The Biden administration told a U.S. court that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s status as a sitting head of government shields him from a civil lawsuit brought by the fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
So, if foreign heads of state are immune to civil actions, what operation of law is the US using to make seizing his assets legal?
Hey kids: the law is interesting because the government sometimes plays by those rules. But don't think it's definitive or binding, because the government will discard the law in a heartbeat if it becomes inconvenient to follow it.
Mr. Khashoggi, a former royal insider who criticized Prince Mohammed’s policies in Washington Post columns, was killed in 2018 and his body dismembered by Saudi agents during a visit to the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate where he was seeking papers needed to marry Hatice Cengiz, a Turkish citizen.
Hilarious way of saying a known and paid Qatari propagandist who was best friends with Osama Bin Laden.
Prince Mohammed had long desired the immunity designation in the U.S., according to people close to him, believing he was owed it as the de facto leader, with his father, King Salman, delegating most duties. Without being assured of immunity from prosecution or lawsuits, the people said the prince had avoided travel to the U.S. and hasn’t been there since 2018.
In other words the Biden admin cucked out because the US is once again beholden to OPEC thanks to Bidens policies.
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So, if foreign heads of state are immune to civil actions, what operation of law is the US using to make seizing his assets legal?
Hey kids: the law is interesting because the government sometimes plays by those rules. But don't think it's definitive or binding, because the government will discard the law in a heartbeat if it becomes inconvenient to follow it.
So the Suadi's essentially made the Biden administration their bitch because of their own energy policies, good to know.
Hilarious way of saying a known and paid Qatari propagandist who was best friends with Osama Bin Laden.
In other words the Biden admin cucked out because the US is once again beholden to OPEC thanks to Bidens policies.
lol are the left going to cry about muh khashogi again?
who cares about some foreigner journo
Biden trying to get the Sauds to pump more oil and break from Russia.
Me thinks the bullet prince will take his offer, and fuck him over anyways.