?

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22. LOL

[Mr.Bill]

8. Now, now, we don't want to assume anyone is guilty until proven inniocent...

...but Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!

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20. +1

[marieo1]

9. Luring Khashoggi

Isn't it ironic that DJT calls the crown prince of SA his friend and often says how nice he is, etc. Both of them hate reporters!!! I believe DJT talked with both Mr. Khashoggi and SA and DJT lured Khashoggi to SA because SA wanted him. DJT made Mr. Khashoggi feel he would be safe and cleared the path for him to go over there. Mr. Khashoggi wouldn't have gone over and he wouldn't have been so at ease walking into that bldg. I really believe SA offered DJT lots of money to lure Khashoggi over there and that after the deed was completed, Pompeo went over to SA to collect their pay.

[watoos]

10. So the 100 million

did go to the state department, to Pompeo's pocket. Wonder if Trump is going to split some of the blood money with Pompeo?

[watoos]

11. I know what the narrative would be

if this happened under a Democratic president. The corporate media would be calling the president a murderer.

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23. Yep

[LiberalLovinLug]

13. They now conduct their dirty business right in the open

Because they can.

And almost half the country's voters will flock to the polls to vote Republican next election.

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21. +1

[BigmanPigman]

14. Coincidental timing my ass!

Anyone with a double digit IQ wouldn't believe that BS.

[ck4829]

17. Indeed

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16. Kick

[KCDebbie]

26. This was all over MSNBC the day after Pompeo

Landed in Saudi Arabia...

This is old news!

[ck4829]

28. Deserves another look

[Funtatlaguy]

27. Just coinkydink. Nothing to see here. Move along.

[ck4829]

29. Go back to sleep