How crass it would be to mention that the weapons he helped sell perfected the art of blowing people apart.
And Adnan Khashoggi helped sell enough of these weapons to become one of the world’s wealthiest men: a fortune once estimated at £2.4 billion, friendships with Saudi and Hollywood royalties, homes all over the world, a superyacht later sold to Donald Trump, a personal bodyguard nicknamed Mr Kill.
He started young, helped by the contacts that come from having a father who was the court doctor to King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia.
Aged 21, about a year after enrolling at Chico State College, California, he earned a commission of $150,000 dollars for assisting in a deal to sell $3 million of trucks to Egypt.
Instead, as the Saudi royal family began to plough its oil wealth into weaponry in the 1960s and 1970s, Khashoggi became the perfect “Mr Fixit”, linking his old friends in Saudi Arabia with his new friends, the American and British arms manufacturers.
“He went through yachts the way you or I go through cars,” said his biographer Ronald Kessler.
By 1980, he could afford Nabila, named after his daughter, 281ft (86.6 metres) long, the largest private yacht in the world at the time, on which it is said Khashoggi “lavished money with utter abandon”: sundeck with bullet-proof glass, solid gold sink in the master suite.
They didn’t just use any old onyx in the bathrooms of the chamois leather-lined cabins. It was hand carved onyx, sculpted by “the finest craftsman from the hills of Italy,” as described by the next owner, Donald Trump, who in 1987 bought her for nearly $30m.
His ability to charm was legendary. Khashoggi became friends with Richard Nixon in the 1960s, helping fund both his US Presidential election campaigns, at one point reportedly presenting Tricky Dicky’s daughter with a $60,000 dollar bracelet.
On board the yacht Nabila, visitors included at least one US ambassador. But the most frequent guests were as New York magazine put it, “Arab princes, Third World officials, and shadowy European and American businessmen.
“Ensconced in its suites, they used the 150 telephones and the satellite communication system to arrange arms sales and commodities trades.”
NOW It Gets Really SLEAZY
On occasion Khashoggi would go from cabin to cabin, keeping as many as 16 different deals going at the same time.
“He would give them anything they wanted: girls, food, cash,” said Mr Kessler. “He had quite a variety of occasions on the boat. Some were very formal, some were orgies”.
One of the “girls” used in this way, Pamella Bordes, later spoke of being “part of an enormous group … used as sexual bait.”
In 1989 Vanity Fair magazine bluntly described Khashoggi as “one of the greatest whoremongers in the world.” Very few of his business associates ever complained.
And when the time came to sign the contract, the yacht could slip into international waters, where sovereign restrictions on their business deals did not apply.
I could go on and on. Please Read. It also mentions the Iran deal Reagan and Oliver North and the son of Margaret Thatcher. I just KNOW the British are involved in this.
Trump has to know more than we have been told. This is getting really sick. If this just gets swept under the rug, Shame.
I have also mentioned that this in some crazy way links to the Clintons, CGI and the Podesta Group through a Saudi donator.
Something strange in the news Hillary involved in an accident
I believe it. That is the whole purpose for getting them on board. The same operation that Epstein is doing as well on his island. And guess what? These sicko perverts are so intense on carrying out their urges they don't care. They can't help themselves since they are pedos. Disgusting is too good of a word. Seems there is another big reason for owning a HUGE yacht other than cruising the sea for plain old enjoyment.
Just saw your message. Yes, Dodi. It is all so involved and with a cast of thousands it seems. As usual they are trying to bluff us again. You are so right, a mere distraction. There is so much more. Podesta and Hillary and possibly London are involved. Possibly even Trump. He bought the yacht of Khasoggi's uncle years ago. This is ugly.
While I don't believe there's a SCEPTRE style organisation behind all these events, I do believe that the super-rich/politicians collude, across the world. They call it "making deals."
I also believe that these people are incredibly devoid of morals.
I never thought of Blackmail being that big only on TV. What I know now is that it has turned into a business. A dirty business that can include sex and even children. Sick and sad. Yep devoid of morals. I saw on my news that Trump is going to slap some punishment on the Saudis but he said a lot of jobs are at stake. The Saudis are claiming there was a fight. Sure.
When you are a journalist nowadays and want to print the truth, that is what you must know. It is expected and comes with the territory, still a shame.
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Mr_Quagmire ago
What exactly did this guy do to get such attention from the Saudis?
BlockMe ago
Adnan Khashoggi. Look him up. This guy's uncle.
carmencita ago
Thanks for that Heads Up. Article
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/adnan-khashoggi-dead-saudi-arms-dealer-playboy-pleasure-wives-billionaire-lifestyle-wealth-profit-a7778031.html
How crass it would be to mention that the weapons he helped sell perfected the art of blowing people apart.
And Adnan Khashoggi helped sell enough of these weapons to become one of the world’s wealthiest men: a fortune once estimated at £2.4 billion, friendships with Saudi and Hollywood royalties, homes all over the world, a superyacht later sold to Donald Trump, a personal bodyguard nicknamed Mr Kill.
He started young, helped by the contacts that come from having a father who was the court doctor to King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia.
Aged 21, about a year after enrolling at Chico State College, California, he earned a commission of $150,000 dollars for assisting in a deal to sell $3 million of trucks to Egypt.
Instead, as the Saudi royal family began to plough its oil wealth into weaponry in the 1960s and 1970s, Khashoggi became the perfect “Mr Fixit”, linking his old friends in Saudi Arabia with his new friends, the American and British arms manufacturers.
“He went through yachts the way you or I go through cars,” said his biographer Ronald Kessler.
By 1980, he could afford Nabila, named after his daughter, 281ft (86.6 metres) long, the largest private yacht in the world at the time, on which it is said Khashoggi “lavished money with utter abandon”: sundeck with bullet-proof glass, solid gold sink in the master suite.
They didn’t just use any old onyx in the bathrooms of the chamois leather-lined cabins. It was hand carved onyx, sculpted by “the finest craftsman from the hills of Italy,” as described by the next owner, Donald Trump, who in 1987 bought her for nearly $30m.
His ability to charm was legendary. Khashoggi became friends with Richard Nixon in the 1960s, helping fund both his US Presidential election campaigns, at one point reportedly presenting Tricky Dicky’s daughter with a $60,000 dollar bracelet.
On board the yacht Nabila, visitors included at least one US ambassador. But the most frequent guests were as New York magazine put it, “Arab princes, Third World officials, and shadowy European and American businessmen.
“Ensconced in its suites, they used the 150 telephones and the satellite communication system to arrange arms sales and commodities trades.”
NOW It Gets Really SLEAZY
On occasion Khashoggi would go from cabin to cabin, keeping as many as 16 different deals going at the same time.
“He would give them anything they wanted: girls, food, cash,” said Mr Kessler. “He had quite a variety of occasions on the boat. Some were very formal, some were orgies”.
One of the “girls” used in this way, Pamella Bordes, later spoke of being “part of an enormous group … used as sexual bait.”
In 1989 Vanity Fair magazine bluntly described Khashoggi as “one of the greatest whoremongers in the world.” Very few of his business associates ever complained.
And when the time came to sign the contract, the yacht could slip into international waters, where sovereign restrictions on their business deals did not apply.
I could go on and on. Please Read. It also mentions the Iran deal Reagan and Oliver North and the son of Margaret Thatcher. I just KNOW the British are involved in this.
Trump has to know more than we have been told. This is getting really sick. If this just gets swept under the rug, Shame.
I have also mentioned that this in some crazy way links to the Clintons, CGI and the Podesta Group through a Saudi donator.
Something strange in the news Hillary involved in an accident
https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/10/hillary_clinton_unharmed_in_minor_crash_inside_jer.html
Hillary Clinton unharmed in minor crash inside Jersey City parking garage
This is getting so mixed up and confusing my head is spinning. @flyingcuttlefish @MatterzStrange
BlockMe ago
Those yachts had video cameras.
carmencita ago
I believe it. That is the whole purpose for getting them on board. The same operation that Epstein is doing as well on his island. And guess what? These sicko perverts are so intense on carrying out their urges they don't care. They can't help themselves since they are pedos. Disgusting is too good of a word. Seems there is another big reason for owning a HUGE yacht other than cruising the sea for plain old enjoyment.
BlockMe ago
You didn't notice that the newly dead Khashoggi's cousin was Dodi Fayed - the guy who was banging Princess Diana and was with her in the car crash?
This is way bigger than Western media is playing it out to be. The whole "we're going after the Saudis" act is just that, an act meant to distract.
carmencita ago
Just saw your message. Yes, Dodi. It is all so involved and with a cast of thousands it seems. As usual they are trying to bluff us again. You are so right, a mere distraction. There is so much more. Podesta and Hillary and possibly London are involved. Possibly even Trump. He bought the yacht of Khasoggi's uncle years ago. This is ugly.
BlockMe ago
While I don't believe there's a SCEPTRE style organisation behind all these events, I do believe that the super-rich/politicians collude, across the world. They call it "making deals."
I also believe that these people are incredibly devoid of morals.
Blackmail is a mere negotiating tactic.
carmencita ago
I never thought of Blackmail being that big only on TV. What I know now is that it has turned into a business. A dirty business that can include sex and even children. Sick and sad. Yep devoid of morals. I saw on my news that Trump is going to slap some punishment on the Saudis but he said a lot of jobs are at stake. The Saudis are claiming there was a fight. Sure.
fogdryer ago
The legal implications are brilliant but you know what , you are going to get yourself killed sooner rather than later ??
carmencita ago
When you are a journalist nowadays and want to print the truth, that is what you must know. It is expected and comes with the territory, still a shame.