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Kingdom of Silence

Americans did not wantto appear as if they are in direct warwith the Soviet Union, so we...

Americans did not want
to appear as if they are in direct war
with the Soviet Union, so we in Saudi Arabia
and Pakistan were doing a cover-up
in the operation, which was an open secret

Full Transcript

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Americans did not want to appear
00:00:03.203 --> 00:00:06.666
as if they are in direct war with the Soviet Union,
00:00:06.766 --> 00:00:08.949
so we in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
00:00:09.999 --> 00:00:10.711
were doing a cover-up in the operation,
00:00:10.811 --> 00:00:12.999
which was an open secret.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:06
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and murder. Featuring interviews and footage that explore his personal and professional relationships with Saudi rulers, jihadists and fellow global jour...
Everybody knew about it, - Kingdom of Silence 00:08
Everybody knew about it,
And Saudi Arabia should be appreciated for that. - Kingdom of Silence 00:05
And Saudi Arabia should be appreciated for that.
And it was a big story, which, uh, kind of, uh, made my name - Kingdom of Silence 00:06
And it was a big story, which, uh, kind of, uh, made my name
[chanting continues] - Kingdom of Silence 00:14
[chanting continues]
Despite geographical barriers - Kingdom of Silence 00:09
Despite geographical barriers
As many as 1,000 Arab youths are here in Afghanistan. - Kingdom of Silence 00:06
As many as 1,000 Arab youths are here in Afghanistan.
They are actively involved in the war. - Kingdom of Silence 00:04
They are actively involved in the war.
Most come from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, - Kingdom of Silence 00:07
Most come from Saudi Arabia, Egypt,
The assistant to the commander - Kingdom of Silence 00:09
The assistant to the commander
Jamal Khashoggi, I remember, - Kingdom of Silence 00:06
Jamal Khashoggi, I remember,
You are talking about a journey - Kingdom of Silence 00:08
You are talking about a journey
You could, uh, face ambushes from the Soviets. - Kingdom of Silence 00:04
You could, uh, face ambushes from the Soviets.
But on top of being scared, - Kingdom of Silence 00:12
But on top of being scared,
Finally, you are, uh, making the history - Kingdom of Silence 00:08
Finally, you are, uh, making the history
So all this makes you forget that threat, - Kingdom of Silence 00:07
So all this makes you forget that threat,
He did not have much of a reputation then, - Kingdom of Silence 00:11
He did not have much of a reputation then,
It was a propitious moment in Jamal's career. - Kingdom of Silence 00:05
It was a propitious moment in Jamal's career.
He was somewhat blinded - Kingdom of Silence 00:11
He was somewhat blinded
[Khashoggi] I met Osama the first time - Kingdom of Silence 00:11
[Khashoggi] I met Osama the first time
He was the leader or, as he used to be called, - Kingdom of Silence 00:06
He was the leader or, as he used to be called,