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November 23, 2018
Khashoggi murder: Trump ignores US leverage over Riyadh
William Hartung quoted
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his partnership with Saudi Arabia, calling it an indispensable ally after a journalist's grisly murder, but critics say his position ignores Washington's enormous leverage over Riyadh...
November 22, 2018
Business as usual with the Saudis
William Hartung interviewed
President Trump has been under increasing pressure to cut off US support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. The World's Stephen Snyder, who has been tracking the sale of US weapons to the Saudis, tells Marco what the weapons are and where they are made in the US...
November 22, 2018
Congress vows to impose sanctions, as Trump gives Saudi crown prince a pass
William Hartung quoted
Calling Saudi Arabia “a great ally in our very important fight against Iran,” President Trump declared yesterday that the evidence was insufficient to blame the murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi on the highest levels of the Saudi government...
November 22, 2018
Trump statement sticks with Saudis, hyping economic benefits of alliance
William Hartung quoted
President Donald Trump released a lengthy statement Tuesday justifying the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia by focusing on domestic economic benefits and the threat from Iran — and saying he does not know whether Saudi leaders ordered a journalist’s murder...
November 21, 2018
Trump has increased the importance of Saudi arms sales in the US labor market world news
William Hartung quoted
US arms sales to Saudi Arabia are giving Washington a major impact on Riyadh while generating less than 20,000 US jobs a year – less than a twentieth of the job push Donald Trump has claimed...
November 23, 2018
The Khashoggi Crisis: (Re)Shaping U.S. Politics as well as Relations with Saudi Arabia
William Hartung quoted
The killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have gotten more than they bargained for. The killing has sparked multiple battles that are likely in coming months to shape relationships ranging from that between the United States and Saudi Arabia to those between President Donald J. Trump, his Republican party, the U.S. Congress, and the country’s intelligence community...
November 22, 2018
Trump refuses to condemn Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi
William Hartung quoted
Anew report from the Center for International Policy undercuts President Donald Trump's Saudi weapons claims, saying the U.S. deals with Saudi Arabia he touts have produced few actual purchases and will have a marginal effect on U.S. jobs...
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