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Will Journalist’s Murder Hurt US-Saudi Relations?

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 08: A man holds a poster of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest organized by members of the Turkish-Arabic Media Association at the entrance to Saudi Arabia’s consulate on October 8, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. Fears are growing over the fate of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Turkish officials said they believe he was murdered inside the Saudi consulate. Saudi consulate officials have said that missing writer and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi went missing after leaving the consulate, however the statement directly contradicts other sources including Turkish officials. Jamal Khashoggi a Saudi writer critical of the Kingdom and a contributor to the Washington Post was living in self-imposed exile in the U.S. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

As the controversy surrounding Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggis killing continues well turn to Code Pinks Medea Benjamin for a discussion of whether it will impact US-Saudi relations and particularly arms sales. Then, Sayu Bhojwani will join us to discuss her new book, People Like Us: The New Wave of Candidates Knocking at Democracy’s Door. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.

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