10-18-2018, 11:47 PM
Also from Rootilda's link:
While Khashoggi was once sympathetic to Islamist movements, he moved toward a more liberal, secular point of view, according to experts on the Middle East who have tracked his career. Khashoggi knew bin Laden in the 1980s and 1990s during the civil war in Afghanistan, but his interactions with bin Laden were as a journalist with a point of view who was working with a prized source.
Khashoggi made no effort to hide his past. In fact, in his quest to affect positive change, he relied upon his past affiliations and beliefs to demonstrate his understanding of the issues and mindsets which allow some Arab leaders to repress their own citizens .
Anyway, it's terribly unoriginal to smear and/or blame the victim. And, I don't think it's going to be effective except within a small right corner of the court of public opinion.
While Khashoggi was once sympathetic to Islamist movements, he moved toward a more liberal, secular point of view, according to experts on the Middle East who have tracked his career. Khashoggi knew bin Laden in the 1980s and 1990s during the civil war in Afghanistan, but his interactions with bin Laden were as a journalist with a point of view who was working with a prized source.
Khashoggi made no effort to hide his past. In fact, in his quest to affect positive change, he relied upon his past affiliations and beliefs to demonstrate his understanding of the issues and mindsets which allow some Arab leaders to repress their own citizens .
Anyway, it's terribly unoriginal to smear and/or blame the victim. And, I don't think it's going to be effective except within a small right corner of the court of public opinion.