by the fiancee of journalist jamaal khashoggi.e was murdered in the extendable consulate -- istanbul consulate. -- increase oil production amid high gas prices. so should the u.s. have been tougher with saudi arabia? john bellinger with the legal advisor to the state department during the bush administration and gary stanton. founder of genocide watch. welcome to you both. let's jump right in. what do you make of this call by the u.s.? >> i think the state department got this wrong. the fact is that the law here is the foreign sovereign immunities act of the united states and in the opinion they gave, the only cited international law. the foreign sovereign immunities act has a number of exceptions that have been passed by congress and signed into law. the 2008 defense act was accompanied with an exception to allow people to sue certain governments that were declared to be terrorist states. in 20 there was another act passed, the justice for victims of terrorist act, it takes away the state department's ability to designate a count

by the fiancee of journalist jamaal khashoggi. he was murdered in southeast stumbo consulate in 2018, and u.s. intelligence believes the prime minister ordered the killing. the biden administration has been pushing saudi arabia to increase oil production amid high gas prices. should the u.s. have been tougher with saudi arabia? for that, we get to views. john belanger with the state department during the george w. bush administration, and wherever he stanton, former state department lawyer and founder and president of genocide watch, who seeks to stop genocide and its perpetrators. thank you for being here. what do you make of this call by the u.s.? was it the right decision? >> i think the state department got this wrong. the fact is the law here is the foreign sovereign immunities act of the u.s. in the opinion they gave, they only cited customer international law. the foreign sovereign immunities act has a number of exceptions passed by congress and signed into law. the 2008 defense act was accompanied with an exception to allo

it has been more than four years since saturday journalist jamaal khashoggi was murdered in the saudisulate in istanbul. he was there to collect papers that he needed to marry his fiancee. the saudi crown prince has denied ordering the killing of khashoggi, but he later admitted that it did take place under his watch. khashoggi's fiance does not by any of that. she is continuing her campaign for justice, and she told dw that her world collapsed when she found out what had happened to her fiance. >> i struggle with big pain in my life, in my heart. jamaal is home. he was a big part of my life. when i lost him in this way, it changed my life completely. >> on october 2, 2018, saudi dissident jamaal khashoggi was brutally murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. >> still, i'm asking the question, what happened to his body. from that day until now, i'm fighting. i'm fighting for justice for jamaal. >> she had wanted to start a new life with her husband to be. instead, she grieved and made a decision. >> then i thought i cannot stay silent. it is time to act. from that day, i think

saudi crown prince should be immune from lawsuits over his role in the murder of journalist jamaal khashogging for justice. 25 years after passing congress, a law that sped up the adoption process is making it difficult for parents with criminal histories to regain custody of their children. >> not even knowiha

going into yemen was a stupid decision, killing jamaal khashoggi was not a threat to mbs. he may be an irritant, but he was not a threat. the latest decision, who in the world would back putin in the war in ukraine, when is obvious to everyone in the world that putin is losing the war in ukraine. he will find himself without a job in moscow and lots of time to spend with his family. although i suspect as i how putin's and will come -- end will come. i think it is time to take a good hard look at the relationship with saudi arabia, emirates, and bahrain. the emirates and bahrain have been clever in using the abraham accords help the old a relationship -- build a relationship with the israelis. that is all great and good. that does not mean they should be rewarded with f-35's, for example because they decided to open up a relationship with israel. it is mind-boggling to me that we would be introducing this new advanced system of warfare into a region that is already plagued with so much violence and instability. the last thing you need to do is pour gasoline on a fire. that

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arabia's crown prince mb's himself immunity in a civil lawsuit over the death of journalist jamaal khashoggi . biden, of course, once referred to the crown prince as his murderer and vowed to treat saudi arabia like a pariah state. ashoggi. to treabut now he's moy to offer federal us immunity. of and when youfe look at that atta the exacmet same date the day after opec plus led by saudi arabia, all of a sudden they're reconsidering an oil output increase. e i'm sure just a merence. coincidence. now, biden offer biden offes munity, saudiid arabia pumps more oil. maybe it's a quid in a pro to quote joe again. anyway, adam schiff and eric swalwell, where are you guys? swalwell, where are you guys? that's right. your deep concern surrounding so-called quid pro quos, that was a giant fraud. pro , just like the left'steria. climate change hysteria. now, think about thi s in think about thi the name of saving motherth earth, beautiful mother earth mot. , beautiful mother earth biden shut down the keystone xl pipeline, restricted oil and ga oils drilling, but he's blocking new exploration permits. b

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upon hearing the news, jamal khashoggi's fiance tweeted, jamaal died again today.so tweeting that she expected better and once again, that money came first. the opinion was issued in the context of a civil lawsuit. the journalist's fiance is seeking damages and wants to prove in court that the crown prince and more than 20 co-conspirators had khashoggi kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. the opinion of the justice department is that he sits at the head of a foreign government. the court, however, is not bound by this opinion, but the timing raises eyebrows. the crown prince became the head of the goal state less than two months ago, taking the place of his father. many think this was done with exactly this in mind. in the immediate aftermath of the journalist's killing, the crown prince was a pariah in the west. in the first months of his presidency, biden responded to popular demand to place sanctions targeting saudi citizens, but he never sanctioned the prince himself. on thursday, mvs -- mbs arrived in the west for a summit, another sign he is back in the fold. >