15 November 2018

"SHOCKED!,!" EXCLAIMED THE PRINCE


On 17 October, 2018, I had this to say in my blog about the disappearance of Mr. Khashoggi,


 "The Prince will come up with some bullshit claim that a lower level Saudi asshole developed the brilliant idea of secretly killing Khashoggi, cutting him up, and departing the country with the body parts in their luggage. The Prince will claim he knew nothing, and after a few days will "discover" the culprit and order the beheading of the hapless security official who was following orders but now needed to sacrifice his life for the Crown ... ."


 I concluded:

 "Some poor schmuck who was proud of the fact that he was a loyal servant to His Royal Highness will have to be killed. My guess: he will confess while his head is still attached, and his wife later will get a winning ticket to the Saudi version of Power Ball and a driver's license so she can get around in her new Mercedes Benz."


On 15 November, 2018, the New York Times ran this headline:


Saudi Arabia said it was seeking the death penalty for five people suspected of involvement in the killing of the dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

The Times article went on to say:
"The statement from the Saudis on Thursday also sought to reinforce previous claims that the team in Istanbul had acted without the consent of the kingdom’s top leadership, meaning King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman."
Well, I guess I underestimated. Five people, not one.  But wait, we'll have to see how many confess, how many heads roll into the sawdust, and how many Benzes the Prince will need to give away.

I can't take too much credit here.This one was easy.

A bientot.