Covering up the Saudis' mass murders

Last week, the New York Times reported that since last October, the administration has been aware that Saudi Arabian border guards have slaughtered “hundreds, perhaps thousands” of unarmed African civilians. U.S. officials responded that they found out about it only in December.

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But now, in response to public pressure, the State Department has admitted that it knew about the killings months earlier—in the summer of 2022. …

What has the Biden administration done with the information? U.S. officials “asked Saudi Arabia to investigate the episodes,” the Times reports. “Saudi officials have not responded.”

[Why lie about this in the first place? That seems very strange, and makes it look like the Biden administration has some complicity in this. This is worth watching. — Ed]

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