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Contributing writer, . NYT Bestselling Author . Director of nonstate actors program at Center for Global Policy.

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  1. 2 minutes ago

    On the day my article came out, I was supposed to send a copy of my weekly column but was asked to “hold on till the storm settles”.

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  2. 2 minutes ago

    In the tweet above, Jamal was referring to ending my weekly column which I had been writing for 7 years. Alas, my former UAE paper ended the column because of this article I wrote for :

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  3. 4 minutes ago

    This is the first time I tell my story in DC, on censorship, and also on how Gulf operatives target and try to silence folks like me. Bear with me.

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  4. 5 minutes ago

    This is one of the last messages Jamal Khashoggi sent to me before his murder. On the anniversary of his killing, I want to reveal a couple of things related to both the conversation & his death. This thread involves a UAE newspaper & an American university. And much more:

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  5. 52 minutes ago

    Extremely important message here that resonate with so many.

    : after Khashoggi murder many Arab writers, intellectuals and activists are muted; "even audacious, critical voices now self-censor, hold back" (I myself wonder if effect has been more varied-some more afraid;…
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    2 hours ago

    Smart thread on Saudi search for way out of current regional dilemma (spoiler: its not through war)

    Something to keep an eye on is how the -linked attack on Saudi oil facilities could lead to major changes not inside Iran or toward Iran, but…
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    16 hours ago

    welcomes signals for de-escalation

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  8. 15 hours ago

    Good quotes like “I have much experience making high quality food and wine, and these people have money only [so] you see Alawi officers buying up restaurants but keeping Sunnis and Christians as managers and chefs, while most of the waiters and cleaning staff are young Alawis.”

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  9. 15 hours ago

    “Just a few days ago, 4 employees from customs came to my factory shouting and demanding to see our entire facility, even the kitchen. I asked why they were being so rude; they responded that they have the authority to check anything and arrest anyone. Eventually I paid a bribe”

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  10. 15 hours ago

    Detailed survey of the economic situation in Syria today, from & . War by other means: In Syria, all parties are pivoting from military to economic confrontation, undermining whatever prospects existed for recovery

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  11. 21 hours ago

    ’s Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani speaks about his time in Beirut with Hizbollah leaders during the war in 2006

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  12. 23 hours ago

    Perhaps for the first time since the start of the Yemen war, Saudi Arabia now views the war in the same way the US views its campaign in Afghanistan. Or at least more so now than ever. They really want to leave but they feel they can't just leave. That's a whole new dynamic.

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  13. 23 hours ago

    Many Saudis were, or even still, expecting their government to hit back against Iran at some point. MBS raised the expectations back in 2017, see this clip here:

    "We will not sit and wait for the battle to be inside Saudi Arabia. Instead, we will work so that the battle will be in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia" - Mohammed bin Salman, June 2017
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  14. 23 hours ago

    Prince Mohammed bin Salman has given the clearest sign to date of Saudi Arabia backing away from a direct confrontation with Iran, its chief rival via

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  15. 24 hours ago

    Update to this, ICYMI: The Iranian President has received a letter from Arabia through an unspecified head of state, per ’s government spokesman.

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  16. 24 hours ago

    Trump’s Big Bet on Saudis Goes Bad as Ragtag Yemen Rebels Resist via

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    Sep 30

    the Veep writers have taken over.

    Just in: Sebastian Gorka is traveling with to Europe, reports. He was seen getting into a State Department van headed to Joint Base Andrews for departure
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    Sep 30

    There was shooting today in the Al-Hol camp in Syria, where some ISIS women are trying to sustain ISIS-style rule over the 70,000 residents, tensions are rising & the SDF is in danger of losing control. By

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  19. Sep 30

    . remembers & reminds us what he stood for.

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  20. Sep 30

    Important tidbit here: “a U.S. official says [Saud al-Qahtani, the MBS advisor linked to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi] lives comfortably and continues to advise some of his former colleagues.

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