The article on The Washington Post gives a discussion of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi that has become an international crisis. Written by Brian Klaas, who is an American political scientists and columnist at the Washington Post, the article shows Klaas’s concerns and everyone else’s about the reality of Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump, and whether Saudi Arabia is responsible for the murder/disappearance of Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian Journalist with an American residency and a critic of the Saudi Arabia’s government. Opinions appear to be turning against Saudi Arabia as the Turkish government has audio recordings showing that Khashoggi was killed and tortured by 15 Saudi men. In the article, Klaas sends a message regarding Donald Trump and his actions to the incident.
The article discusses the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump. With Trump’s business interests, it may be impossible for him to cogitate the right punishment if Saudi Arabia is guilty. Klaas does a good job supporting that statement as he mentions the benefits Saudi Arabia has provided to Trump; companies, hotels, and bailing Trump out when he was $900 million in debt. It was also Trump’s first foreign trip, as mentioned in the article. Klaas highlights the partnership as a possibility that Saudi Arabia will get away with murder because Trump is beholden to Saudi money. Klaas uses words such as “disturbing,” “endangering,” “barbarism,” “despotic,” and "pitiless" to represent or give an idea of the Saudi Arabia leadership and their brutal actions toward their citizens and critics.
Overall, I find the article very interesting as Klaas gives a substantial amount of information. It really shows that Klaas is concerned about the incident and wants justice for Jamal Khashoggi as there has to be consequences for crimes that are committed.
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