Back in 1998, for a TCM listing, Rick Polito wrote, “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.”
That sounds more like something out of “The National Enquirer,” — coincidentally (or not) one of DT’s media allies. (Just for fun, read “Pornoviolence,” by Tom Wolfe.)
The journalist’s savage murder exposed Saudi Arabia’s ruler as an enemy of a free press. His legacy should not stop there.
A year has passed since Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist and contributor to The Washington Post and Virginia resident, entered the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul to secure a document for his approaching marriage, only to be slain and cut to pieces, all recorded in sickening detail by Turkish secret services. Though the evidence is strong that he was killed with at least the knowledge of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the kingdom, in order to silence a sharp critic, the prince remains in the good graces of President Trump.
Mr. Khashoggi’s dismembered body, taken from the consulate in suitcases, has never been found. The trial of 11 men charged in Saudi Arabia with the killing has been slow, secretive and utterly lacking in credibility. Saud al-Qahtani, the prince’s former top aide and the alleged architect of the murder, has not been charged and has vanished. Prince Mohammed finally took “full responsibility as a leader in Saudi Arabia” for the killing, in a recent interview on CBS News’s “60 Minutes” — but only as a “buck stops here” gesture, still denying any advance knowledge or involvement.
Even after the C.I.A., a United Nations investigation, Turkish prosecutors and the United States Congress pointed fingers at Prince Mohammed, Mr. Trump ignored them all to sustain the illusion that safeguarding his “friendship” with the prince was critical to arms sales, confronting Iran, securing oil supplies and producing a Middle East peace plan that the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, keeps promising to unveil.
JARED KUSHNER DISMISSED KILLING OF SAUDI DISSIDENT JAMAL KHASHOGGI: ‘THIS WAS A TERRORIST MASQUERADING AS A JOURNALIST,’ CLAIMS BOOKBY SHANE CROUCHER ON 5/30/19
Oh look, Kelley made it appear as if WaPo supports and celebrates the victimhood of authoritarian killers. I mean how else does one rationalizes labeling the two Wicked Witches of Oz as victims of an unruly Millennial teenager with a diverse group of friends.
The guy on the far left of the cartoon is Marco Rubio. He hates Trump’s guts, but he doesn’t have any courage. The Tin Man is Mitch McConnell…he has no heart. The Scarecrow is Louie Gohmert..No brain. And next we have Melania. She just wants to go home.
DD Wiz Premium Member over 4 years ago
That “Dorothy” (the heroine) looks a lot like Nancy Pelosi.
And the puddle of liquidated evil at her feet looks like the “witch hunt” got its smoking broomstick.
braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago
Is SKelley trying to set a record for stupid cartoons?
RAGs over 4 years ago
If this was an “HONEST” cartoon (which is against SKELLEY’s creed) the “reporter” would be from Fox.
gopher gofer over 4 years ago
mr kelley isn’t in any way qualified to comment about the washington post…
Ontman over 4 years ago
How was she not saved by her genius president? That WAS the press secretary wasn’t it?
guyjen2004 Premium Member over 4 years ago
It’s a fair poke at the state of our biased media.
WestNYC Premium Member over 4 years ago
WaPo has become its NY counterpart.
Nebulous Premium Member over 4 years ago
So he can’t even come up with something original?
Back in 1998, for a TCM listing, Rick Polito wrote, “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.”
PraiseofFolly over 4 years ago
That sounds more like something out of “The National Enquirer,” — coincidentally (or not) one of DT’s media allies. (Just for fun, read “Pornoviolence,” by Tom Wolfe.)
Patjade over 4 years ago
Hey, Kelley, you misspelled Breitbart.
jhayesd31 over 4 years ago
Let’s start a “Fire Steve Kelly crusade” Bring back bob Rogers
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
Jamal Khashoggi Is Still Owed Justice
The journalist’s savage murder exposed Saudi Arabia’s ruler as an enemy of a free press. His legacy should not stop there.
A year has passed since Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist and contributor to The Washington Post and Virginia resident, entered the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul to secure a document for his approaching marriage, only to be slain and cut to pieces, all recorded in sickening detail by Turkish secret services. Though the evidence is strong that he was killed with at least the knowledge of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the kingdom, in order to silence a sharp critic, the prince remains in the good graces of President Trump.
Mr. Khashoggi’s dismembered body, taken from the consulate in suitcases, has never been found. The trial of 11 men charged in Saudi Arabia with the killing has been slow, secretive and utterly lacking in credibility. Saud al-Qahtani, the prince’s former top aide and the alleged architect of the murder, has not been charged and has vanished. Prince Mohammed finally took “full responsibility as a leader in Saudi Arabia” for the killing, in a recent interview on CBS News’s “60 Minutes” — but only as a “buck stops here” gesture, still denying any advance knowledge or involvement.
Even after the C.I.A., a United Nations investigation, Turkish prosecutors and the United States Congress pointed fingers at Prince Mohammed, Mr. Trump ignored them all to sustain the illusion that safeguarding his “friendship” with the prince was critical to arms sales, confronting Iran, securing oil supplies and producing a Middle East peace plan that the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, keeps promising to unveil.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/opinion/jamal-khashoggi-saudi.html
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
JARED KUSHNER DISMISSED KILLING OF SAUDI DISSIDENT JAMAL KHASHOGGI: ‘THIS WAS A TERRORIST MASQUERADING AS A JOURNALIST,’ CLAIMS BOOKBY SHANE CROUCHER ON 5/30/19
https://www.newsweek.com/kushner-khashoggi-saudi-terrorist-wolff-book-1439068
Librarylady over 4 years ago
Don’t forget the teachers. Many use supplement materials that cover what Texas textbooks leave out or spin.
DrDon1 over 4 years ago
Is Kelley implying that the ‘Post-Gazette’ is more informative ( more objective ) than the ‘Post!’
ndblackirish97 over 4 years ago
Oh look, Kelley made it appear as if WaPo supports and celebrates the victimhood of authoritarian killers. I mean how else does one rationalizes labeling the two Wicked Witches of Oz as victims of an unruly Millennial teenager with a diverse group of friends.
pat gorse over 4 years ago
The guy on the far left of the cartoon is Marco Rubio. He hates Trump’s guts, but he doesn’t have any courage. The Tin Man is Mitch McConnell…he has no heart. The Scarecrow is Louie Gohmert..No brain. And next we have Melania. She just wants to go home.