Yes, quite the battle. In the heat of the fierce skirmish in which Khashoggi was more than holding his own, he tripped and fell on a bone saw. Terrible accident.
That “fight” claim is technically true. He died in a fight in the same sense that Sharon Tate died in a fight. That stubborn fool Khashoggi had a strong preference for the fashion statement he made with his head attached, and thus fought to keep it on, at least to the best of his ability.
Today’s lesson for you kids: while the pen is mightier than the sword, it pales in comparison to the bone saw.
Needless to say, the Saudis are rounding up the usual suspects as scapegoats. Their goal now is to admit the undeniable facts, while casting blame away from Prince MbS (who essentially IS the Saudi government), and thus avoiding American reprisals by confirming a version of Trump’s “rogue agent” theory. The US has been told Saudis were preparing to pin the blame on Major General Ahmed al-Assiri for misunderstanding orders given by Prince Mohammed.
However …
US officials have told CNN that the operation could not have been carried out without the knowledge of Prince MbS, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler.
Oh, by the way, Prince MbS is heading up the investigation. “The Saudis have set up a commission, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, that will restructure the Saudi general intelligence directorate and will have one month to release a report, state TV said.”
Needless to say, the Saudis are fully aware that only a gullible idiot would be convinced that MbS could head up an impartial investigation into his own involvement. Gee, I wonder who they think they could fool.
Oh.
Never mind.
