How Washington’s Cozy Deal with Saudi Arabia Left an American Retiree Imprisoned for Years
A Florida retiree imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the crown prince was only freed after the Trump administration’s high-profile embrace of Riyadh, revealing troubling compromises on American values and sovereignty.
When Saad Almadi, a 75-year-old Florida retiree, was arrested in Saudi Arabia over social media posts critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, it exposed a stark reality: America’s national interest was being traded for diplomatic pageantry. Almadi spent years imprisoned and barred from returning home—his liberty sacrificed amid Washington’s effort to normalize ties with a regime known for repression. Is America Trading Its Citizens’ Rights for Diplomatic Optics? Almadi’s ordeal began in 2021 during a routine visit to see family. The tweets that landed him in prison were not violent threats but expressions of free speech about the murder...
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