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NYU journalism professor. Former Middle East bureau chief, Ex fellow. Writing a book on the proxy wars between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

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Joined July 2014
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    20 Jan 2017

    I listened to Trump's inauguration speech dubbed on an Arabic channel — it could have easily been Saddam, Assad, or Sisi

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  2. 42 minutes ago

    MBS has about as much loyalty to his underlings as Trump — another reason they get along so well

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    22 hours ago

    “Trump aligned US foreign policy with Saudi Arabia’s vision of the Middle East. This has unleashed a dangerous recklessness from the Gulf state” — my latest

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  4. 16 hours ago

    Saudi ex-dissident wants the world to know he was never threatened: “I was neither imprisoned nor faced any travel ban after my return to the Kingdom. I am now absolutely enjoying freedom within the Kingdom”

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  5. 16 hours ago

    Pompeo’s aides trying to do damage control after the disastrous optics of his meeting with MbS in Saudi Arabia

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    17 hours ago

    “Several of Khashoggi’s friends said that senior Saudi officials close to the crown prince had contacted him in recent months, even offering him a high-level job working for the government if he returned to the kingdom. He said he didn’t trust the offer, fearing it was a ruse.”

    “Khashoggi had sent him $5,000 for a project they called ‘the bees’ — an initiative to build an online ‘army’ inside Saudi Arabia to challenge pro-government trolls on the Internet.”
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  7. 20 hours ago

    Note to Biden: The Obama administration also coddled autocrats and dictators, although Trump is doing more coddling

    Biden: Trump administration "coddles autocrats and dictators"
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  8. 21 hours ago

    “Trump condemns ‘rush to judgement’ in Khashoggi case” — front page of Saudi tomorrow

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  9. 22 hours ago

    “Trump aligned US foreign policy with Saudi Arabia’s vision of the Middle East. This has unleashed a dangerous recklessness from the Gulf state” — my latest

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  10. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    Legendary Turkish photographer Ara Güler loses battle for life at 90 -- was called "the Eye of Istanbul"

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    23 hours ago

    Case of Durham University student accused of spying in UAE raised with Prime Minister

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    Oct 17

    Khashoggi's fate isn't a surprise: Trump has emboldened Saudi Arabia says "Trump had aligned US foreign policy with Saudi Arabia’s vision of the Middle East. This has unleashed a dangerous recklessness from the Gulf state"

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    Oct 16

    “By abandoning the veneer of US concern about political reforms and protecting dissidents, Trump emboldened the Middle East’s autocrats to become even more reckless and brutal” — my latest

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  14. Oct 16

    “The Council of Ministers on Tuesday appreciated the stance taken by all the countries, organizations and the wise people around the world over the issue of the disappearance of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi”

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    Oct 16

    Does not sound like rogue killers but MBS body guard/traveling companion and members of the royal guard

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    Oct 16

    "Successive US administrations pursued a similar path in the Middle East: security, military & diplomatic cooperation with repressive regimes," writes. "Former presidents... obscured that reality with lofty rhetoric."

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    Oct 16

    And as the saying goes "The greatest threat to the House of Saud is the House of Saud itself”

    MBS's most dangerous enemies aren't in the US or Turkey or Qatar, they're inside Saudi Arabia. He has been collecting enemies for years, and many now want to see him gone.
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  18. Oct 16

    “In the end, Mohammed bin Salman could pay more dearly for the life of one critical journalist than for all of Saudi Arabia’s other destructive actions” — my latest

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    Oct 16

    Grandes manoeuvres diplomatiques autour de la disparition de Jamal Khashoggi. Mike Pompeo en discussion à Riyad avec MBS et le roi. Avant d'aller en Turquie voir Erdogan. Trump appelle de son côté MBS. Quelle porte de sortie?

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    Oct 16

    Trump’s Blank Check to Tyrants Endangers Rights Advocates in Russia and Beyond via

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  21. Oct 16

    “By abandoning the veneer of US concern about political reforms and protecting dissidents, Trump emboldened the Middle East’s autocrats to become even more reckless and brutal” — my latest

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