As pressure mounted on Saudi Arabia to disclose what it knows about Khashoggi’s fate, U.S. officials began predicting over the weekend that the Saudis would inevitably admit complicity in the death of Khashoggi and claim a “botched operation,” said one person familiar with the discussions.Riight. "Botched interrogation," my ass. The Turks have claimed that one of the fifteen Saudi "tourists" who flew into Istanbul for several hours was a forensic specialist who had a bone saw.
Over the past few days, Saudi officials have discussed issuing a statement that, in part, would mention a botched operation and call for the punishment of culpable officials, according to another person with knowledge of the discussions.
Who brings a guy whose expertise is autopsying and dismembering bodies to an interrogation?
Meanwhile, lobbying firms are dumping Saudi Arabia and attendees to "Davos in the Desert" are canceling, at least those from countries that pretend to care about human rights.
However Trump ultimately reacts, keep in mind that for him, it's all about the grift.
Journalists got pictures of cleaners going in the front door of the consulate before Turkish investigators got there, but the Turks are claiming they have enough forensic evidence from the sewer system.
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ReplyDeleteThat’s a powerful piece. We should all be ashamed of our Oval Office Occupant.
DeleteLooks like members of MBS's security team were on the squad...very poor operational security, I suspect they will pay for it (or already have).
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