Nikki Haley: Saudi crown prince must stop 'thuggish' behavior
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) must stop the "thuggish nature in which he has been acting," in the wake of the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In an interview with The Washington Examiner on Tuesday, Haley praised the Saudi crown prince for having "a lot of good ideas,” but added that he has been "careless at times.”
She said that how bin Salman deals with the aftermath of the killing of Khashoggi will prove his ability to lead the Saudi kingdom moving forward.
"First and foremost, [the crown prince] owes us some accountability for what happened to Khashoggi. Without question," Haley said.
Commenting on this international lawyer and political analyst Barry Grossman said that the real point that needs to be made is that after her token and hypocritical reference to thugishness, she also praised the crown prince for having "a lot of good ideas,” but added that he has been "careless at times.”
"Only she can explain what she meant in saying he has been 'careless' but, peeling away the diplomatic niceties, it certainly sounds like she meant he has been a little too 'sloppy' - as in less than competent - in overseeing the 'wet work' he has ordered," Grossman added.
"In Dumbshitistan, they expect their friends to be both effective and professional when committing murder," the commentator noted.
Haley’s boss, US President Donald Trump, had sought to argue that the United States had economic and national security interests in supporting Saudi leadership despite the widespread belief that the crown prince ordered the killing of Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul on October 2.
Turkish intelligence intercepts reportedly show that Khashoggi was murdered on a direct order from the crown prince.
Trump, who has signed a $110 billion arms deal with the monarchy, has said he would not listen to the audio of Khashoggi’s killing provided to the CIA by the Turkish intelligence.
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