US IC prolly knows exactly how many people died in stampede, but they won't make KSA look worse than it does https://twitter.com/thekarami/status/648851867519205376 …
@charlie_simpson That they know, or that they won't make KSA look bad by revealing it?
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@emptywheel I wouldn't assume that they know (or care). -
@charlie_simpson@emptywheel Correct, outside of small niche offices moments like this, natural disasters, etc are treated with heavy shrugs -
@M_Lynch_ Even as it becomes an international issue and/or threatens to undermine current KSA leaders? Interesting.@charlie_simpson -
@emptywheel Perhaps, but its lack of governance and mismanagement that's the story, the actual death count is inconsequential -
@M_Lynch_ Is there anything that distinguishes this from previous stampedes, or is Salman just more vulnerable to such claims? - End of conversation
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