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Re:Ties to Saudi Prince Weigh on SoftBank Fund’s Future by zby on Sunday October 21, 2018 @03:50PM (#18269786)
There is a speculation that that was the purpose of Turkey investigating this in such a way: https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2018/10/18/the-secr...
Re:Ties to Saudi Prince Weigh on SoftBank Fund’s Future by empath75 on Sunday October 21, 2018 @04:19PM (#18269964)
Yeah as awful as what happened to Kashoggi is, Saudi Arabia was been savagely murdering people for decades and nobody blinked.

It’s not just the Turks— this whole thing is an internal power struggle over dynastic succession with hundreds of billions of dollars at stake.

Nobody making a stink about this in Congress gives a solitary shit about press freedom in Saudi Arabia. I guarantee there is some money being funneled to all those guys from some interest in Saudi Arabia opposed to the crown prince.

Re:Ties to Saudi Prince Weigh on SoftBank Fund’s Future by User23 on Sunday October 21, 2018 @04:30PM (#18270040)
It's understandable, but not admirable, that the media only cares when it's someone they identify with.
Re:Ties to Saudi Prince Weigh on SoftBank Fund’s Future by nonce725 on Monday October 22, 2018 @08:08AM (#18273963)
I wouldn't call in "only cares" but certainly "rallies around" more than usual.

Homicides in the general population happen regularly and are taken seriously, but if a cop is murdered? That's next-level enforcement.

Humans naturally band together to protect a tribe they're a part of. Modern tribes revolve around work.

Re:Ties to Saudi Prince Weigh on SoftBank Fund’s Future by Waterluvian on Sunday October 21, 2018 @04:58PM (#18270212)
It's really palpable when the media comes out swinging when it's about one of their own.

Can definitely empathize.

Re:Ties to Saudi Prince Weigh on SoftBank Fund’s Future by metildaa on Sunday October 21, 2018 @04:50PM (#18270164)
In this case, literally a member of the US media.