Three years ago today, journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Ankara, Turkey by a Saudi hit squad that was dispatched by the brutal Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to silence his criticism of the corruption and authoritarianism of the Saudi regime. Khashoggi's body was dismembered with a bone saw and has never been recovered.
Earlier this year, the Biden Administration released a report prepared by the Office of the Direector of National Intelligence, which stated that bin Salman approved the operation to capture or kill Khashoggi, using his protective detail and security officials to carry out the killing. Bin Salman has skirted accountability for the crime, aided by the corrupt former guy who covered and made excuses for him, going against his own intelligence community once again. Early in his Administration, President Biden informed the Saudi king that he would be dealing with him directly, rather than bin Salman given his role in the murder. Biden's National Security Advisor was recently in Saudi Arabia to discuss the Saudi's continuing role in the conflict in Yemen, and it's hoped that he asked bin Salman for an honest accounting of the Khashoggi murder, however unlikely that is.
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