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re: American contractors performed assassinations in Yemen
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:02 am to keyboard_warrior9
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:02 am to keyboard_warrior9
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Is Blackwater at it again?
These people would be upper echelon at blackwater. I could be wrong, but I don’t the average blackwater operator is former CIA or SEAL
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Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:02 am to jbgleason
They keep calling Khashoggi a "journalist".
He was a close working associate of the Saudi head of intelligence (who was replaced a week or so before Khashoggi was 'disappeared'.)
Khashoggi's father (Adnan) was the world's biggest arms dealer for decades. Had a net worth in the 1980's exceeding 4 Billion dollars.
He was a close working associate of the Saudi head of intelligence (who was replaced a week or so before Khashoggi was 'disappeared'.)
Khashoggi's father (Adnan) was the world's biggest arms dealer for decades. Had a net worth in the 1980's exceeding 4 Billion dollars.
This post was edited on 10/17/18 at 11:06 am
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:03 am to Phil A Sheo
Not ideal. World is a messy place. Better they hire Americans than Russians, right?
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:03 am to jbgleason
I think we'd be surprised to learn how much stuff like this happens that we have no clue about.
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:06 am to GetCocky11
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I think we'd be surprised to learn how much stuff like this happens that we have no clue about.
Right. This is just the stuff sanctioned by the UAE (supposedly).
If it’s one thing I’ve learned about the Middle East, it’s that the line between government, military, private contractors, and police is VERY blurred. No telling who their actual contact was.
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:06 am to Buckeye Jeaux
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He was a close working associate of the Saudi head of intelligence (who was replaced a week or so before Khashoggi was disappeared.)
Khashoggi's father (Adnan) was the world's biggest arms dealer for decades.
Adnan was Jamal's uncle, not father.
And Jamal K. was always a journalist, going all the way back to the 80s. So I'm not sure where you got your info. He did work in some major hot spots around the world, so it may make sense if he had some sort of relationship with intel, but he was a legit journalist.
This post was edited on 10/17/18 at 11:08 am
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:07 am to GetCocky11
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I think we'd be surprised to learn how much stuff like this happens that we have no clue about.
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:08 am to GetCocky11
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I think we'd be surprised to learn how much stuff like this happens that we have no clue about.
we'd be very surprised to know how much of this has been practiced by our government, and for a loooonnnng time
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:09 am to The Pirate King
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These people would be upper echelon at blackwater.
Yes they would have been, but blackwater employed tons of people like this, they also employed cops and regular soldiers too.
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:10 am to jbgleason
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responsible for a number of the war’s most high-profile assassinations.
In a war, when does a "killing" become an assassination? Not trying to be sarcastic or anything, I'd just like to understand the difference.
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:21 am to 777Tiger
If you think about the # of drone strikes we do each year
Supposedly this is since 2004....have no clue it accuracy
Current Statistics
4,990
MINIMUM CONFIRMED STRIKES
8,059-11,482
TOTAL KILLED
751-1,597
CIVILIANS KILLED
252-359
CHILDREN KILLED
Supposedly this is since 2004....have no clue it accuracy
Current Statistics
4,990
MINIMUM CONFIRMED STRIKES
8,059-11,482
TOTAL KILLED
751-1,597
CIVILIANS KILLED
252-359
CHILDREN KILLED
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:26 am to Tyga Woods
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I don’t see the problem
you don't see being bigass hypocrites is a problem?
the reasons why terrorists target us is because they say we meddle in others' affairs. shite like this gives them a legit argument.
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:29 am to GetCocky11
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Adnan was Jamal's uncle, not father.
And Jamal K. was always a journalist, going all the way back to the 80s. So I'm not sure where you got your info. He did work in some major hot spots around the world, so it may make sense if he had some sort of relationship with intel, but he was a legit journalist.
I stand corrected. It was reported (in error) on local TV that he was Adnan's son. As to Jamal being a mere working reporter:
quote:- National Review LINK
Khashoggi wasn’t just a troublesome journalist; he was, as the New York Times puts it, a man who had had “a successful career as an adviser to and unofficial spokesman for the royal family of Saudi Arabia.”
This post was edited on 10/17/18 at 11:31 am
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:30 am to jbgleason
You've been living a sheltered life. This sort of thing has been going on since nations got started, including here in the US.
It's far better than war. Innocent people and their kids are much less likely to be impacted, plus there's much less physical destruction.
It's far better than war. Innocent people and their kids are much less likely to be impacted, plus there's much less physical destruction.
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:32 am to Masterag
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the reasons why terrorists target us is because they say we meddle in others' affairs. shite like this gives them a legit argument.
I agree that's used as an argument, but it is not legit. The whole point of assassination is to target specific individuals. Terrorists target innocent civilians, and that's completely the opposite.
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:32 am to jbgleason
Why should I care if a foreign government hires hit men to take out some of their problem citizens? Their country, their rules.
This post was edited on 10/17/18 at 11:33 am
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:32 am to Buckeye Jeaux
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Khashoggi wasn’t just a troublesome journalist; he was, as the New York Times puts it, a man who had had “a successful career as an adviser to and unofficial spokesman for the royal family of Saudi Arabia.”
- National Review LINK /
Yeah that makes sense. But that wouldn't 100% explain why they murdered him.
The years and years and years of dissident opinions that he expressed through the media combined with his (through his journalism work and as an adviser) and his family's close relationships with higher ups in the kingdom probably had more to do with it.
Mohammad Bin Salman is turning out to be a pretty ruthless leader.
This post was edited on 10/17/18 at 11:34 am
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:33 am to hubreb
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If you think about the # of drone strikes we do each year
guy I grew up with is a retired spook for the CIA, he's had his hands dirtied, just worked with a guy(former hornet driver,) that just got back from taking a leave to go fly a 15k/lb. modified crop duster fitted with al kinds of cool avionics and an EWO to drop laser guided bombs, and other destructive delicacies as a "contractor" for someone allied with US interests in the middle east, good ole baw from Ferriday, the shite this dude was doing and the life he was living over there is the stuff they make movies about
This post was edited on 10/17/18 at 11:37 am
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:33 am to Cdawg
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So they were Soldiers of Fortune?
I know the guy on this cover. He got paid to kill a lot of folks in Rhodesia. Former Army MACV SOG 1-0
This post was edited on 10/17/18 at 11:34 am
Posted on 10/17/18 at 11:34 am to The Mick
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Not even a US operation, article says they were hired by UAE
But let's not pretend that the US doesn't do it OR that we knew about it
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