The recent attack on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing facility has netted Saudi Arabia a modicum of international sympathy, which has temporarily quieted criticisms of the Kingdom's many egregious human-rights violations.
With the one-year anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul coming up next week, many of those old passions could soon resurface.
In a transparent attempt by Saudi Crown Prince MbS - widely blamed for ordering the killing - to assuage investors' concerns about the Kingdom's human rights record ahead of Aramco's IPO, the Crown Prince sat for an interview with PBS's Frontline where he said he 'takes responsibility' for Khashoggi's murder, even though he continued to deny having any foreknowledge of the killing.
Nearly one year ago on Oct. 2, Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for an appointment to obtain a document he needed to marry his Turkish fiancée.
After reportedly refusing to return to Saudi Arabia with them, Khashoggi was strangled by a member of the team.
Turkish and international investigators have determined that the Saudi State sanctioned the attack then tried to cover it up, and the CIA has also reportedly determined that MbS directly ordered the murder of Khashoggi, who had been living in Virginia and working as a columnist for the Washington Post.
The Frontline interview is one of the only examples of MbS publicly discussing the Khashoggi case.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/it-happened-under-my-watch-mbs-takes-responsibility-khashoggi-murder
With the one-year anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul coming up next week, many of those old passions could soon resurface.
In a transparent attempt by Saudi Crown Prince MbS - widely blamed for ordering the killing - to assuage investors' concerns about the Kingdom's human rights record ahead of Aramco's IPO, the Crown Prince sat for an interview with PBS's Frontline where he said he 'takes responsibility' for Khashoggi's murder, even though he continued to deny having any foreknowledge of the killing.
Nearly one year ago on Oct. 2, Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for an appointment to obtain a document he needed to marry his Turkish fiancée.
After reportedly refusing to return to Saudi Arabia with them, Khashoggi was strangled by a member of the team.
Turkish and international investigators have determined that the Saudi State sanctioned the attack then tried to cover it up, and the CIA has also reportedly determined that MbS directly ordered the murder of Khashoggi, who had been living in Virginia and working as a columnist for the Washington Post.
The Frontline interview is one of the only examples of MbS publicly discussing the Khashoggi case.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/it-happened-under-my-watch-mbs-takes-responsibility-khashoggi-murder
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