Turkey has audio of Saudi writer’s slaying, newspaper says, Oct. 14For those who have ever wondered what the price of press freedom is, we now have some answers. According to U.S. President Donald Trump, cancelling the $110 billion in arms deals with Saudi Arabia over the apparent Saudi assassination of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi just isn’t worth the job losses. In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will not reconsider the $15-billion sale of armoured personnel carriers to Saudi Arabia. The political pressure each leader feels to halt pending sales simply underscores the long-standing unsuitability of the Saudis as an arms client of Western governments.

Source: thestar October 16, 2018 09:45 UTC