In whose interest is the Saudi nuke deal?
Trump, his family and associates are all set to profit even if the promised reactors never complete
Last week we noted that Trump’s nuclear deal with the Saudis was a covert means to hand that country the materials, technology and know-how to develop the nuclear bomb. Since then, an even more predictable rationale behind the scheme has emerged. First, Trump retroactively tried to shoehorn in a condition that the Saudis would also have to sign onto the Abraham Accords in support of Israel, at which they have already balked. Then, in an exposé in the New York Times, it emerged that Trump was doing not only Israel’s bidding but — of course — his own. The paper revealed that the deal would profit the president, his family members and “others in his orbit,” (including relatives of Howard Lutnick, pictured), whether or not it completes on time or even at all.
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