Tag: Saudi Arabia: Reformer or War Criminal?

NOVANEWS Reformer or War Criminal? Saudi Crown Prince Welcomed in US as Trump Touts Weapons Deals By Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh,  Democracy Now!  On Tuesday, President Trump met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, where the two leaders finalized a $12.5 billion weapons deal. This comes less than a year after Trump announced a $110 billion arms deal with the Saudis. During the meeting, Trump held up posters of recent Saudi weapon purchases from the United States and said, "We make the best equipment in the world." Human rights groups warn the massive arms deal may make the United States complicit in war crimes committed in the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen. We speak with Al Jazeera's Mehdi Hasan and Medea Benjamin of CodePink. TRANSCR...