Saudi Journalist Murdered in Turkey Middle East Tensions Intensify As Jamal Khashoggi Killed in Saudi Consulate
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THE NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO ENGINEERING SOCIETY VOLUME 39 ISSUE 13 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018 Fake Dead Sea Scroll Fragments New Developments in Carbon Tax Debacle Found in Museum Canada’s Future Warships Selected Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 facebook.com/TheIronWarrior twitter.com/TheIronWarrior iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca Saudi Journalist Murdered in Turkey Middle East Tensions Intensify as Jamal Khashoggi Killed in Saudi Consulate SkyNews under Fair Use BEVERLY VAZ an article by the BBC[1], he had no ap- gating the matter onry to Saudi Arabia. The UN special 2T SOFTWARE prehensions going back to the consulate Turkey, on the other hand, has a rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or as he had been treated well on his first slightly different version; they say that arbitrary executions said “[the] killing Jamal Khashoggi – a journalist, au- visit. a team of Saudi nationals had arrived of Jamal Khashoggi bear[s] the hall- thor, and editor-in-chief of Saudi Ara- However, he did ask his fiancé, who in the country in the days preceding the mark of an extrajudicial execution”. She bia’s Al Arab News Channel – has been was waiting for him outside the con- murder and that care had been taken to further said “[W]e have enough right declared dead. His death has been ruled sulate, to call an adviser to the Turkish remove security cameras and surveil- now to determine that the government as premeditated murder. President if he did not come out. He lance footage from the building prior of Saudi Arabia is responsible and is im- What makes this instance of murder headed in at 13:14 local time and was to the journalist’s arrival. They claim to plicated.”[2] so interesting? never seen coming out. have audio and video evidence of what As far as the jurisdiction of this case One, the lead suspects involve some For a little over two weeks since the actually went down on October 2. Some is considered, it does fall under Turkish of the top leaders of Saudi Arabia. Two, events took place, the Saudi govern- other Turkish officials claim that he was authority. To quote an answer on Stack the murder took place at an embassy ment consistently denied knowledge of killed within two hours of arriving at Exchange “if Turkey were to obtain cus- consulate in Turkey, bringing in the anything of this sort happening. How- the consulate and that his body was later tody of people it accused of doing the question: do the murderers have dip- ever, on the October 20, their state tel- dismembered. They have video footage killing, and if those people were not ac- lomatic immunity? Which country has evision reported that the journalist had that shows some diplomatic vehicles en- credited diplomats, it could try them un- legal jurisdiction over the scene of the been murdered in a rogue operation and tering the consulate at 12:13 on October der Turkish law.”[3] crime, and, which country will oversee promised to punish those behind it. 2. These same vehicles were seen leav- But as there is much doubt in who ex- the investigation and trial? Their version of the story is that ing the consulate at 15:08 on the same actly called the operation and who mur- For those of you who are lost about Khashoggi was killed in a choke-hold day and entering the consul’s residence. dered Khashoggi, the probability of this what’s happening, let me walk you when he resisted attempts to return to The Turkish police have seized sam- happening is questionable. through it. The entire story has had a lot Saudi Arabia. His body was handed for ples from the consulate and the Saudi [1]https://www.bbc.com/news/world- of twists and turns. So, it’s important disposal to a local aid. They also an- consul’s residence xxfor DNA testing. europe-45812399 that we get all the facts we have as of nounced the arrest of eighteen Saudi na- So far, there has been no sign of the [2]https://www.aljazeera.com/ now, straight. tionals and the dismissal of two officials body news/2018/10/official-khashog- On September 28, Jamal Khashoggi in connection with this. Canadian Prime Minister Justin gi-victim-extrajudicial-execu- visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul A couple days later, the public prose- Trudeau condemned this act and has de- tion-181025195717558.html to obtain a document that would certify cutor of Saudi Arabia was quoted saying cided to pressurize Riyadh by freezing [3]https://law.stackexchange.com/ his divorce from his ex-wife. He was that the murder was premeditated. This a deal that would provide Saudi Arabia questions/32863/what-is-the-jurisdic- asked to return later, so he went back to happened around the same time a joint with armored vehicles. Germany too has tion-of-the-khashoggi-murder-case the consulate on the October 2. As per Saudi-Turkish task force started investi- decided to suspend the export of weap- THE IRON WARRIOR 2 Editorial WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018 Letter From the Editor Let’s Talk Housing – a Major Topic in the Recent Municipal Elections The Newspaper of the University of Waterloo Engineering Society projects and cramming more, smaller units their sidewalk and public realm features, RAFIQ HABIB on a floor plate is the easy answer. That resulting in a mish-mash of street fronts Editor-in-Chief EDITOR-IN-CHIEF way, the largest number of people can live that vary in quality from building to build- Rafiq Habib in the smallest land area. And while this ing. A city mandated public realm such as approach may work well for “young pro- what has been attempted in Queen’s Quay Layout Editors fessionals”, it gives little room for fami- in Toronto creates a more unified com- Stone He Before I begin, I want to thank every- lies. Many of us have grown up in larger munity feel. Kitchener-Waterloo seems to Mia Shi one that contributed to this issue. We have spaces – whether that be a house, town- have done a better job of this as far as pro- many interesting events and developments house, or a larger condo/apartment – and tecting and incorporating heritage facades Copy Editors that are covered in this paper, from the se- would hope for a similar situation if and goes, but will have to ensure they keep this Hasan Ahmed lection of the Canadian Surface Combatant when we have our own kids to raise. Cur- in mind as developers eye uptown regions Parul Arora design to the revelation that a Washington rent homeowners, on the other hand, want for densification. Raeesa Ashique museum didn’t realize that a number of to keep their neighbourhoods as they are, Third, a better architecture screening Steven Du its Dead Sea Scroll fragments were fake. free of skyscrapers towering over their framework needs to be developed. Right Kirsten Ehlers Kirsten has written an update on the carbon backyards and covering their streets in now, developers seem to opt for more bland Gabrielle Klemt tax debate she covered last issue to keep an eternal shadow. Recent development designs and cheaper materials to increase Beverly Vaz readers up to speed on new announcements history has shown that new projects have margins; this leaves the public with an eye- Kaaru Selvarasa regarding the federal carbon tax policy and a tendency to replace small community sore on the skyline for the foreseeable fu- implementation. shops with lifeless glass facades, to break ture. Whether it be a new neighbourhood Photo Editor We also have our first Prof Personali- the character of neighbourhoods, and to review panel or community board, neigh- *OPEN* ties piece this issue, courtesy of Kaaru, increase the cost of living in communities bourhoods need more say in the designs who interviewed someone those of us in by introducing more expensive “high-end” that are coming to their streets and need the Circulation Manager Management, Mechanical, and Chemical stores; it’s no surprise then that the “Not in ability to hold developers to account if they *OPEN* Engineering know well: Rohan Jayasun- my Backyard” (NIMBY) culture exists in fail to satisfactorily execute their project dera. This interview answers all the ques- most neighbourhoods. There is an animos- designs. This is especially important for Web Editor tions that students have wanted to ask him ity between developers and communities, high-rises that have an impact on skyline Kai Huang and is a must read. I know that everyone and there will be no solution to the housing views. Now I get that not every building Tony Kappen that’s had a class with Rohan counts him crisis until this divide can be closed. will be a masterpiece in architectural form, has one of their best and most memorable Cities need to come up with a new way but it is inconceivable that there is nothing Social Media Manager professors, and I speak for everyone when to address housing, one that does not pit better than grey spandrel or white frit when Selina Hsu I say that we wish Rohan all the best in his neighbourhoods against developers and it comes to exterior design. post-retirement endeavours when he retires make communities fearful that a blocky Finally, cities need to have some way of Advertising Manager at the end of this term. grey abomination is posed to destroy every creating sustainable and affordable hous- Stone He Last week, municipalities across Ontario parking lot on their street. There are four ing units.