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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of US senators launched a sharp attack on Saudi Arabia and its crown prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, after briefing the CIA on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
CIA Director Gina Haspel on Tuesday informed US Senate congressional leaders about the killing of Khashoggi, triggering widespread echoes and strong reactions among senators.
After the meeting with Haskell on the administration's policy towards Saudi Arabia in the wake of the death of Khashoggi and the continuation of the Yemeni crisis, Democratic Senator from New Jersey, Bob Menendez, said the United States should respond "strongly" to the assassination of the Saudi journalist and developments in the war in Yemen, : "The views that I committed to before were reinforced."
He stressed that the United States should send a "clear and unambiguous message in two different ways to the Saudis" against the background of these two issues, considering that the imposition of additional sanctions on the Kingdom would be an appropriate response.
In turn, Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, confirmed that "there is no doubt" after having seen the CIA report that the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, "The assassination of Khashoggi.
Korker said the letters sent by the US administration to the Crown Prince were insufficient and would allow him to continue following the path he had taken.
He called on the administration of US President Donald Trump, who also belongs to the Republican Party, to strongly condemn the Saudi operation, stressing that "there should be a penalty for killing."
He said Trump must "stand and say in the coming days that the United States does not forgive the killing of people, otherwise Congress must take action."
"This meeting confirmed many of our thoughts about this murder, which deserves condemnation, which is not approved by anyone in the United States," said Democratic Rep. Richard Shelby of Alabama.
The more severe statements came from the prominent Republican senator from South Carolina, Lindsay Graham, who after the meeting with Haskel expressed his great confidence that Khashoggi's killing could not have been carried out without the knowledge of the Saudi crown prince.
Graham launched a sharp attack on the crown prince, who he described as "crazy and dangerous," saying it was "a destructive force involved in the killing of Khashoggi."
"Only those who claim to be blind may come to the conclusion that this incident was not orchestrated and organized by persons under Mohammed bin Salman's command," he said.
The Republican senator vowed that he would work with his colleagues in the Senate to issue a joint statement confirming Bin Salman's involvement in Khashoggi's death, while stressing that he would not support in such circumstances any deals for the sale of US arms to Saudi Arabia.
Graham also said the Trump administration did not want to admit evidence of Bin Salman's role in the crime, calling for sanctions under the Magnetsky Act for all those responsible for the killing of the Saudi journalist.
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US senator launches attack on Saudi Arabia and describes bin Salman as "crazy"
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of US senators launched a sharp attack on Saudi Arabia and its crown prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, after briefing the CIA on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
CIA Director Gina Haspel on Tuesday informed US Senate congressional leaders about the killing of Khashoggi, triggering widespread echoes and strong reactions among senators.
After the meeting with Haskell on the administration's policy towards Saudi Arabia in the wake of the death of Khashoggi and the continuation of the Yemeni crisis, Democratic Senator from New Jersey, Bob Menendez, said the United States should respond "strongly" to the assassination of the Saudi journalist and developments in the war in Yemen, : "The views that I committed to before were reinforced."
He stressed that the United States should send a "clear and unambiguous message in two different ways to the Saudis" against the background of these two issues, considering that the imposition of additional sanctions on the Kingdom would be an appropriate response.
In turn, Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, confirmed that "there is no doubt" after having seen the CIA report that the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, "The assassination of Khashoggi.
Korker said the letters sent by the US administration to the Crown Prince were insufficient and would allow him to continue following the path he had taken.
He called on the administration of US President Donald Trump, who also belongs to the Republican Party, to strongly condemn the Saudi operation, stressing that "there should be a penalty for killing."
He said Trump must "stand and say in the coming days that the United States does not forgive the killing of people, otherwise Congress must take action."
"This meeting confirmed many of our thoughts about this murder, which deserves condemnation, which is not approved by anyone in the United States," said Democratic Rep. Richard Shelby of Alabama.
The more severe statements came from the prominent Republican senator from South Carolina, Lindsay Graham, who after the meeting with Haskel expressed his great confidence that Khashoggi's killing could not have been carried out without the knowledge of the Saudi crown prince.
Graham launched a sharp attack on the crown prince, who he described as "crazy and dangerous," saying it was "a destructive force involved in the killing of Khashoggi."
"Only those who claim to be blind may come to the conclusion that this incident was not orchestrated and organized by persons under Mohammed bin Salman's command," he said.
The Republican senator vowed that he would work with his colleagues in the Senate to issue a joint statement confirming Bin Salman's involvement in Khashoggi's death, while stressing that he would not support in such circumstances any deals for the sale of US arms to Saudi Arabia.
Graham also said the Trump administration did not want to admit evidence of Bin Salman's role in the crime, calling for sanctions under the Magnetsky Act for all those responsible for the killing of the Saudi journalist.
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