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Founder, The Arabia Foundation @arabiafdn علي الشهابي

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    1. Michele Dunne‏ @MicheleDDunne Oct 29

      The death of #JamalKhashoggi should end American "dreams of a reforming Arab strongman" @jacksondiehlhttps://wapo.st/2qhDbeU?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.6fd9ff1fdbff …

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      Ali Shihabi‏Verified account @aliShihabi Oct 29
      Replying to @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

      Ok so what do you all then recommend? Elections, will they work and given that Islamists will probably win such elections will you then stop complaining about the "export of Wahhabism" and accept a reversal of newly granted women freedom's? Easy to pontificate w/out consequences

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        2. Michele Dunne‏ @MicheleDDunne Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @JacksonDiehl

          Easy to "pontificate without consequences" about the Middle East? Actually the path of least resistance in DC is to defend the perquisites of the rich & powerful, while downplaying the importance of those starved, unjustly imprisoned, or murdered by them.

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        3. Ali Shihabi‏Verified account @aliShihabi Oct 29
          Replying to @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          Answer the question I posed in the thread Michele please. Don't shift the discussion.

          3 replies 3 retweets 8 likes
        4. Michele Dunne‏ @MicheleDDunne Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @JacksonDiehl

          It is not up to US leaders to decide which pol system other countries have. But they do get to decide which foreign leaders they support & rely on, and here I agree w/Jackson that the "reforming strong man" is a mirage.

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        5. Ali Shihabi‏Verified account @aliShihabi Oct 29
          Replying to @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          Fine but if the strongman is a mirage what do you suggest? You have to have a practical answer to that question. Easy to reject something but if no better alternative exists then that is idealism not realism.

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        2. Ali Shihabi‏Verified account @aliShihabi Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          And that assumes that you could even transition into democracy without violence. Look at examples in the region. Iraq even with an American occupation and hundreds of thousands of casualties still struggles without law and order and basic services despite its massive oil wealth

          1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
        3. Ali Shihabi‏Verified account @aliShihabi Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          Building a successful governance model in the Arab world has been a huge challenge. At least the traditional monarchies have delivered stability, basic services and a larger share of oil income than any other model of government and over a 50 year period with all their faults.

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        4. Ali Shihabi‏Verified account @aliShihabi Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          Have human rights been sometimes trampled on, absolutely, but all others whether "republican" or theocratic (like Iran) have abused their people a thousand times more. You are much luckier being a Saudi than a Libyan, Iranian, Iraqi, Algerian or even a Venezuelan. All oil rich.

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        5. Ali Shihabi‏Verified account @aliShihabi Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          Instead of pontificating idealistic nonsense come up with practical suggestions + open yourself up to debate where your assumptions + theories can be tested + questioned. Easy to write on your own platforms with no pushback that will expose the shallowness of such arguments.

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        2. Evan Hill‏Verified account @evanchill Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          Elections can be good. But how about not imprisoning and executing religious and political dissidents as a start?

          3 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
        3. Alkofide  🇸🇦‏ @Alkofide Oct 29
          Replying to @evanchill @aliShihabi and

          You mean we shouldn’t do what you do?! Ok, we can do that!https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/how-team-obama-justifies-the-killing-of-a-16-year-old-american/264028/ …

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        4. Alkofide  🇸🇦‏ @Alkofide Oct 29
          Replying to @Alkofide @evanchill and

          Unlike the Obam admin, the Saudi government didn’t “justify” what happened to Khashoggi, on the contrary its prosecuting 18 suspects, and reshuffling its intelligence agencies! Have there been any charges against the killers of this boy?!

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        2. سعودي وافتخر‏ @diracatom Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          He will do it w/without help from anyone except Saudi people!!

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        3. Greenbox Museum - Art & Saudi Arabia‏ @GreenboxMuseum Oct 29
          Replying to @diracatom @aliShihabi and

          True, but then MBS has just invited the world to an investment conference in KSA and there are signs in Makkah for all of mankind, it reads somewhere in the Quran. Nationalism doesn’t help here, KSA needs to talk to the world.

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        4. سعودي وافتخر‏ @diracatom Oct 29
          Replying to @GreenboxMuseum @aliShihabi and

          We are talking. We said all the truth about khashoggi death will be revealed and all those involved will brought to justice regardless who are they. The problem , there are people and states who just want to go after our beloved MBS even before the justice takes its course!!

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        1. راكان بن سعد‏ @rakansaad0 Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          For them it doesn’t matter Ali, their prioreity is to keep the region in chaos! So they keep feeding on our misery, now after Obama project collapsed they are looking for another one..

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        1. Amira Alhashimi‏ @vipamira1 Oct 30
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          Ali you sound ridiculous, the more you try to justify #MBS actions the more insane you sound.

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        1. Ahmed‏ @moha964 Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          so are you saying elected 'Islamists' will re-instate the driving ban on women in Saudi Arabia? Are you actually serious?

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        1. Justice For Maldives‏ @MDVJustice Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          Lol. Salfism/Wahhabism is a product of Saudi Monarchy & they export & fund it. Ibn Wahhab literally made a deal with Ibn Saud to to creat Saudi Arabia. Wahhabis hate MB/islamists. You’re literally defaming Al-Sauds. We are having wahhabi problem from Saudi educated Wahhabis.

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        1. عبدالله بن علي‏ @aalali36 Oct 29
          Replying to @aliShihabi @MicheleDDunne @JacksonDiehl

          عبدالله بن علي Retweeted عبدالله بن علي

          https://twitter.com/aalali36/status/1056525762726113281?s=21 …

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          عبدالله بن علي @aalali36
          Replying to @washingtonpost
          That is double standards, since they the ones who call for the right for Iran and Muslim Brotherhood to spread hatred, oppression and violence in the ME.
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