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October 2, 2019

Washington Post Columnist Jamal Khashoggi Rembered One Year After Assassination in Saudi Consulate
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Today marks one year since the Saudi-born Washington Post columnist
Jamal Khashoggi was brutally assassinated inside the Saudi Consulate in
Istanbul. The masterminds of the killing remain at large. Last year, the
CIA concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered
Khashoggi's assassination, but the prince remains a close ally to the
U.S. government. Earlier today, Khashoggi's widow Hatice Cengiz and
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos attended a vigil outside the Saudi
Consulate in Istanbul. Meanwhile, a U.S.-based law firm has revealed it
has filed a petition at the International Criminal Court to have the
Saudi crown prince be investigated for "crimes against humanity,"
including the murder of Khashoggi.
This comes as a number of top U.S. executives are planning to head to
Saudi Arabia later this month to participate in an investment conference
known as "Davos in the Desert." Democratic presidential candidate Bernie
Sanders criticized the companies participating. He wrote on Twitter,
"The greed of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Black Rock is
insatiable. Who cares if the Saudis are starving millions of Yemeni
civilians or that our planet faces a climate emergency? Profiting off of
$1.5 trillion in Saudi oil is just too important." President Trump's
son-in-law Jared Kushner is also expected to attend.