Who killed the Saudi journalist? Saudi Arabia, Turkey or rogue assassins?
Who killed Khashoggi?
US President Donald Trump defended the Saudi Arabian government, saying the media is once again accusing people until they are proven innocent.
“Here we go again with you’re guilty until proven innocent,” said Trump in an interview with The Associated Press.
Trump started the week saying if the Saudis were behind the killing of the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the US will sanction Ryadh.
Now, it is a different story after the US sent its missionary Mike Pompeo (Secretary of State) to meet the Saudi King. He was seen smiling and shaking hands with the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
Following this meeting, Trump now showed support for the crown prince, who has been linked by the Turkish and American media to the disappearance and possible murder of a leading dissident journalist inside a Saudi consulate in Turkey.
“It sounded to me, maybe these could have been rogue killers,” Trump said.
The American newspapers are tearing apart Trump’s assertion it was rogue killers who did the job.
It is now clear the journalist is probably not coming back to present himself to the public. But the tide is turning against the Turks.
Some Saudi newspapers are saying the Turkish intelligentsia kidnapped the Saudi. Whether they killed him or not, it does not matter. He is still missing.
The case so far is built on rumours, fake news and a lot of propaganda from Turkey against the Saudis. This makes it difficult for the investigators to uncover the truth and set the facts straight.
The Turkish media involved an unknown fiancée; an Apple Watch with questionable powers; an incorrect birth date; and a photo of a “hit squad” member taken five years ago in Istanbul.
Khashoggi, a US resident, vanished after visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago to obtain paperwork related to his divorce.
The fiancée, a Turkish citizen, is unknown to the missing man’s family.
In addition, since Khashoggi disappeared more than 160 of his tweets have been deleted, raising questions about who is managing his Twitter account.
Who killed Khashoggi?
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