U.S. announces penalties against Saudi agents in response to killing of journalist

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Kareem Fahim, Tamer El-Ghobashy, Chico Harlan and John Hudson October 23 at 4:47 PM

ISTANBUL — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday that the United States is revoking visas for the Saudi men accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

The U.S. measures represent the Trump administration’s first concrete step to punish Saudi Arabia for what the Turkish government called the “planned” and “brutal” murder of a Washington Post contributing columnist.

Pompeo said he is also working with the Treasury Department on whether to impose sanctions on those responsible for the journalist’s death.

“These penalties will not be the last word on this matter from the United States,” Pompeo said during a briefing at the State Department. “We will continue to explore additional measures to hold those responsible accountable.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkeys-president-to-deliver-speech-expected-to-describe-how-khashoggi-was-killed/2018/10/22/4098c300-d60c-11e8-8384-bcc5492fef49_story.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. What might those penalties be? They won't be invited to the White House?

[turbinetree]

2. BULLSHIT.....................the entire country should be sanctioned

[CatMor]

3. You have to be kidding me ...

what a joke. A brutal murder gives them a slap on the hand and keeps MBS out of it.

[Tactical Peek]

4. What next?

A strongly worded letter?

[marble falls]

5. Thats so harsh. Seriously? Barred from entering the US is all?

[Solly Mack]

6. We're going to smack their hands and then we're going to put them in time-out.

After that, we're going to take away their recess.

[Mr.Bill]

16. Well, under that name anyway. n/t

[ck4829]

25. Indeed

[libdem4life]

7. Yeah...a slap on the hand. That will show them.

Says the Cheshire Cat, Pompeo.

[FreepFryer]

8. The buck for this murder stops at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Get crackin,' Mikey. (n/t)

[magicarpet]

9. trDump will not stick his...

... micro mushroom penis into the Saw-Die Crown Prince's glowing orb during the next Riyadh lovefest. And he refuses to share Melania and Ivanka with the 6,000 Saw-Die Princes for a romp in the hay.

[Roy Rolling]

10. It's a Veritable Spanish Inquisition

[paleotn]

21. Wasn't expecting that.

[mr_lebowski]

28. No One Ever Does!

[left-of-center2012]

11. What can I say ...

[underpants]

14. Never noticed this before

What is Melania doing to get that look on that guy's face? Where is Trump's right hand? His left hand is on s-hole countries.

[Grasswire2]

17. hahahaha!

When I look at this photo I think for some reason of Johnny Carson and his gang.

[C_U_L8R]

12. What's the least they could do?

Yup, that's the least they could do. What despicable fuckheads.

[thbobby]

13. Oh God! trump may tweet at the Saudis

But the arms deal with Saudi Arabia, well 2 billion US jobs would be lost if that was canceled. All for just one journalist? A journalist who was critical of trump and Saudis and Jared had marked for elimination. Thank the religious right we have a fascist pig in the White House.

[Me.]

15. This

[3Hotdogs]

18. That'l fix their sorry asses.

Instead, reinstate the visas, then arrest them and send them to the Hague when they arrive at the U.S.

[AZ8theist]

19. oooooohh..revoking their visas..

That'll scare em.

[paleotn]

20. Revoked their visas...

OOooooooo.....that will leave a mark.

[Nitram]

22. What about penalties for the ring leader, MBS?

[ck4829]

24. Good question

[ck4829]

23. Kick

[dalton99a]

26. What a fucking joke

[Botany]

27. Revoke their visas?

"Pompeo said he is also working with the Treasury Department on whether to impose
sanctions on those responsible for the journalist’s death." Wouldn't that be Crown
Prince MSB?

BTW wasn't one of the Saudi killers seen @ Trump's inauguration?