CIA: Uh, The Saudi Crown Prince Totally Ordered Journalist To Be Killed
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In October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian columnist writing for The Washington Post, entered his country’s embassy in Istanbul, Turkey to obtain documents to prove his divorce in order to marry his fiancé. He never left the building. It was alleged that Saudi agents murdered him inside. Reports of strangulation, a fatal dose of a sedative, and dismemberment have been hurled into the media storm, the graphic details emanating from Turkish sources.
It’s gruesome. It’s another angle from which the Left is trying to attack the Trump White House, despite the precarious nature of doing so; Saudi Arabia is a key ally in the region. And yes, the Kingdom and Israel have over the past few months grown closer in diplomatic relations. Anti-Trump hysteria can lead some, and by some, I mean all Democrats, to come to pretty stupid decisions. We all know this. Those irrational sentiments might be given new life as the latest development from the CIA has determined that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the hit (via WSJ):
The Central Intelligence Agency has concluded that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was carried out under the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a close ally of President Trump, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
One of the officials said on Friday that the spy agency’s assessment isn’t based on “smoking gun” evidence of the crown prince’s involvement, but rather “an understanding of how Saudi Arabia works.”
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Ton Hall
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