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demmiblue

(36,875 posts) Thu Nov 29, 2018, 11:57 AM Nov 2018

Canada announces sanctions targeting Saudis linked to 'abhorrent' Khashoggi murder

Source: CTV News

The Canadian government has announced sanctions targeting 17 people linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Khashoggi was killed last month at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. U.S. intelligence officials have said that the murder was carried out by agents of the Saudi government and ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday that the sanctions were aimed at people “responsible for or complicit in” Khashoggi’s death.

“The murder of Jamal Khashoggi is abhorrent and represents an unconscionable attack on the freedom of expression of all individuals,” Freeland said in a press release.

Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-announces-sanctions-targeting-saudis-linked-to-abhorrent-khashoggi-murder-1.4197501#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=WLMi68G

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Canada announces sanctions targeting Saudis linked to 'abhorrent' Khashoggi murder (Original Post) demmiblue Nov 2018 OP
Good Apollyonus Nov 2018 #1
I'd have more respect for my government if they cancelled the arms sales as well. OnlinePoker Nov 2018 #2
Last thing that horrible country needs is $110 billion in weapons. Initech Nov 2018 #3

OnlinePoker

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2. I'd have more respect for my government if they cancelled the arms sales as well.
Reply to demmiblue (Original post)
Thu Nov 29, 2018, 12:12 PM
Nov 2018

And to leave off the Crown Prince is horseshit.

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Initech

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3. Last thing that horrible country needs is $110 billion in weapons.
Reply to OnlinePoker (Reply #2)
Thu Nov 29, 2018, 12:38 PM
Nov 2018

You know they won't use them for good.

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