U.S. officials worry that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman still hasn’t recognized that intelligence accountability and reform are necessary to stabilize the U.S.-Saudi relationship. “We want the GIP to be stronger, but we don’t think this is the way,” said a State Department official, confirming that the DynCorp proposal was rejected. One idea discussed by the State Department is to insulate intelligence activities from the royal court, which is directed by the crown prince. ADADDynCorp first requested State Department approval in mid-2018 for the training plan, to be managed by a subsidiary called Culpeper National Security Solutions. But after Khashoggi’s murder in October 2018 by a rendition team sent from Riyadh, the State Department suspended the license, pending review.

Source: Washington Post December 06, 2019 00:45 UTC