A Saudi Journalist Disappears in Turkey And Sets Off A Diplomatic Crisis

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🗓️ 16 October 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist and critic of Saudi policy, walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey two weeks ago and disappeared. President Trump has weighed in and dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Saudi Arabia to meet with members of the royal court. This episode: political reporter Asma Khalid, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and national security editor Phil Ewing. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hi, we're supporters of Michigan Radio, visiting NPR headquarters.
0:07.0	This podcast was recorded at 2.10 pm on Tuesday, October 16.
0:11.9	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:14.1	Okay, here's the show.
0:17.1	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:22.5	A Saudi journalist went missing and now his disappearance is turning into a diplomatic
0:27.8	crisis.
0:28.8	I'm here to explain what happened and why it matters.
0:31.9	I'm a Smakhal with Political Reporter.
0:33.5	I'm a Shorasco.
0:34.5	I cover the White House.
0:35.7	And I'm feeling national security.
0:37.9	All right, let's start at the beginning of this story.
0:40.4	Jamal Kashoggi is a prominent Saudi journalist.
0:43.7	He's been living in self-imposed exile in Virginia.
0:47.2	And two weeks ago to this date, he walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey,
0:52.3	and then he disappeared.
0:54.1	So Phil, start by telling us just a bit more about who Jamal Kashoggi actually is.
0:58.8	So Kashoggi has been called a dissident.
1:01.2	He's a commentator.
1:02.2	He's a writer.
1:03.2	He was part of the Washington Post's writers group that solicits opinions from people
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