Probably, related to the arms dealer. That said, this guy went to the Saudi Embassy twice. First time, he got out okay. No problem. Now, this is not in the news but, just based on common sense, it is fair to assume that Adnan Khashoggi was spying when he entered the Saudi consolate. Turkey which backs Adnan Khashoggi said they had audio and video tapes of him being tortured and killed. Now, how the hell would they get audio and video of inside, the consulate without a hidden camera and microphones? So, he spies on Saudi Arabia, probably, got caught, got tortured to out his handlers, died from the stress. Turkey supports IS and Al Queda so, chances are good this guy is a radical himself.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/cia-saudi-crown-prince-khashoggi.html?module=inline https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0dc0fad25ced https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018...ordered-khashoggi-murder-181123070359687.html ok 'ample evidence' by spook standards
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...abc312-60a1-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html https://theweek.com/speedreads/835653/trump-vetoes-resolution-end-involvement-yemen-war Trump vetoes resolution to end U.S. involvement in Yemen war President Trump on Tuesday vetoed a bipartisan resolution that would end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. This is the second veto of Trump's presidency. In his veto message, Trump wrote that the measure is an "unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future." The coalition is fighting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who want to take control of the Yemeni government. The Trump administration has said it must support Saudi Arabia in order to keep Iranian influence from spreading. The war has caused a humanitarian crisis, with thousands of civilians dying from illness and starvation. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said the veto is a "painful missed opportunity" for a "president elected on the promise of putting a stop to our endless wars. The Yemen War Powers Resolution was a bipartisan, bicameral effort to end the world's largest humanitarian crisis and supported by some of the president's most trusted Republican allies."
But the poor Venezuelans they said... https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...8d8bb1df986_story.html?utm_term=.0a1f46ccdb51 Senate fails to override Trump’s veto of resolution demanding end to U.S. involvement in Yemen war The Senate on Thursday fell short of the votes needed to override President Trump’s veto of legislation demanding an end of U.S. support for the Saudi-led military coalition operating in Yemen, a country plagued by more than four years of a devastating civil war. The measure, sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), passed the Senate and the House earlier this year, with the support of all Democrats, seven Republican senators and 18 House Republicans. Those same Senate Republicans — Lee was joined by Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Steve Daines (Mont.), Jerry Moran (Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rand Paul (Ky.) and Todd C. Young (Ind.) — voted with the Democrats on Thursday to override Trump’s veto in a 53-to-45 vote. Two-thirds of the Senate, or 67 senators, would have been necessary to sustain an override. The legislation sought to use Congress’s war powers to curtail U.S. logistical and intelligence support for the Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government and its fight against Houthi rebels backed by Iran.
It's good that Trump is stopping the support. Time to use the tax payers money properly and the middle east should grow up and fix their own problems.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...s-uae-arms-trade-congress-yemen-a8929741.html Trump invokes emergency powers to sidestep Congress and sell arms to Saudi Arabia Move comes after congress voted to end US support of Saudi military operation in Yemen Donald Trump has asserted rarely used emergency powers to sidestep congressional objections, and give the green light to an arms deal involving Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, told the leaders of several congressional committees the president was claiming a national emergency existed because of a purported threat from Iran and was, as a result, giving permission for 22 arms deals with around $8bn (£6.3bn). A number of members of congress, which had already voted for the US to terminate its support for Saudi’s military operation against Yemen – a resolution Mr Trump vetoed – fear the weapons could be used in those bombing operations, which have resulted in widespread civilian injuries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...e4f85e-815a-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html Trump chooses to give a gift to MBS and set a dangerous new precedent LAST MONTH, a bipartisan congressional majority voted against further U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s disastrous intervention in Yemen, which has failed to achieve its aims while helping to produce the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. President Trump vetoed the resolution, and now he has doubled down on offering unqualified support to the Saudi regime and its allies. On Friday, the State Department notified Congress that it was invoking emergency authority to bypass opposition and complete 22 arms deals to Saudi Arabia and several other countries — including more of the munitions that have been killing civilians in Yemen. The action was another violation by Mr. Trump of established norms, if not law. The administration’s notification did not explain what “emergency” allowed it to use a loophole in the Arms Export Control Act, which gives Congress authority to review weapons sales. Though Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited the need for Arab nations “to deter and defend themselves” against Iran, some of the arms being provided will not be available for years, which means they are not relevant to the civil war in Yemen or rising tensions elsewhere in the region. Some of the materiel is going to Jordan, which is not at war in Yemen or anywhere else.