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cui bono

[ kooi boh-noh; English kwee boh-noh, kahy- ]

Latin.
  1. for whose benefit?
  2. for what use? of what good?


cui bono

/ kwiː ˈbəʊnəʊ /

(no translation)

  1. for whose benefit? for what purpose?
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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At the very least, the “cui bono” question is clear enough: Khatib concludes that “the collapse of the Assad regime will inevitably mean the end of the Iran-dominated regional order,” to be replaced by a new order built around Israel as “the Middle East’s agenda-setter.”

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Cui bono from all this “dark money”?

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The always-telling question “Cui bono?” applies here.

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But now the answer to all who would emulate the deeds of a Parry or a Ross, a Beecher or a Franklin, is the stereotyped cui bono.

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But too little attention has been paid to the oldest question of all: Cui bono?

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