US President Donald Trump (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Riyadh May 20, 2017. © Mandel Ngan / AFP
Daily Mail: Why the West WON'T break ties with Saudi Arabia: Middle East expert DR STEVEN HURST says brutal 'killing' of a journalist won't ruin the most powerful friendship we have in the region
* Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been missing since October 2
* Turkish police believe he was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul
* UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned of possible 'serious consequences'
* But Middle East expert Dr Steven Hurst says we should 'expect Washington and London to stick with the Saudis' in the long term
* Main reason is because Saudis are crucial in helping West combat terrorism
Since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the ultra-conservative kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2 and never reemerged, there has been a wave of condemnation from Western leaders.
Turkish officials say they have 'evidence' the writer, who was a vocal critic of the kingdom's Crown Prince, was killed in the consulate. They believe a team of Saudi hitmen killed and dismembered him on the day he walked into the building to acquire paperwork to marry his fiancee.
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WNU Editor: It is not only the oil and massive arms deals that makes Saudi Arabia important to the West .... President Trump Signs Massive $350 Billion Arms Deal With The Saudi King (May 20, 2017), it is the war against radical Islam that makes the Kingdom vital to Western interests. Realpolitik is at play right now .... and Saudi death squads that are targeting the Kingdom's dissidents and opponents is not going to change that.
