The Saudi Crown Prince plans to make us forget about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi before the US election
NB: The Prime Minister of Pakistan has chosen to indulge in a globalised communal mobilisation of 'the Muslim world' over the Kashmir issue. This is a shameful effort to stoke up violence for the ends of the Pakistan military, whose own record includes genocidal conduct towards Bangladeshis in 1970-71; and against Baluchi's for many decades thereafter. The Saudi government, with whom the Indian government too enjoys close relations; has promoted extremist Islamism for many years, an activity that has always enjoyed the support of the Western powers; that continue to sell it military ordnance. The report below is a reminder of what Imran and his mentors mean by 'Muslim interests'. In recent times, several right-wing governments all over the world have tried to cast us all in the role of sheep and cannon-fodder for their nefarious designs. It is high time we learned to dismiss this kind of politics. DS
The Saudi Crown Prince plans to make us forget about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
The hideous cruelty of the murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by a Saudi death squad almost a year ago still jumps from the pages of the latest apparent transcript of the conversation between his killers as they wait for him to arrive at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. “Is it possible to put the body in a bag?” enquires Lieutenant-Colonel Maher Mutreb, a leader of the operation and a senior member of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s team of bodyguards. He later asks if “the animal to be sacrificed” has arrived at the consulate.
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The Saudi Crown Prince plans to make us forget about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
The hideous cruelty of the murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by a Saudi death squad almost a year ago still jumps from the pages of the latest apparent transcript of the conversation between his killers as they wait for him to arrive at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. “Is it possible to put the body in a bag?” enquires Lieutenant-Colonel Maher Mutreb, a leader of the operation and a senior member of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s team of bodyguards. He later asks if “the animal to be sacrificed” has arrived at the consulate.
Mutreb speaks to Salah
al-Tubaigy, the forensic pathologist in charge of cutting up the body, who
calmly lists the professional challenges he will face. “No,” he replies to the
query about putting body in a bag. “Too heavy, very tall too. Actually, I’ve
always worked on cadavers. I know how to cut very well. I have never worked on
a warm body, but I’ll also manage that easily.” Tubaigy explains to
Mutreb what should be done to Khashoggi’s corpse: “After I dismember it, you
will wrap the parts into plastic bags, put them in suitcases and take them out
[of the building].”
This disgusting
exchange comes from a bugging device said to have been placed in the consulate
by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organisation which has been
systematically leaking their recordings to the Turkish press ever since the
murder of Khashoggi on 2 October 2018. Some of the conversations were
revealed earlier in the year to the UN investigator Agnes Callamard who
confirmed in her report that Saudi Arabia was responsible for the “deliberate
premeditated execution” of Khashoggi.
She found “sufficient credible
evidence” for the crown prince and his assets to be subjected to “targeted
sanctions” until “evidence is provided and corroborated that he carries no
responsibility for this execution”. US officials have said that the operation
could not have been carried out without the crown prince’s knowledge. The Saudi
government has said that neither he nor King Salman knew about the
killing in advance. They have blamed a “rogue” operation... read more:
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jamal-khashoggi-trump-saudi-crown-prince-us-election-a9104306.htmlsee also
