End of an era: As Team Biden discovered, this Saudi ruler is no American asset

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End of an era: As Team Biden discovered, this Saudi ruler is no American asset

FPI / July 20, 2022 Geostrategy-Direct.com By Steve Rodan, China in the Middle East Mohammed Bin Salman is young, brash and ruthless. What sets him apart from his Saudi colleagues is that he is the de facto ruler of the biggest crude oil exporter in the world. After years of stagnation, the Gulf Arab kingdom, […]

U.S. media relies on Turkey, world’s top jailer of journalists, for news on Khashoggi case

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U.S. media relies on Turkey, world’s top jailer of journalists, for news on Khashoggi case

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2018 In the absence of on-the-record information from government officials and other reliable sources, the U.S. corporate media have turned to state-aligned outlets in Turkey for information on the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Turkish government, which controls most media in the country, is routinely ranked among the […]