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Abe warns conflict with Iran impacts entire world
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Abigail
Abe taking cue from his China buddy Emperor Xi, nice smiles but speaks with a forked tongue.
Serrano
conflict with Iran impacts entire world
Ya don't say!
MBS and Abe look pretty comfy in those smoking robes. All they need are a couple of cigars and a couple of glasses of... wait, MBS isn't allowed to have any kind of alcoholic drink. And that's because of the religion that is imposed on everyone who is born to a Muslim father. Jeez...
Pukey2
Sitting next to a murderer does wonders for your image. Well done, smiley.
Derek Grebe
Judge a man by the company he keeps.
Brian Wheway
Any body who eases tension in the Middle East at this moment in time for what ever reason is a good thing.
sumikonagoya
Sitting next to a murderer does wonders for your image
But he is not sitting next to Trump or XI. LOL
gogogo
Abe looks like he is begging and the prince laughing.
Dr Maybe
MBS and Abe look pretty comfy in those smoking robes. All they need are a couple of cigars and a couple of glasses of... wait, MBS isn't allowed to have any kind of alcoholic drink.
Actually, the elites in that part of the world knock back the booze like it's going out of style, if and when they want to.
commanteer
Sitting next to murderers is part of the job description among political leaders. In fact, being a murderer is for many of them. Has any US president not killed people?
Cogito Ergo Sum
There's an economic bigger picture hidden somewhere in the back. The Saudis want to keep Iran oil out of the scene. They tried to publicly float the world's biggest company - the Saudi Aramco -in an attempt to diversify their economy. Problem is, they overvalued the company and because they weren't steadfast in book keeping, experts called them out.
The US, with a petrodollar based currency is joined at the hip with Saudi, and they need a few more years to hold Iran down so the Saudis can rectify the Aramco mess before making the company public.....for lots of money. Until then, Iran, with its national - as opposed to multi-corporation - sweet, cheap, easily extractable oil would have to be suppressed - by any means necessary - till the Saudi-US objectives materialize, and heck, any mis-step can cause them to lose it all in a " bringing-democracy-and-freedom-to-the-people-of-Iran " adventure by the US..ala Iraq, ergo Libya etc. The lesser evil is palatable, I'd think.
Toasted Heretic
A murderer and a questionable PM.
Dialogue with a demagogue.
dbsaiya
Conflict with Iran impacts the entire world. Duh. Stating the obvious sure makes you look brilliant. And sitting next to MBS all smiles is great for peace in the world. You should have stayed in Japan and saved tax payers' money.
Ricky Kaminski13
Peacemaker Abe. Cynics aside this is PM Abe in round one of his Global Moment. He may actually be a calm voice for reason in a region on a tinderbox. A bit of Japanese ‘gaman’ and cool headed pragmatism may be just what these blokes need to hear right now. Once emotions take hold things get dangerous. Abe, the stage is yours. Play well.
Patricia Yarrow
Abe: We love your OIL.
Mohammed bin Salman: Thanks for not mentioning that we murder journalists....
Hokkaidoboy
About journalists killings, I'm amazed at the amount of evidence given here against MbS.
mike1492
He's helping the people of Japan.
Akie
Abe worned again ? But this time it isn't a neighbour nation.
Chip Star
Spot on.
juminRhee
Serrano:
All countries have some sort of ban on something. Apparently, based on the news about Saudis expulsion, Saudis probably allow kiddie prn - which is banned in most countries. Alcohol, prn (adult and/or kiddie), and/or some books are banned in nearly all countries.
Yrral
Is the prime minister of Japan, stupid, grinning like a coon,with the murder MBS
goldeneagle
according to the headline, he is “warning” him
quercetum
Birds of a feather
1glenn
Better to encourage peace than to fan the flames.
Shon Mardani
Japaneses has such a Great and Rich Culture, they do not need Cheap Oil, they need to Show Righteousness and Help the Victims, they know EVERYONE knows that TRUTH will WIN.