{"id":307001,"date":"2018-12-14T10:25:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T10:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=307001"},"modified":"2018-12-14T10:25:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T10:25:26","slug":"us-senate-votes-to-blame-saudi-crown-prince-for-khashoggi-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/us-senate-votes-to-blame-saudi-crown-prince-for-khashoggi-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senate votes to blame Saudi Crown Prince for Khashoggi Killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-307002 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-696x365.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-1068x561.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The US Senate on December 13 delivered back-to-back rebukes of President Donald Trump&#8217;s embrace of Saudi Arabia, first voting to end US military support in the Saudi-led war in Yemen and then unanimously approving a measure blaming the Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In a historic move, the Senators voted 56-41 to end U.S. military support for the war in Yemen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;The current relationship with Saudi Arabia is not working for America,&#8221; said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a Trump ally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It was the first time that chamber of Congress had also backed a resolution to withdraw U.S. forces from a military engagement under the War Powers Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Seven of US President\u2019s fellow Republicans joined Senate Democrats to back the measure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Immediately after the Yemen resolution, the Senate backed a resolution blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Khashoggi\u2019s murder and insisting that Saudi Arabia hold accountable anyone responsible for his death.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Senate on December 13 delivered back-to-back rebukes of President Donald Trump&#8217;s embrace of Saudi Arabia, first voting to end US military support in the Saudi-led war in Yemen and then unanimously approving a measure blaming the Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 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