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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumstrump just put a target on the back of every journalist in the world.
by giving the crown prince a pass on murder.
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trump just put a target on the back of every journalist in the world. (Original Post)
spanone
Nov 2018
OP
"... it's okay to kill [your] critics, as long as [you] call them enemies of the people."
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2018
#5
It's my opinion the killing was planned with and known about by Trump, Kushner and Pompeo.
Claritie Pixie
Nov 2018
#8
nolabear
(41,959 posts)1. Not just journalists. Anybody they choose. Anybody inconvenient.
Look at Russia. This is grisly and crude but its practically de rigeur for Putin.
bdamomma
(63,840 posts)4. Putin poisons
his critics and throws them off balconies.
spanone
(135,828 posts)6. I imagine you are correct.
enough
(13,256 posts)9. Exactly. NT
MontanaMama
(23,308 posts)2. Further...I believe he knows exactly
what he is doing.
Girard442
(6,070 posts)7. The MAGATs hear the message loud and clear.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)3. ...and also limiting the meek White House press corpse to ONE question each
One stinking question.
If the corporate press corpse stays submissive in this context, then they are waving a white flag. They prefer their corporate (R) paychecks to honor, integrity, and journalism 101.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,414 posts)5. "... it's okay to kill [your] critics, as long as [you] call them enemies of the people."
Aaron Rupar Retweeted
Journalists and press freedom campaigners tell me President Trumps stance on Khashoggis murder sends a message to anyone in a position of power that its okay to kill their critics, as long as they call them enemies of the people.
Link to tweet
spanone
(135,828 posts)10. K&R...
Claritie Pixie
(2,199 posts)8. It's my opinion the killing was planned with and known about by Trump, Kushner and Pompeo.
Too bad Interpol will be run by the Russians now, leaving the door open for extremely wealthy despots to live above the law and lay waste to whomever and whatever they wish.
Dark Days for the entire world.