Saudi Arabia appoints first female ambassador to the U.S.

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Source: Politico

Saudi Arabia on Saturday named Princess Reema bint Bandar as its new ambassador to the U.S., a move that comes as relations between the two countries continue to be tested over the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Princess Reema was raised in Washington, graduated from George Washington University and is the daughter of a former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. She has worked in the kingdom to expand opportunities for women in a nation that has historically downgraded the role of women in society.

Reema's appointment — the first time the Kingdom has named a woman as its top diplomat in Washington — comes amid tensions between the U.S. and its strategic ally in the Middle East over whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi's killing in October last year.

Prince Khalid bin Salman, the previous ambassador to the U.S. and younger brother of the crown prince, was named as deputy minister of defense. According to a Washington Post report, he abruptly left the U.S. in October last year as the kingdom began to be pressed over its varying explanations for Khashoggi's disappearance, and did not return until December.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/23/saudi-arabia-us-relations-princess-reema-1182425

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. RepubliCons love royalty, cause, you know, royalty are democratically elected. Oh wait, they're not

Hmm, let's see.

I've got it! They love royalty, especially royal rulers, because they don't have to listen to the democratic wishes of the people.

Instead of the rulers serving the people, RepubliCons like the people to serve the 1% and esp 0.01%.

[RockRaven]

2. Look! A woman! In an important job! Reform! Progress!... It's a miracle!

This bulls--t is transparent! You could not engineer more of a "Look, a squirrel!" story if you tried.

We see you, Mr. Bone Saw. We will never forget what you did to Khashoggi. And when that traitor Trump is gone, you will start to get what's coming to you.

[mpcamb]

3. Is she allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia?

[Marcuse]

4. The ultimate insult!

[Farmer-Rick]

5. When capitalism meets feudalism

Murdering princes buy their arsenic from the most reputable monopolies.

Princesses, murdering kings and lords all running around spending the wealth of the people. They are acting as if they are doing the will of the people when all they are doing is lining their pockets with stolen wealth. While the people should be glad that these "job creators" rule over them because, you know, God.