These are the same thugs that bragged that Jared Kushner is in the pocket of the Crown Prince. At the beginning of Jared’s government job, he was looking at a billion and a half debt on his 666 Wall Street property. Qatar’s Anbang Insurance Group, controlled by the ruling family, had worked on a plan to knock down 666 and build a new building at the site, twice as tall. But talks broke down and they refused to help him and they were blockaded, even though they have a US base there. However Jared met with the Crown Prince for days planning strategy for the middle east. It’s been reported that Jared gave the prince US intel on his enemies, which may have been used as a roadmap to the purge at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton in February. In August, Brookfield Properties, an international real estate company, took over 100% of Jared’s debt on 666 Wall Street.
Hard to believe that overall the world is becoming more humane and more civilized when there are still those with such a narrow, fragile ideology/philosophy that they are aggressively defensive of.
In 1991, as Mr. Trump was teetering on personal bankruptcy and scrambling to raise cash, he sold his 282-foot yacht “Princess” to Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin-Talal for $20 million, a third less than what he reportedly paid for it.
Four years later, the prince came to his rescue again, joining other investors in a $325 million deal for Mr. Trump’s money-losing Plaza Hotel.
In 2001, Mr. Trump sold the entire 45th floor of the Trump World Tower across from the U.N. in New York for $12 million, the biggest purchase in that building to that point, according to the brokerage site Streeteasy. The buyer: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Shortly after he announced his run for president, Mr. Trump began laying the groundwork for possible new business in the kingdom. He registered eight companies with names tied to the country, such as “THC Jeddah Hotel Advisor LLC” and “DT Jeddah Technical Services,” according to a 2016 financial disclosure report to the federal government. Jeddah is a major city in the country.
“Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million,” Trump told a crowd at an Alabama rally on Aug. 21, 2015, the same day he created four of the entities. “Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”
The strongest among founding king Abdul Aziz ibn Saud’s 45 sons passed the crown from one to another. Now, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi chillingly tells us that generational succession is no longer a future problem. It is a present crisis. In a country where tradition is very strong, thriving family businesses are adapting to global changes and competitiveness by offering outsiders opportunities for joint ventures. “You trust blood, and that’s it” – the advantages of a Saudi family business.
The House of Saud is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state, and his brothers, though the ruling faction of the family is primarily led by the descendants of Ibn Saud, the modern founder of Saudi Arabia. The most influential position of the royal family is the King of Saudi Arabia. King Salman, who reigns currently , chose first his nephew and then his son as the crown prince without consulting the Allegiance Council. The family is estimated to comprise 15,000 members, but the majority of the power and wealth is possessed by a group of about 2,000 of them.
Trump is not the first president to bet on the wrong foreign leader. But he should now use the US’s considerable influence to steer the king toward a new succession plan. Khashoggi’s murder was a flagrant insult to the US and to the president personally. To go groveling after its apparent author weakens Trump, weakens the US and makes Saudi Arabia a powder keg.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 5 years ago
These are the same guys who flew in the World Trade Center and yet, we invaded Iraq. Go figure.
feverjr Premium Member over 5 years ago
These are the same thugs that bragged that Jared Kushner is in the pocket of the Crown Prince. At the beginning of Jared’s government job, he was looking at a billion and a half debt on his 666 Wall Street property. Qatar’s Anbang Insurance Group, controlled by the ruling family, had worked on a plan to knock down 666 and build a new building at the site, twice as tall. But talks broke down and they refused to help him and they were blockaded, even though they have a US base there. However Jared met with the Crown Prince for days planning strategy for the middle east. It’s been reported that Jared gave the prince US intel on his enemies, which may have been used as a roadmap to the purge at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton in February. In August, Brookfield Properties, an international real estate company, took over 100% of Jared’s debt on 666 Wall Street.
babka Premium Member over 5 years ago
permission to share?
superposition over 5 years ago
Hard to believe that overall the world is becoming more humane and more civilized when there are still those with such a narrow, fragile ideology/philosophy that they are aggressively defensive of.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
The$e are the $ame thug$ that Trump LOVES…
In 1991, as Mr. Trump was teetering on personal bankruptcy and scrambling to raise cash, he sold his 282-foot yacht “Princess” to Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin-Talal for $20 million, a third less than what he reportedly paid for it.
Four years later, the prince came to his rescue again, joining other investors in a $325 million deal for Mr. Trump’s money-losing Plaza Hotel.
In 2001, Mr. Trump sold the entire 45th floor of the Trump World Tower across from the U.N. in New York for $12 million, the biggest purchase in that building to that point, according to the brokerage site Streeteasy. The buyer: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Shortly after he announced his run for president, Mr. Trump began laying the groundwork for possible new business in the kingdom. He registered eight companies with names tied to the country, such as “THC Jeddah Hotel Advisor LLC” and “DT Jeddah Technical Services,” according to a 2016 financial disclosure report to the federal government. Jeddah is a major city in the country.
“Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million,” Trump told a crowd at an Alabama rally on Aug. 21, 2015, the same day he created four of the entities. “Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
Mr. Trump does not care if the Prince killed a journalist working in the United States,
Mr. Trump does not want to jeopardize his arms sales to the Prince
so the Prince can bomb Yemen civilians.
I wonder what Mr. Trump’s cut in the arms deal is.
feverjr Premium Member over 5 years ago
So Trump doesn’t think that the Crown Prince can handle playing innocent. He sends Mike Pompeo to tell him how to deny he had anything to do with it.
“The Art of Obstruction of Justice” by Donald J. Trump
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudis-using-pompeos-plan-shield-leadership-khashoggi-fallout-says-source-1684431379
FrannieL Premium Member over 5 years ago
This just in…the Saudi’s have dropped oil prices seven percent.
feverjr Premium Member over 5 years ago
This just in…. Putin about to be in charge of Interpol….. WTF?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2018/11/19/putin-is-about-to-gain-control-of-the-worlds-main-law-enforcement-organization/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7acf9d0c79a4
FrannieL Premium Member over 5 years ago
Maybe the Middle East needs an Arab NATO.
TaximanSteve over 5 years ago
Nice touch with the abattoir wheelbarrow.
Mr. Blawt over 5 years ago
The strongest among founding king Abdul Aziz ibn Saud’s 45 sons passed the crown from one to another. Now, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi chillingly tells us that generational succession is no longer a future problem. It is a present crisis. In a country where tradition is very strong, thriving family businesses are adapting to global changes and competitiveness by offering outsiders opportunities for joint ventures. “You trust blood, and that’s it” – the advantages of a Saudi family business.
The House of Saud is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state, and his brothers, though the ruling faction of the family is primarily led by the descendants of Ibn Saud, the modern founder of Saudi Arabia. The most influential position of the royal family is the King of Saudi Arabia. King Salman, who reigns currently , chose first his nephew and then his son as the crown prince without consulting the Allegiance Council. The family is estimated to comprise 15,000 members, but the majority of the power and wealth is possessed by a group of about 2,000 of them.
Trump is not the first president to bet on the wrong foreign leader. But he should now use the US’s considerable influence to steer the king toward a new succession plan. Khashoggi’s murder was a flagrant insult to the US and to the president personally. To go groveling after its apparent author weakens Trump, weakens the US and makes Saudi Arabia a powder keg.
feverjr Premium Member over 5 years ago
Update…. Interpol just elected the South Korean Kim Jong Yang to head the international police force over the Russian Prokopchuk….