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by gyaniv 2638 days ago
It was rather obvious even back then (or at least when Bezos first published his piece) that it was the Saudis that hacked his phone, I'm not entirely sure the significant of this message by De Becker.

Furthermore, at least the way I see it, the more important party at fault here is AMI. I mean we can't really be surprised that a dictatorship is using their powers against powerful and influential people (especially those that have publicly opposed and blamed them of crimes). But we should be outraged when an American corporation cooperates with them, and we should do what we can to stop and punish them, both the Saudis (in whatever way we can), and more easily, the entire AMI group, it's executives and everyone involved.
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a3n 2638 days ago
Yes, AMI deserves outrage and prison.

But big as they are, they're a tool. Saudi ordered the hit. As far as I, a lowly democratic individual contributor, can see.

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gyaniv 2638 days ago
They are only the tool, but they are also almost completely under our (judicial systems) control, as opposed to the foreign power (that is just trying to maintain it's control).

Just like if someone spies for a foreign country, then while that country might be acting in an unfriendly way, and we should be wary of them in the future. Their agent is a traitor, and should be handled as such.

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silexia 2638 days ago
Saudi Arabia ordered the murder of an American journalist six months ago. That journalist was attacked and cut into small pieces by a 20 man kill squad.

Now, clear evidence has come out showing that the Saudis are willing to attack even the world’s wealthiest man, Jeff Bezos. If the founder of Amazon is in their crosshairs, it is clear that no American is safe.

The traitor Trump is a big supporter of Saudi Arabia and is currently planning on selling them advanced nuclear technology. Saudi Arabia is as dangerous as Iran or North Korea or Russia – their financial backing is what made the World Trade Centers attack possible on 9/11.

Saudi Arabia is an evil dictatorship and it must go. No American is safe.

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sangnoir 2638 days ago
Correction: Jamal Kashoggi was Saudi but had permanent residence in the US ("green card"). It was reported at the time that the US administration took umbrage in his non-citizen status as they were reluctant to take punitive measures
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