jamal Khashoggi murdered by Saudi agents

[Jimbuna]

US President Donald Trump has said Saudi Arabia's response to the murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is "the worst cover-up ever".

Those behind the killing in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago "should be in big trouble", he said.

Shortly afterwards, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would "punish those responsible" and had revoked visas of 21 identified suspects.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45960865

This is probably as far as the US will go.

[Bilge_Rat]

everyone else is tiptoing around the issue.

Germany announced it is putting arms exports to the Saudis on hold...but there is a catch, that only applies to future contracts, not the existing $400 million contract:

Riyadh’s explanations so far had not been satisfactory, Altmaier told broadcaster ZDF, adding, “The government is in agreement that we will not approve further arms exports for the moment because we want to know what happened.”

So far this year Berlin had approved weapons exports worth more than 400 million euros ($462 million) to Saudi Arabia, making it the second-biggest recipient of German arms after Algeria.

Asked whether Germany would roll back previously agreed arms deals with Saudi, he said a decision would be made very soon. The EU needed a unified position to avoid some countries filling the gap, he added.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-s...-idUSKCN1MW2LT

[em2nought]

The Saudis need to hire Hillary as a consultant if they want to do a better job next time they have somebody erased. She's the expert in this field.

[Dowly]

Found the conspiracy theorist!

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Found the conspiracy theorist!

Dowly's new title should be, "Catcher of the Wise"

[Aktungbby]

IF TRUMP TWEETED ''WORST COVER UP'', THIS IS THE WORST PHOTO OP OF KASHOGGI'S ELDEST SON BEING FORCED TO SHAKE HANDS WITH HIS FATHER'S MURDERER(S) IE: THE KING AND THE PRINCE.... (BE GOOD OR WE'LL DO U 2??!! ) KASHOGGI JR. DOES NOT LOOK HAPPY..... https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/saudi-king-and-crown-prince-meet-with-family-of-jamal-khashoggi_us_5bcf37f8e4b0d38b587c8e54

[Jimbuna]

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder was "premeditated", Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor been quoted as saying by Saudi state media.

Saudi Arabia's latest announcement follows US media reports that CIA director Gina Haspel has heard audio recordings believed to capture the journalist's murder.

Lurid details from the recordings have been steadily leaked to the Turkish media - screams, torture, dismemberment of the body: proof, Ankara says, of the meticulously planned operation.

That has now been corroborated by the Saudi prosecutor, who says he believes - based on evidence provided by Turkey - that the murder was premeditated.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-45979507

Piece by piece the evidence is now coming out.