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Joe Biden Promised To Take On Saudi Arabia Over Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudis Won.
Biden pledged to root his foreign policy in values like human rights, but didn't apply that standard to the long and morally dubious U.S.–Saudi relationship.
Each day in October 2018 brought a chilling new revelation about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
- Akbar Shahid
- Ahmed HuffPost
Saudi agents chopped off his fingers, then carved his corpse into pieces. Khashoggi’s remains seemingly vanished into thin air.
And the kill squad had clear ties to one of the most powerful men on the planet:
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman.
Joe Biden weighed in on Oct. 17, 2018.
He said his…