WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia says Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke Monday by telephone with the son of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi to express condolences for the killing. Khashoggi died after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing to reveal details about the case in a Tuesday speech to his parliament. He told an Istanbul rally Sunday, "We are looking for justice here and this will be revealed in all its naked truth, not through some ordinary steps." Erdogan spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone Sunday. Turkey's state-run news agency said both leaders agree the Khashoggi case needs to be "cleared up with all aspects." Saudi Arabia called Khashoggi's killing inside its Istanbul consulate "a huge and grave mistake" and vowed those responsible for it would be held accountable. Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News Sunday that Saudi agents "did this out of the scope of their authority," calling it "a rogue operation."? The top Saudi diplomat offered his condolences to Khashoggi's family, but disclosed no new information about how the writer was killed, where his body is or if Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- the country's de facto ruler - was involved. "There obviously was a tremendous mistake made and what compounded the mistake was the attempt to try to cover up," al-Jubeir said. "That is unacceptable in any government." Saudi Arabia claims the 59-year-old Khashoggi was killed October 2 after an argument leading to a fist fight -- an explanation that has drawn widespread international scorn and skepticism, including from Trump. After he initially seemed willing to believe Saudi accounts, the president now says "obviously there has been deception, and there has been lies." Al-Jubeir said in the Fox television interview, "This is an aberration. This is a mistake and those responsible will ...
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Delingpole: COVID Crony Cash Scandal Reveals Hancock’s Cock-up at the Cock Inn
A government minister redecorating his home study would seem like a non-event in normal times, but the act takes on special importance when you mix in the former landlord of a historic English inn, allegations of dodgy contracts, and a cool £30 million of taxpayer’s money. Controversial UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock appears to have removed from his study wall a photograph of his favourite local pub – which till recently featured prominently in the background when he gave TV interviews. Great spot from @ElspethElspeth Overnight “the photo of @MattHancock mate's pub, the Cock Inn, has been taken off the wall behind him” The publican, Alex Bourne’s contract to produce millions of vials for NHS Covid tests now under investigation by the UK’s medical regulator. https://t.co/q8us0k5Fh7 pic.twitter.com/yNct7zGgMn — Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) February 23, 2021 A picture of the pub — The Cock Inn — was visible when Hancock gave media interviews on Sunday but had mysteriously vanished by Monday. Gosh, what possible reason could Hancock have had for this sudden change of heart towards his local and its erstwhile landlord Alex Bourne? Might it have anything to do with a burgeoning scandal involving a £30 million Covid contract awarded to the Bourne after he had sent a WhatsApp in March last year to Hancock’s mobile saying: ‘Hello, it’s Alex Bourne from Thurlow’? It was among £18 billion worth of Covid contracts handed out by senior ministers of Boris Johnson’s Conservative government, a significant chunk going to friends and acquaintances, in what has become known as the ‘Cash for Cronies’ scandal. Last week a High Court judge ruled that Health Secretary Hancock had acted ‘unlawfully’ in failing to publish the details of these contracts within the 30-day period required by law. But up to now, Hancock has faced no consequences for his dubious behaviour, other than public embarrassment. Interviewed on Sky News on Tuesday, ...
Carlson: Point of Biden Immigration Policy ‘Is to Import as Many New Democratic Voters as Possible and There’s No Limit’
Wednesday, FNC host Tucker Carlson dissected the new Biden administration’s approach to immigration policy and why it might be offering low estimates on the number of illegal immigrants within the country. The “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host speculated a process was underway by the White House to import as many Democratic voters as possible. Transcript as follows: CARLSON: Have you ever noticed how nobody in Washington can agree on a number? Now math is supposed to be objective except in Oregon where it is racist. But in the real world, you would think that people with functioning calculators could come to similar math-based conclusions once in a while, but not in D.C. Try getting a consensus on unemployment projections or consumer confidence levels from Members of Congress. You can’t even get a straight answer on how many troops will be occupying the Capitol three months from now and that’s something they directly control. Even allowing for the fact that most politicians aren’t capable of math, it is striking. Statistics turn out to be a lot sloppier than they look. So with all of that in mind, it’s pretty amazing to watch virtually everyone in Washington — Republican and Democrat — repeat precisely the same number on one of the most critical problems that we face, and that number is 11 million. That number they tell us is exactly how many foreign nationals currently live here illegally. All the experts say that. There are precisely 11 million undocumented aliens. Now 11 million is a lot. On the other hand, at a time of trillion-dollar spending bills, is it really so many? Eleven million isn’t what it used to be. In any case, that’s exactly how many illegal aliens there are, 11 million, 11 million, 11 million. No more, no less. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Of the 250 million undocumented people in the world today, the United States has 11 million. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The 11 million undocumented immigrants already paid taxes. ...
Colorado lawmakers want to force schools to get rid of American Indian mascots — or pay up
Colorado schools with mascots like “Savages” and “Reds” would have to change the derogatory American Indian symbols or face monthly fines under a bill just introduced in the Colorado legislature. At least 25 schools have such mascots. Many others have already made the switch to something less offensive, but others have not changed despite recommendations, said bill sponsor and Wheat Ridge Democrat Sen. Jessie Danielson. Her proposal would ban American Indian mascots in public schools, including colleges and universities, and give them until June, 1, 2022, to remove the mascots. If they don’t, they’d face a monthly fine of $25,000. “It’s long overdue,” Glenn Morris of the Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement said. “There’s just no logical justification for them continuing it and it’s just a matter of privilege getting in the way of doing the right thing.” Schools like Arapahoe High School and Strasburg High School that have existing agreements about their mascots with native tribes may be exempt from the ban, though that is still being discussed, Danielson said. The effort comes as people, governments and sports teams across the country are examining racist symbols in public places. Last fall, a geographic naming board in Colorado was formed to examine renaming racist or derogatory mountains and open spaces. Various attempts by advocates to change the mascots of some Colorado schools in the state have recently been successful , while other efforts are ongoing. A renewed push began last year Lamar — whose high school mascot is the Savages — by a group of alumni and students who formed “Lamar Proud” and are petitioning the school board to make a change. Ongoing discussions with the Lamar School Board have not brought about the change the group had hoped for. Alumnus Jacob Reed, who graduated in 2012, supports the new bill, saying he didn’t realize when he was a student the connotations the mascots carried. But as he learned more and ...
Walton Goggins On ‘The Unicorns’ Final Few Episodes Of Season Two: ‘You Will Laugh, There Will Be Moments Where You’ll Cry’
(CBS) – The Unicorn is back with another new episode titled “In Memory Of…”. In tonight’s chapter a memorial is planned for Wade’s (Walton Goggins) late wife that leads daughter Natalie to discover that she is starting to lose some memories about her mother that the family has to come to terms with. CBS ‘ Matt Weiss spoke to Goggins about this week’s episode, working with both of his “TV daughters” and what fans can expect for the rest of season two. READ MORE: 39,725 Minutes! Painfully Long Waits On Vaccine Website As Thousands Of New Appointments Are Filled MW: Walton, good to see you my man. How’s everything going? WG: Good buddy. Good MW: We’re in season two of The Unicorn now and I’m curious to hear from your perspective. What’s the difference in the second season versus the first season, if any? WG: Well, I am lucky to have been in the second season for a number of shows now, and so I’m familiar with what can happen if you do it right. I think the thing that’s happened on The Unicorn is you don’t have to spend time setting up the situations that these people find themselves in and trying to understand who they are as people. In the second season you just know who they are and it makes it just much easier to slip right into their point of view. I think that’s what most shows do or become with the first season under their belt. The writers understand who you are as a person and they start writing to your personalities. That’s sometimes dangerous; getting so close to the writers and they become your really good friends. Then they start mining your life and using your own ticks. [laughs] That’s kind of what’s happened in season two, everything is just gotten more focused. These characters are more three-dimensional. The stakes that we deal with on our show are just more familiar to the audience. The lessons that we’re learning as people have gotten even deeper. I’m really proud of it. I can’t tell you enough with the world and ...
