Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir echoed the sentiment in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer shortly after the meeting, which Jubeir attended, ended.
“We have investigated, punished and ensured that this does not happen again,” Jubeir said when asked about the Khashoggi murder. “That’s what countries do. That’s what the US did when the Abu Ghraib mistake was made.”
Abu Ghraib prison was a US military detention center for captured Iraqis from the start of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 until the prison was closed in 2006. In 2004, a trove of graphic images from the prison were leaked, depicting torture and the sexual abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US military personnel. Eleven US soldiers were convicted of crimes related to the scandal. Renowned Al Jazeera journalist Abu Akleh was fatally shot during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
Abu Akleh was a household name in the Arab world, having spent decades reporting on the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Footage obtained by CNN — corroborated by testimony from eight eyewitnesses, an audio analyst and an explosives expert — suggests that Abu Akleh, who was wearing a helmet and a blue protective vest marked “Press” at the time of her killing , was shot dead in a targeted attack by Israeli forces.
In the West Bank on Friday, Biden said the US insisted on a “full and transparent accounting” of the journalist’s killing.
Biden called Abu Aqleh’s death a “tremendous loss” as he stood by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem.
“I hope that her legacy … will inspire more young people to continue her work of reporting the truth and telling stories that are too often overlooked. The United States will continue to insist on a full and transparent record of her death and will continue to defends media freedom everywhere in the world,” Biden said.
Palestinian officials and family members of Abu Akleh have criticized the US investigation and are urging the US to do more to hold Israel accountable for the killing.
Khashoggi topped the Biden-MBS meeting
In a hastily arranged speech following Biden’s bilateral talks with MBS, the President said he touched on Khashoggi’s assassination at the start of the meeting. “Regarding the Khashoggi murder, I put that at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought about it at the time and what I think about it now,” Biden told reporters. “I was straightforward and direct in the discussion. I made my point crystal clear.” But the debate on human rights appears to have been dwarfed by broader discussions on energy security, regional stability, trade and investment, according to many officials. Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the war in Yemen are also believed to have been key parts of the discussions. “Those responsible (for Khashoggi’s murder) have been investigated and brought to justice and are paying the price for their crime,” Jubeir told CNN during the debate. “The discussion progressed to the formal discussion.” Senior administration officials on Saturday defended Biden’s decision to meet face-to-face with MBS, despite the backlash and criticism, saying it would have been “regressive if the president didn’t come to the region and it would be a setback if he did. He was not and has not been willing to sit down and raise human rights concerns with foreign leaders around the world.” “It’s hard to say that values are going to be a core part of your foreign policy and human rights that are important issues to us as a nation and certainly as an administration and then we’re not going to go abroad and talk to (leaders) with honest, frankly it’s about,” said a senior executive. Biden came to Jeddah seeking solutions to one of his top political problems at home — high gas prices — as diplomacy with Saudi Arabia in the Middle East was seen as one of the few avenues he could take to lower prices by putting pressure on millions of Americans. But White House officials say the President will not return to Washington on Saturday with clear increases in oil production. The expectation is that there will be increases in the coming months — on the back of the increased production levels in the OPEC+ cartel presented at the August meeting.
title: “Mbs Hits Back At Biden After President Confronts Saudi Prince Over Khashoggi " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Denver Carman”
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir echoed the sentiment in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer shortly after the meeting, which Jubeir attended, ended.
“We have investigated, punished and ensured that this does not happen again,” Jubeir said when asked about the Khashoggi murder. “That’s what countries do. That’s what the US did when the Abu Ghraib mistake was made.”
Abu Ghraib prison was a US military detention center for captured Iraqis from the start of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 until the prison was closed in 2006. In 2004, a trove of graphic images from the prison were leaked, depicting torture and the sexual abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US military personnel. Eleven US soldiers were convicted of crimes related to the scandal. Renowned Al Jazeera journalist Abu Akleh was fatally shot during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
Abu Akleh was a household name in the Arab world, having spent decades reporting on the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Footage obtained by CNN — corroborated by testimony from eight eyewitnesses, an audio analyst and an explosives expert — suggests that Abu Akleh, who was wearing a helmet and a blue protective vest marked “Press” at the time of her killing , was shot dead in a targeted attack by Israeli forces.
In the West Bank on Friday, Biden said the US insisted on a “full and transparent accounting” of the journalist’s killing.
Biden called Abu Aqleh’s death a “tremendous loss” as he stood by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem.
“I hope that her legacy … will inspire more young people to continue her work of reporting the truth and telling stories that are too often overlooked. The United States will continue to insist on a full and transparent record of her death and will continue to defends media freedom everywhere in the world,” Biden said.
Palestinian officials and family members of Abu Akleh have criticized the US investigation and are urging the US to do more to hold Israel accountable for the killing.
Khashoggi topped the Biden-MBS meeting
In a hastily arranged speech following Biden’s bilateral talks with MBS, the President said he touched on Khashoggi’s assassination at the start of the meeting. “Regarding the Khashoggi murder, I put that at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought about it at the time and what I think about it now,” Biden told reporters. “I was straightforward and direct in the discussion. I made my point crystal clear.” But the debate on human rights appears to have been dwarfed by broader discussions on energy security, regional stability, trade and investment, according to many officials. Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the war in Yemen are also believed to have been key parts of the discussions. “Those responsible (for Khashoggi’s murder) have been investigated and brought to justice and are paying the price for their crime,” Jubeir told CNN during the debate. “The discussion progressed to the formal discussion.” Senior administration officials on Saturday defended Biden’s decision to meet face-to-face with MBS, despite the backlash and criticism, saying it would have been “regressive if the president didn’t come to the region and it would be a setback if he did. He was not and has not been willing to sit down and raise human rights concerns with foreign leaders around the world.” “It’s hard to say that values are going to be a core part of your foreign policy and human rights that are important issues to us as a nation and certainly as an administration and then we’re not going to go abroad and talk to (leaders) with honest, frankly it’s about,” said a senior executive. Biden came to Jeddah seeking solutions to one of his top political problems at home — high gas prices — as diplomacy with Saudi Arabia in the Middle East was seen as one of the few avenues he could take to lower prices by putting pressure on millions of Americans. But White House officials say the President will not return to Washington on Saturday with clear increases in oil production. The expectation is that there will be increases in the coming months — on the back of the increased production levels in the OPEC+ cartel presented at the August meeting.
title: “Mbs Hits Back At Biden After President Confronts Saudi Prince Over Khashoggi " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Robert Peacock”
“The crown prince responded to President Biden’s remarks about Khashoggi after clarifying — that this crime, while very unfortunate and heinous, is something the kingdom took very seriously (and) acted in a manner sympathetic to his position as a responsible country,” said Bin Farhan. “These are issues, mistakes that happen in any country, including the U.S. The crown prince pointed out that the U.S. has made its own mistakes and has taken the necessary steps to hold those responsible accountable and address those mistakes as well as the Kingdom. “
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir echoed the sentiment in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer shortly after the meeting, which Jubeir attended, ended.
“We have investigated, punished and ensured that this does not happen again,” Jubeir said when asked about the Khashoggi murder. “That’s what countries do. That’s what the US did when the Abu Ghraib mistake was made.”
Abu Ghraib prison was a US military detention center for captured Iraqis from the start of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 until the prison was closed in 2006. In 2004, a trove of graphic images from the prison were leaked, depicting torture and the sexual abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US military personnel. Eleven US soldiers were convicted of crimes related to the scandal. Renowned Al Jazeera journalist Abu Akleh was fatally shot during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
Abu Akleh was a household name in the Arab world, having spent decades reporting on the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Footage obtained by CNN — corroborated by testimony from eight eyewitnesses, an audio analyst and an explosives expert — suggests that Abu Akleh, who was wearing a helmet and a blue protective vest marked “Press” at the time of her killing , was shot dead in a targeted attack by Israeli forces.
In the West Bank on Friday, Biden said the US insisted on a “full and transparent accounting” of the journalist’s killing.
Biden called Abu Aqleh’s death a “tremendous loss” as he stood by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem.
“I hope that her legacy … will inspire more young people to continue her work of reporting the truth and telling stories that are too often overlooked. The United States will continue to insist on a full and transparent record of her death and will continue to defends media freedom everywhere in the world,” Biden said.
Palestinian officials and family members of Abu Akleh have criticized the US investigation and are urging the US to do more to hold Israel accountable for the killing.
Khashoggi topped the Biden-MBS meeting
In a hastily arranged speech following Biden’s bilateral talks with MBS, the President said he touched on Khashoggi’s assassination at the start of the meeting. “Regarding the Khashoggi murder, I put that at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought about it at the time and what I think about it now,” Biden told reporters. “I was straightforward and direct in the conversation. I made my point crystal clear.” There was also a broader discussion about values, bin Farhan said. “The crown prince pointed out to President Biden that we the kingdom, respect for human rights is a core value for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based on our Islamic beliefs and Arab heritage. And that it is absolutely important that values are spread through dialogue,” he said. “Trying to impose your values on others will not be effective. It will give you a negative reaction… The right way to try to promote your values is to show the world that you hold those values first, that you respect your own values.” “At the end of the day you can’t impose your values by force… The crown prince has been clear with President Biden and we have our own values and those are never going to align 100% with the values of the US because we are very, very proud of our own traditions, our own values, our own faith,” added Bin Farhan. But the debate on human rights appears to have been dwarfed by broader debates on energy security, regional stability, trade and investment, according to many officials. Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the war in Yemen are also believed to have been key parts of the discussions. “Those responsible (for Khashoggi’s murder) have been investigated and brought to justice and are paying the price for their crime,” Jubeir told CNN during the debate. “The discussion progressed to the formal discussion.” Senior administration officials on Saturday defended Biden’s decision to meet face-to-face with MBS, despite the backlash and criticism, saying it would have been “regressive if the president didn’t come to the region and it would be a setback if he did. He was not and has not been willing to sit down and raise human rights concerns with foreign leaders around the world.” “It’s hard to say that values are going to be a core part of your foreign policy and human rights that are important issues to us as a nation and certainly as an administration and then we’re not going to go abroad and talk to (leaders) with honest, frankly it’s about,” said a senior executive. Biden came to Jeddah seeking solutions to one of his top political problems at home — high gas prices — as diplomacy with Saudi Arabia in the Middle East was seen as one of the few avenues he could take to lower prices by putting pressure on millions of Americans. But White House officials say the President will not return to Washington on Saturday with clear increases in oil production. The expectation is that there will be increases in the coming months — on the back of the increased production levels in the OPEC+ cartel presented at the August meeting.
