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C.I.A. Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killed
The Central Intelligence Agency has concluded that the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, ordered the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to American officials.
The C.I.A. made the assessment based on the crown prince's control of Saudi Arabia, which is such that the killing would not have taken place without his approval, and has buttressed its conclusion with two sets of crucial communications: intercepts of the crown prince's calls in the days before the killing, and calls by the kill team to a senior aide to the crown prince.
[...] The increasingly definitive assessment from the spy agency creates a problem for President Trump, who has tied his administration to Prince Mohammed and proclaimed him the future of Saudi Arabia, a longtime American ally. But the new assessment by the C.I.A. is sure to harden the resolve of lawmakers on Capitol Hill to continue to investigate the killing of Mr. Khashoggi and punish Saudi Arabia.
Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, has been particularly close to Prince Mohammed. Mr. Kushner has long advocated that a strong relationship with the Saudis is in the United States' interest, and he has pushed to maintain support for the crown prince despite the death of Mr. Khashoggi, who Saudi officials now say was killed with a lethal dose of tranquilizers and dismembered. Previously, Saudi officials said that Mr. Khashoggi had been strangled.
[...] Neither administration officials nor intelligence officers believe the controversy over Mr. Khashoggi will drive Prince Mohammed from power, which is one reason White House officials believe cutting ties with the prince would not be in the interest of the United States.
takyon: The Saudis have denied the reports.
See also: Saudi media ignore US reports on Khashoggi
Top White House Official Involved in Saudi Sanctions Resigns
Previously: Turkey Says that a Missing Critic of the Saudi Government was Killed in Saudi Consulate in Istanbul
Saudi Arabia Reportedly Prepared to Admit Involvement in Journalist's Death
(Score: 3, Informative) by Whoever on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:27AM (4 children)
Yeah, we already know that facts don't matter to you.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday November 18 2018, @11:24AM (3 children)
Nice strawman but no. Right or wrong is not the point I was trying to make. That this is essentially no different than whatever passes for the British DMV saying the same thing is.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Monday November 19 2018, @03:26AM (2 children)
Ah, typical TMB, deny and run away when challenged. Perhaps I should remind you what you wrote:
Now, let's put this into context that the CIA is not, as you correctly pointed out, a law enforcement agency, which has absolutely no relevance to the issue of whether MBS ordered the killing or not; nor is it relevant to questions of the CIA's accuracy. Perhaps you might want to investigate what the "I" in "CIA" stands for.
As I stated, facts don't matter to you. In this case, the fact of whether MBS ordered the killing or not.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21 2018, @02:32AM
Does the I in CIA stand for the same kind of I as the I in AI?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday November 21 2018, @10:45AM
You mean the same agency that brought us your favorite "Iraq has WMDs"? You're having a very bad day for intellectual honesty.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.