10-18-2018, 10:14 AM
(10-18-2018, 10:09 AM)Duchess Wrote:(10-18-2018, 09:56 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: the intel was discovered real-time but Khashoggi wasn't warned because he was not a U.S. citizen and the U.S. looks the other way a lot in regards to human rights abuses by the Saudis.
I read a report that said when Pompeo gave that photo-op supporting the Saudis that $100 million was given to the United States.
Yep, that's been confirmed.
Saudi Arabia publicly pledged the payment to support U.S. stabilization efforts in northeastern Syria back in August, but questions persisted about when and if Saudi officials would come through with the money.
Yesterday, they suddenly ponied up the full amount. For what it's worth, the U.S. State Department says the timing is just a coincidence