Posted on 07/16/2022 3:49:14 PM PDT by george76
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, called President Biden's planned visit to Saudi Arabia "heartbreaking" and "disappointing."
Driving the news: Biden, who once vowed to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah," is set to meet with the crown prince on Friday, a move that Cengiz described as "a huge backing down" in an AP interview.
"It’s heartbreaking and disappointing. And Biden will lose his moral authority by putting oil and expediency over principles and values," Cengiz said.
Cengiz also said that Biden should urge Saudi Arabia, which she said is a "terrible ally," to embrace a human rights agenda, per the AP interview.
The big picture: Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia is set to include a bilateral meeting, focused on repairing relations, the U.S. need for an increase in Saudi oil production and on normalization steps between Saudi Arabia and Israel, Axios' Barak Ravid reports.
Biden earlier this month tried to downplay the bilateral meeting after receiving criticism from some Democrats in Congress.
U.S. intelligence released an unclassified report last year assessing that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) approved the operation to "capture or kill" Khashoggi in 2018.
What she's saying: "One of Biden’s promises [was] being different. It was a very big hope to me to believe, again, that Biden will do something for me and for Jamal," Cengiz said.
"Instead of being different now, he’s doing the same and embracing dictators in the region right now. So it’s very disappointing for me."
What to watch: Biden on Thursday did not say whether he would mention Khashoggi’s murder when he meets with the prince, AP reports.
"I always bring up human rights," Biden said during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, per AP.
"But my position on Khashoggi has been so clear. If anyone doesn’t understand it, in Saudi Arabia or anywhere else, then they haven’t been around for a while."
Biden said he hopes his trip will "reassert" U.S. influence in the Middle East.
I never could understand the weird fascination among the left with Khashoggi.
He’s a handy means to bash the Saudis and MBS in particular.
This widow doesn't see things clearly.
Creepy Joe has no moral authority over anyone. If life was just, the demented monster would be sleeping on concrete at Riker’s Island.
Khashoggi
Who ? did it happen in the USA, Why should I care
What about Seth Rich ?
Gotta ask Piaps about Rich
Widow? She is described as a fiancee in the article.
More accurately she should be described as the ex-fiancee.
As in very ex ex-fiancee.
Khashoggi was a gun runner for the Muslim Brotherhood ( Huma’s family operation ) , Brennan CIA cut out, a protege of Osama Bin Ladin, an Obama double agent for Arab Spring, and ..
The Saudis tried to flip Khashoggi back to the Saudi fold, he refused, and he was eliminated... ~ ht ~ Candor7
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/3706923/posts
Biden’s stop over in Israel was also heartbreaking
what with his insulting his hosts and even making a point of giving more money to the PLO-Abbas terrorist gangsters.
I wish Mr. Biden had stayed home.
Yep....
Joe is shutting down his leverage.
Oil
It may be that it clicks in.
Yeah, right? He was a piece of sh*t who supported Hamas terrorists and wanted to sabotage the Abraham Accords.
But a woman who’ll wait till the third time around
Head in the clouds, feet on the ground
She’s the girl you’re glad you found
She’s your Khashoggi
How does she think WE feel?
Sorry about what happened to Khashoggi but the world is a harsh place and he was a pawn. Nothing more.
fiancée or shack up?
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