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How the Saudis Made Jeff Bezos Public Enemy No. 1

SMEAR CAMPAIGN

Inside the four-month campaign targeting the world’s richest man.

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Alex Wong

It sounded almost like a conspiracy theory when Jeff Bezos not-so-subtly hinted that there might be a Saudi connection to the attempt to strong-arm him with his “below the belt selfies.”

But there’s mounting evidence that the de facto ruler of the kingdom has been trying to punish Bezos for the...

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