KHASHOGGI incident → enables POTUS to cut DS strings
…Mnuchin and many CEO/CFOs not going to investors conference.
…SA took out more (DS!?) Playeds in own administration
…and now:
21 Saudis to lose US visas over Khashoggi murder, Saudi Arabia still an important ally – Pompeo
The US will punish those responsible for killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi by revoking visas and possibly imposing Global Magnitsky Act sanctions, but Saudi Arabia remains an important ally, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Twenty-one Saudi citizens will have their US visas revoked or be declared ineligible for them as part of the response, the State Department said on Tuesday. In a short press conference, Pompeo said the US was “exploring” the option of imposing sanctions as well.
“These penalties will not be the last word on the matter from the United States,” the US top diplomat said. “We're making very clear that the US does not tolerate this kind of ruthless action to silence Mr. Khashoggi, a journalist, through violence.”
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https://www.rt.com/usa/442080-pompeo-khashoggi-visas-sanctions/
Reminds me much on diplmomats taken away from US and russia after Skripal incident…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act