President Trump is determined not to hold the Saudi government accountable for killing Jamal Khashoggi, even though it is increasingly apparent that they did so. This has left the Saudis scrambling to offer an official report justifying this stance.
The Saudis have promised an official report on what happened, and President Trump has publicly insisted his standard for not punishing them is that no top members of the royal family were behind the killing of the journalist. Enter Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri.
A top Saudi intelligence official and a close adviser to the crown prince, Maj. Gen. Assiri looks like virtually the ideal scapegoat for the Saudis. He could be blamed and punished, and President Trump has an excuse to not punish the Saudis.
The longer this gets drawn out, however, the more time the US intelligence community has to do its own digging, and they are increasingly convinced of the crown prince’s guilt already. While sacrificing the general may once have been the simple path to protect the royals, that may no longer work.
I am still of the opinion that the prince (MBS) is going to have to take the fall.
Probably lose his head too.
This killing was way to serious a screw up and has grown to such a a scandalous level that MBS is tainted and allowing him to continue will put the kingdom in peril—- It is just a matter of time. I am certain that it is being discussed in the halls of power.
IF not, MBS will be about as popular at international meetings as OJ Simpson
If they oust him, trump could put him on the Supreme Court.
“It was just at that moment when Ibin-al-Patsee realized how unfortunately he was named”
Trumpsters, what about the bone saw? I know Pat Robertson and the rest of the evangelicals can justify anything, considering most of them think the Earth was created 6000 years ago… But, really, how this?
Yes, Trump’s the fulfillment of everything you ever wanted in a president: an anti-abortion Supreme Court, total support for Israel, beefing up our vaunted military for Armageddon, etc… But, what about the bone saw? How does that fit in with your devine plan?
The Trumpsters are laying low. They need a couple days to let these trivial matters pass by so they can get back to pretending their man is the man who they dream he is.
Heh, trump anti-abortion….trumpettes won’t play until spanky comes up with a tune.
Because he probably knows exactly who ordered this murder his life is not worth a nickel.
New: I just read a report that one of these monsters died in a car accident. In Riyadh.
The Saudis remind me of Maxwell Smart from the sitcom “Get Smart”, that aired 40-50 years back, and his routine of “Would you believe?”.