By Mehdi Hasan | September 21 2017
SAUDI ARABIA IS “not an ally of the United States,” according to Bernie Sanders, the independent senator and former Democratic presidential hopeful.
Sanders broke with the bipartisan consensus on Capitol Hill in an exclusive interview with The Intercept. The United States has long considered Saudi Arabia to be a loyal friend, supporter, and partner in the so-called war on terror.
Sanders issued a scathing denunciation of the Gulf kingdom, which has recently embarked on a new round of domestic repression.
“I consider [Saudi Arabia] to be an undemocratic country that has supported terrorism around the world, it has funded terrorism. … They are not an ally of the United States.”
Read more at https://theintercept.com/2017/09/21/bernie-sanders-interview-saudi-...
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