Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) pointed to American abuse in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan as he told President Joe Biden (left) Friday that the U.S. made 'mistakes' too
* Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Joe Biden that the U.S. made 'mistakes' too when Biden brought up the Jamal Khashoggi killing
* Reuters reported Saturday that MBS pointed to American abuse in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan
* In the early part of the Iraq War, detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison were tortured by U.S. forces
* Biden oversaw a messy U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, after a 20-year military involvement there following the September 11, 2001 terror attacks
* In Biden's accounting of the conversation he didn't mention MBS' comments about Iraq and Afghanistan
* In remarks to Arab leaders Saturday, however, he conceded: 'No country gets it right all the time - even most of the time - including the United States'
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pointed to American abuse in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan as he told President Joe Biden Friday that the U.S. made 'mistakes' too.
Reuters reported Saturday on what MBS - as the crown prince is called - responded to the president when pressed about the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the top of their first in-person meeting Friday evening in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A U.S. intelligence report held MBS responsible for the 2018 killing of Khashoggi, a Saudi-born critic of the kingdom, who lived in the United States.
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Update #1: MBS hits back at Biden after the President confronts Saudi prince about Khashoggi -- CNN
Update #2: Confronted by Biden on Khashoggi killing, MBS pointed to U.S. "mistakes" (Axios)
WNU Editor: The Saudi Crown Prince was responding to this .... Biden tells MBS he's responsible for Khashoggi's murder (Insider).
It is news stories like this one that makes me remember this saying by Buddha .... "when you point a finger at someone, you are actually pointing three at yourself.
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