Saudi crown prince 'phoned Khashoggi at the consulate right before he was killed'

[blogslut]

Source: The New Arab

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly spoke on the phone with journalist Jamal Khashoggi moments before he was murdered in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.

Turkish pro-government daily Yeni Safak revealed new alleged details of the case in a report on Sunday, contradicting claims by Saudi authorities that Prince Mohammed played no part in Khashoggi's murder.

"Khashoggi was detained by the Saudi team inside the consulate building. Then Prince Mohammed contacted Khashoggi by phone and tried to convince him to return to Riyadh," the report said.

"Khashoggi refused Prince Mohammed's offer out of fear he would be arrested and killed if he returned. The assassination team then killed Khashoggi after the conversation ended," it added...

Read more: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2018/10/21/saudi-crown-prince-phoned-khashoggi-just-before-murder-report

[democratisphere]

1. MBS the dictator is also a giant f'ing liar!

Who would have guessed. MBS is burying himself in lies! Wonder what the next version of the barbaric murders will be?

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Trump's next move will be telling.

He does know that all of this was taped by the Turks, right?

[sandensea]

3. And Prince Kushy gave the ok

Here's hoping a Democratic majority can start a proper investigation into this next year (and so much else besides).

[BigmanPigman]

5. I read that the fucking moron was pissed off with

Kushner for making relations between him and his cash cow/the Saudis so bad. Didn't Kushner also tell him to fire Comey? I believe Kushner's father told him to advise the fake prez to do this so Comey wouldn't go checking into their family's messy finances.

[sandensea]

6. Excellent point, with the Kushner/Comey angle

Worth an entire new special committee in itself, no doubt.

[watoos]

15. A name that is never mentioned in the Russian collusion,

is Steve Pieczernik. He is a buddy of Alex Jones and Roger Stone, I have a stinking feeling he is involved. Anyhow, I went to his youtube site and listened to his latest propaganda. It was all about Kushner, about how stupid he is, about how he did nothing but get Trump in trouble, about how Trump should can him.

So if this is coming from a Trump crony, I'm guessing the American prince is dumber than a box of rocks.

[onecaliberal]

4. So their latest lie that the prince didn't know what happened seems improbable.

[RainCaster]

7. The world does not need leaders like that

[gyroscope]

8. They made the mistake of assassinating him in Turkey

The Turkish people have a negative view of Saudi Arabia and thankfully did not cooperate in the cover-up.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

18. That was one of my FIRST thoughts.

That they were STUPID enough to do this on Turkish soil, of all places.

And that they underestimated the level of Turkish surveillance around and in the building. Like bad burlesque, Prince BS thought he could just waltz onto sovereign soil, murder a man - not to mention dismember his body and take it out in an over-sized suitcase (like no one could possibly notice) - and just walk away . . . . passive.

These guys have been watching bad spy movies.

[tblue37]

22. Plus they but the embassies of foreign nations, apparently. nt

[pepperbear]

9. So it's this:

[Marcuse]

10. Was that before or after the bone saw accident.

[NewJeffCT]

11. I would imagine it went like this

Khashoggi - "Do you expect me to talk?"

MBS - "No, Mr, Khashoggi, I expect you to die"

[Haggis for Breakfast]

19. I think the laser would have been less painful.

[RockRaven]

12. Any chance our intel services were listening? I know Trump would never let it out, but next POTUS

might be willing, if the circumstances still call for it.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

16. Trump's ass is in a huge bind over this, IMO.

This case demonstrates how vulnerable the world's oligarchs are to the exposure of their dark underbelly, with each of them pulling international strings of power in their own interest. It's a nasty, complex web of corruption, crime, and hidden assets shielded from public view.

In the public's interest, let's hope many of them self destruct and eat more of their own kind......

[pennylane100]

17. Very well said.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

20. OF COURSE our intel was listening.

We have some of the MOST sophisticated and sensitive surveillance gear on Earth. Of course, they were listening. What appalls me is that Khashoggi was NOT informed of the danger he was in. If trump refused to allow US intel to inform him - which they have a moral obligation to do - then he is complicit in this.

FFS, the FBI even notified John Gotti when hits were out on him.

Trump is a murdering son of a bitch. And he should be held accountable for his (non) actions in this savage and barbaric act of terrorism.

[zentrum]

13. "Come home. Let

...me kill you at home. Or else."

[KY_EnviroGuy]

14. Another unverified conspiracy theory...

Quote from article:

While it is difficult to verify the source of this information, Turkish pro-government media have been receiving a steady stream of leaks.......

The world may never know the full truth about this disappearance. Follow the money......

[Gothmog]

21. there will be intercepts and records of this call

[SWBTATTReg]

23. Murderers. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Anyone know if the source OP uses is reliable?

[Haynx]

25. The prince feels protected by Trump

That's what enboldens him.

[oberliner]

26. ...according to one right-wing government-controlled Turkish news outlet

[kwassa]

27. The Turkish government is running this entire story.

They have been since the beginning. This is one more piece of ti.

[LanternWaste]

29. I'm certain you'll provide objective and relevant balance...

"Or is that someone else's job...?"

[Firestorm49]

28. Boy oh boy, is THIS going to be a cover up!

[Hassler]

30. What did Nikki Haley know and when did she know it?