The "Linguistic" Component of the Khashoggi-gate Narrative
Ultimately, "language" and "metaphor" are the building blocks of an established political paradigm. In that vein, we can examine the linguistic framework that international news is presented to the public. The "Regime"-- For some years now, in its official language the American media refers to the governing bodies in Iran, Syria, Russia and Venezuela as "regime". On the other hand, Egypt and Pakistan have (legitimate) "government". Saudi Arabia is a "kingdom". However, after Jamal Khashoggi's death, in the past 3 weeks, Christian Amanpour ...
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