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Saudis Put Khashoggis Murder Behind Them With Death Sentences and a Three-Day Rave

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PARISIt looks like heads will roll in Saudi Arabia, literally, for the murder last year of journalist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the mercurial and malign monarch-in-waiting beloved of the Trump clan. Never mind the CIAs belief that the elaborately choreographed and gruesomely executed murder of The Washington Post columnist could not have been carried out unless MBS authorized it. Conveniently, the two top aides who would have connected the crown prince to the crime reportedly were cleared. The court statementMonday announcing the sentence named none of the five…

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FBI Treating Pensacola Navy Shooting as Terrorism

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The FBI said Sunday that it is treating the Alshamrani screened mass shooting videos for fellow Saudi trainees at a dinner party before the attack, that he and other students visited New York City recently, and that some of the Saudi students were videotaping as the shooting took place. Rojas declined to comment on all those reports. She said several Saudi students who were close to Alshamrani have been restricted to base by their commanding officer and are cooperating with investigators. No other arrests have been made. Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/pensacola-navy-base-shooting-fbi-treating-attack-by-saudi-mohammed-alshamrani-as-terrorism

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