"They couldn't have been more wrong. Money is money, oil is oil, and Saudi Arabia is a country that is large, influential, and powerful in the Middle East and the world. So Bin Salman or MBS, as he is popularly known only had to wait for the storm of controversy to subside so that the current of realpolitik could return things to normal."
"Countries, initially ashamed, have resumed signing agreements, closing deals, and selling weapons, now without any qualms. Bezos himself, who promised to support justice and the search for truth the whereabouts of Khashoggi's remains are still unknown and who even accused MBS of hacking his phone, has done significant business with the Saudis (Amazon has strengthened its presence in the country through substantial investments)."
A year after Jamal Khashoggi was suffocated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and dismembered, friends and colleagues gathered at the last place he was seen alive. The vigil included intellectuals, human rights advocates, dissidents from authoritarian Middle Eastern countries, U.N. special rapporteur Agnes Callamard, and Jeff Bezos. Callamard's investigation directly links Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the murder. Attendees thought the killing would outcast bin Salman, but diplomatic and economic relations resumed as countries signed agreements, closed deals, and sold weapons. Jeff Bezos and Amazon expanded business ties with Saudi Arabia through substantial investments. Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted bin Salman warmly at the G20, and the two leaders acted in concert on energy.
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