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CousinIT

(9,238 posts)
Thu May 18, 2017, 04:47 PM May 2017

Sauds to host US Misogynist in Chief w/ men-only concert celebrating arms deal arranged by Kushner

Saudi Arabia is preparing to shower President Trump in extravagant fashion for his upcoming trip to further ally the two nations.

The two-day trip to the kingdom will feature visits from an array of peculiar figures such as Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, whom the Associated Press has noted has been indicted for war crimes. Fox News host Bret Baier is also expected to deliver a speech, while American country singer Toby Keith will perform at a concert for men only in Riyadh, the nation’s capital.

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On Sunday Trump will deliver a speech to the Muslim world that will be penned by senior policy adviser Stephen Miller.(snivelling alt-right jackass dujour) Despite the fact that may have expressed concerns about human rights within the country, the main focus of Trump’s talks “will be on securing more multi-billion dollar military deals, advancing economic ties and isolating Iran.” An arms deal, negotiated by Trump’s (shithead) son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, is expected to be one of the largest in history and could total as much as $350 billion over the course of 10 years.


http://www.salon.com/2017/05/18/saudi-arabia-to-shower-donald-trump-with-an-extravaganza-featuring-male-only-concert-by-toby-keith/#.WR4F_Sb4ttM.twitter

NOTE: the terms &quot snivelling alt-right jackass dujour)" and &quot shithead)" were added by ME.
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Sauds to host US Misogynist in Chief w/ men-only concert celebrating arms deal arranged by Kushner (Original Post) CousinIT May 2017 OP
Abdullah doesn't get much USO C_U_L8R May 2017 #1
Jared Kushner personally called the head of Lockheed to get a better arms deal for Saudi Arabia CousinIT May 2017 #2
Listen, she had a private email server... NightWatcher May 2017 #3
Wonder what Ivanka thinks of all this? smirkymonkey May 2017 #4
disagree, Ivanka is just like him and probably worse . JI7 May 2017 #5
Eh, you're probably right. smirkymonkey May 2017 #6

CousinIT

(9,238 posts)
2. Jared Kushner personally called the head of Lockheed to get a better arms deal for Saudi Arabia
Thu May 18, 2017, 10:42 PM
May 2017
$110 Billion Weapons Sale to Saudis Has Jared Kushner’s Personal Touch

WASHINGTON — On the afternoon of May 1, President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, welcomed a high-level delegation of Saudis to a gilded reception room next door to the White House and delivered a brisk pep talk: “Let’s get this done today.”

Mr. Kushner was referring to a $100 billion-plus arms deal that the administration hoped to seal with Saudi Arabia in time to announce it during Mr. Trump’s visit to the kingdom this weekend. The two sides discussed a shopping list that included planes, ships and precision-guided bombs. Then an American official raised the idea of the Saudis’ buying a sophisticated radar system designed to shoot down ballistic missiles.

Sensing that the cost might be a problem, several administration officials said, Mr. Kushner picked up the phone and called Marillyn A. Hewson — the chief executive of Lockheed Martin, which makes the radar system — and asked her whether she could cut the price. As his guests watched slack-jawed, Ms. Hewson told him she would look into it, officials said.

Mr. Kushner’s personal intervention in the arms sale is further evidence of the Trump White House’s readiness to dispense with custom in favor of informal, hands-on deal making. It also offers a window into how the administration hopes to change America’s position in the Middle East, emphasizing hard power and haggling over traditional diplomacy.


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/world/middleeast/jared-kushner-saudi-arabia-arms-deal-lockheed.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
4. Wonder what Ivanka thinks of all this?
Fri May 19, 2017, 12:36 AM
May 2017

I don't like her, but I still think she is still too good for that corpse, Kushner.

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