Saudi Arabia. Oil. Jamal Khashoggi. Human rights abuses. Donald Trump. Lingering 9/11 outrage. January 6. “Sports washing.” Department of Justice probe. Charles Barkley. And golf. It all fits, albeit uncomfortably, a big, bulging bundle of disparate parts lashed together by…
At about the time President Joe Biden left for his trip to the Middle East, rapper Snoop Dogg advertised his new brand of cannabis called “Sleepy Joe OG,” which features a picture of a befuddled Biden on the label. It…
President Joe Biden has adopted begging as a new diplomatic strategy. Oil prices are high, filling Saudi coffers and offering Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a chance to add another yacht, French chalet, or even Rembrandt — presumably a real one,…
Last week, Secretary of State Spokesman Ned Price announced that the Biden administration’s release of an unclassified report on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi was part of a push to “recalibrate” U.S.–Saudi relations. Price also announced visa restrictions on 76…
Tanker ships and the strategic pipeline of Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, suffered terrorist attacks last week. Aramco has the monopoly on all Saudi Arabian oil production and is wholly owned by the Saudi government, the United States’ most powerful…
For a long time, Islamists have made a habit of stamping their deceased with the label “martyr.” Not only does this add an extra layer of holiness to a person they deem of importance, it also helps to exploit a…
Like all murders, Jamal Khashoggi’s was an evil deed. Should the United States respond to it with a major disruption in relations with Saudi Arabia? No — emphatically no. Far from being indifferent to Khashoggi’s fate, I was deeply anguished…
In March, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told 60 Minutes that “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb. But without a doubt, if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible.” Prince…
It is an honest puzzlement. So let’s get riyal. The Financial Dilemma: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinar On the one hand, we have a $110 billion pending arms deal with the Saudis. That amounts to tens of thousands of American jobs….