Saudi Arabia’s prosecutor has issued a statement Thursday once again revising the kingdom’s official account of their killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Citing “new evidence,” he says they now believe the killing was premeditated.
This fact should come as no surprise, as a 15-man kill team was dispatched to the consulate specifically to meet Khashoggi. That the Saudis revised their story again, however, is noteworthy, as after a flurry of different versions over the weekend, they’d sort of let the story sit.
Indications are that this is the result of Turkish officials having shared more of their own intelligence on the murder with the Saudis. Since Turkey has also been giving that information to the US, it wouldn’t make much sense for the Saudis to make claims contradicting what Turkey has already found out.
Of course, since the Saudis killing Khashoggi, the simplest way to avoid having to keep changing their official story would’ve been to tell the truth in the first place. The problem is that officials are desperate to keep the crown prince from being blamed in any direct way for it, which means they have to keep dancing around the underpinnings of the plot.
This is great. Every time the Saudis lie, the Turks leak just a little more of the truth, it’s like Chinese water torture with the truth slowly dripping on the Crown Prince’s head. Khashoggi may be dead but he’s getting the last laugh.
I do not think they are on opposite sides! The plot sickens. Why did Bloody Gena go to Ankara? After all, she is not in crime investigation business. FBI would have been appropriate. She wants to know what Erdogan knows. Gena against Machiavelli, aka Cat with Nine Lives?
With all these bad actors prowling about: MbS, Erdogan, Trump, Kushner, Bloody Gina, etc. it’s anyone’s guess who the real perps are. My guess is… They’re all guilty!
But we do not know what the ultimate “reveal” will look like. Will Saudis fall on sword, sack the Criwn Prince and appoint a new one under US pressure, in which case the prosecutor’s evidence would find a trail to the Palace. Or, alternatively, the evidence will point to conspirators’ that wanted to create as much drama as possible, hoping the pressure from Washingtom would push Prince out. There are clues, like in good crime novel. If the conspiracy to force regime change is uncovered — the trail will point to some foreign intelligence fingers. Is this why CIA chief travelled to Ankara, as opposed to say FBI? Is this why Erdogan is so cheerfull, as he may know mire about the plot? After all, many in neocon universe were unhappy with MbS performance and telegraphed their irritation long time ago — a mistake if one plans something nefarious. Clue. Why did King call Putin, discuss Syria, Yemen and Kashoggi? Why Putin refused to comment on Kashoggi with explanation that the investigatikn is still under way? Why did Saydi Arabia join China-Russia investment fund awarding funds for various Eurasian projects? Saudis added half a billion into the fund. Why did King invite Putin? Why was the West abandoned Desert Davis heavily attended by Chinese and Russian companies? And Saudi media made a big point about all the deals made. Prince is constantly making a point about “somebody” trying to put a wedge between Turkey and Saudi Arabia? Who could it be? So, all Hercule Poirots or Miss Marples out there, who done it?
Yeah, premeditated by some phony faction to be announced by Gina Haspel, who probably had a policy in place to encourage MBS to silence opposition.
Ok here is what most likely happened. Jamal Khashoggi was used as a bait to set MBS up. Turkey, Qatar and Saudi ralatives that were jailed in Ritz Carlton were the actors behind the scene. Only they were expected a kidnapping instead of chop shop in the consulate, which was an icing on the cake and worked even better.
MBS most likely was whispered to bring the traitor Kgashoggi to justice and MBS decided to make an example out of him but he wasn’t counting on of being monitored like a hawk.
Now he has blood on his hands and all he can do is act like Dark Helmet and point to others and say: He did it!!
I LOVE all the comments today! Bianca’s penetrating questions may get us all thinking about Russia/Saudi Arabia, as their relationship has been very important for two years in stabilising the oil price.
Now, who did the meditating?
The murder was premeditated? Wow! I never would have guessed.