Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Spare Me America’s Tears for Jamal Khashoggi – This Excuse for Trump-Bashing Ignores the CIA’s Past Crimes 271 December 10, 2018 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Independent (United Kingdom) on 6 December 2018 by Robert Fisk (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Central Intelligence AgencyGina HaspelJamal KhashoggiMohammed bin SalmanOperation PhoenixUnited Kingdom Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: The End of New START and the Third Nuclear Age June 15, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIs humanity marching backward, or is it falling down into the nuclear abyss? 0 Ghana: The Blind Blame Trillionaire Musk, Skipping Capitalism? June 15, 2026. Published in GhanaWebMusk is very similar to Trump, they know what the people want to hear, but I doubt their sincerity. 0 Egypt: Does Might Make Right? The US-Iran Peace Deal and Limits of Military Power June 18, 2026. Published in Ahram Online[O]ne of the most important lessons of the U.S.-Iran agreement is that diplomacy itself remains a strategic resource. 0 Italy: Trump’s Weak Compromise June 20, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraThe 14 proposed points read as though they were dictated by the Iranian regime[.] 0 India: From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Delhi Must Prepare for Strategic Loneliness June 22, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe shrinking of ambitions away from the Indian Ocean ... suggests that the [U.S] is ceding the continent, including West Asia, to China. 0 Topics Canada: Trump Defeated by Iran June 22, 2026. Published in Le DevoirThe madness of this war is all the more evident now that it has achieved none of its initial objectives. 0 Saudi Arabia: The US-Iran Agreement Is a 1st Step June 22, 2026. Published in Arab News[T]he global economy remains in a state of suspended hope and not yet on a path toward definitive recovery. 0 India: From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Delhi Must Prepare for Strategic Loneliness June 22, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe shrinking of ambitions away from the Indian Ocean ... suggests that the [U.S] is ceding the continent, including West Asia, to China. 0 Israel: The Defeat of Pax-Americana June 21, 2026. Published in Israel HayomAll of Trump and Macron's attempts to gloss over this charade and downplay Iran's threats are deceptive and hypocritical. 0 Venezuela: Cuba: The Cruelty of Tyranny June 21, 2026. Published in AnaliticaThe island cannot continue to be ruled by a statist, militaristic, totalitarian and corrupt caste that controls the entire nation. 0 Italy: Trump’s Weak Compromise June 20, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraThe 14 proposed points read as though they were dictated by the Iranian regime[.] 0 Spain: Trump’s G7 Summit June 20, 2026. Published in El PaísDeference and appeasement can never be the right strategy. 0 Poland: Iran-US: Trump Awaits a Birthday Gift from Tehran June 20, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita How will the U.S. war with Iran end? Certainly, it is not Israel's victory. 0 Related Articles Saudi Arabia: A Moment in the ‘Oval Office’ December 4, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat Saudi Arabia: Riyadh and Washington … Filling the Vacuum and Lifting Stability November 25, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatThe new landscape consolidates Riyadh’s position as a regional power. Saudi Arabia: Peace Prospects in Middle East following Saudi-US Summit November 25, 2025. Published in Arab NewsWashington opposes exposing the security of the Arabian Gulf to risks, whether the threat comes from Israel or Iran. Germany: Trump’s Surprise U-Turn: Majority Votes To Release the Epstein Files November 22, 2025. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump and the Republican leaders in Congress had to succumb to public pressure. Saudi Arabia: A Reading of Saudi-American Bilateral Relations November 20, 2025. Published in Arab NewsThe crown prince’s historic visit to the US this week crowned these bilateral relations, elevating Saudi Arabia to the status of a major non-NATO ally and a trusted strategic partner. Previous articleWe All Fell for Facebook’s Utopianism, but the Mask Is at Last Being Torn AwayNext articleHow George H. W. Bush’s Failed Somalia Intervention Shaped US-Africa Ties LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment