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Trump lies every day and his supporters shrug their shoulders and dismiss it as not being important.  No-one challenges him, least of all the Republicans, who are pushed to exasperation, but they don't push back.  Americans live in a bubble and most of them have no idea how he is viewed on the world stage and they don't care.

Having said that even Trump has not killed someone in the White House and dismembered him.  How stupid and naive do the Saudis think we are?

There are no rogue people in a Consulate.  They are security cleared, including the locally employed staff.

Everyone of the security cameras was out of order.  Oh really?

15 men who must have had previous security clearance, flew directly from Saudi to Istanbul and  arrived at the consulate in a black van, leaving several hours later flying straight back to Saudi.

The Consul General and everyone else in the Consulate had knowledge and were witnesses of what happened to Jamal Koshoggi.

So all the walls suddenly needed painting.  Planned re-decoration was it?

Trump puts money before everything else but surely this time the Republicans will stand up and say enough is enough.  Trump wants to be a dictator like Putin, Kim Jung un and the Saudi royal family but he is their lap dog, their sycophant.  He may not have done away with anyone in the Oval office but his behaviour has given these monsters the green light to do whatever they want because they know they can get away with it.

It is 3 weeks since I had a car.  My body is keeping fit with the walking and cycling but I think my brain is atrophying.  

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