Geopolitics: It's not Rocket Science

Geopolitics: It's not Rocket Science

AS ISRAEL ANNIHILATES GAZA, SAUDI ARABIA HOSTS WEAPONS INVESTORS AT ‘DAVOS IN THE DESERT’

Attendees fund white phosphorous and other ‘controversial’ missiles deployed by Israel

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Philippa Jane Winkler
Dec 12, 2023
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As the Israel-Hamas war raged on,  scores of Western bankers and financiers flew into the Saudi capital Riyadh to attend the annual Future Investment Initiative deals jamboree last October.

Dubbed ‘Davos in the Desert,’ attendees were lured by the promise of investments from Saudi Arabia’s  sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund estimated at $700 billio…

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