User talk:Mosultan13

Folklore
Hi, I'm writing in regard to this edit at Bob Shaheen where you write, "arms trade allegations are folkore- representing US DOD contractors in Saudi does not construe arms dealing, which is slanderous." It's not up to Wikipedia editors to decide what is or isn't folklore. Doing so constitutes original research. Rather, the facts of the matter should be supported by reliable, independent, secondary sources. Khashoggi's article contains numerous references that support the "arms dealer" appellation, as does a quick search here and here. Khashoggi is notable for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, and Shaheen is notable (as far as I can tell) solely for being Khashoggi's second in command. I understand the argument that, "well, Khashoggi was a businessman who brokered a lot of deals, some of them for defense companies" but that's not what the sources say--they explicitly call him an arms dealer or an arms trader. Maybe that's unfair to him? I don't know, but that's what the sources say. I don't have a philosophical agenda on the issue. If you have information to the contrary, and can source it reliably, then please do so. But Wikipedia can't just take your word for it. Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:22, 2 July 2014 (UTC)