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Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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Ali Shihabi علي الشهابيVerified account

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Author and commentator on Middle Eastern politics and economics with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia.

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Joined January 2011

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    1. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

      For all those who have poured scorn on me for “defending the indefensible,” let me say the following:

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    2. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

      Many of you don’t give a damn what happens to Saudi Arabia, my country, either out of ignorance or malice toward the country or out of hatred for Trump, and you see this tragic event as a convenient weapon to use against the president.

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    3. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

      Jamal was murdered in a horrific fashion by people who should be and will be treated as criminals, having carried out a stupid, botched operation that should have never been attempted in the first place.

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    4. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

      The cover-up was ill-advised and incompetent, but more-sophisticated leaders in the West have also made such mistakes.

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      Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

      To expect Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), a young leader with only a few years of experience, to have handled such a political calamity with the virtuoso performance of a seasoned, wise, experienced Western politician is unfair and malicious.

      9:45 AM - 20 Oct 2018
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      • Saeed Alhamlan 🦅 Ibrahim Salameh TheseLongWars Peter Brown Ahmad D Al Shubbar 𝓨𝓪𝓱𝓲𝓪 𝓐𝓵𝓪𝔂𝔂𝓪𝓯𝓲 ‏﮼محمد،عبدالقادر،حبيب،الله،صبر،السندي h هِـ 👳🏽‍♀️ UNSNUK
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        2. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

          For him to have the courage to come out now and admit to what has happened, to make a 180-degree turn in the narrative, frankly shows more courage than most politicians who have initially fallen into the cover-up trap.

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        3. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

          MBS probably authorized a rendition, which, if so, was ill-advised, but leaders and governments make mistakes, sometimes horrible ones (e.g., the US invasion of Iraq, which killed, maimed, and orphaned tens of thousands).

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        4. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

          Many today on their high horses of self-righteousness supported that war and never were held accountable, either legally or professionally, or had their “credibility” questioned in the aftermath.

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        5. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

          Many of MBS’s key advisors have been fired, and the government has learned a hard lesson, but if anybody thinks that the whole line of succession should be altered because of one horrible crime carried out by Saudi intelligence, they are crazy.

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        6. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

          Stability and continuity are absolutely paramount. And MBS is going nowhere. A change in leadership would put the country, already surrounded by peril, into inconceivable turmoil, giving rise to political jockeying and possible risk of collapse.

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        7. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

          At present, the Saudi government has been humbled and chastened and has learned some lessons the hard way. Going forward, it will be a better government for it. But one horrible murder cannot and will not be allowed to put the country further at risk.

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        8. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

          God bless Jamal’s soul. He is surely in heaven looking down on us. I have known him for decades and believe even he would not have wanted his country’s safety and security to be put at risk from this.

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        9. Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي‏Verified account @aliShihabi 20 Oct 2018

          Even in death, Jamal has served his country, in that this horrible event will bring a level of political maturity and caution to Saudi Arabia that is clearly needed.

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        1. ایمان رحمتی‌زاده‏ @imanrahmati_fa 20 Oct 2018
          Replying to @aliShihabi

          I wonder how long and how many more children lives would it take for this “young leader” to understand his mistake in Yemen.

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        2. Google Cops 40%‏ @JDMcNugentMets 20 Oct 2018
          Replying to @aliShihabi

          They cut the victim up with a bone saw that they brought on a plane

          2 replies 4 retweets 142 likes
        3. philtor‏ @philtor 20 Oct 2018
          Replying to @JDMcNugentMets @aliShihabi

          But you're being so judgmental, how can you expect the young prince to know that it would look bad?

          0 replies 1 retweet 86 likes
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