Previous posts in this discussion:   » Was Jamal Khashoggi Murdered in Saudi Consulate? (Yusuf Kanli, 10/11/18 7:09 AM)    » Jamal Khashoggi Case (David Duggan, 10/12/18 2:28 AM)     » The Saudi Role in the Khashoggi Murder: Is Trump Putting Arms Profits abov (Istvan Simon, 10/13/18 5:42 AM)      » Khashoggi Case: Nothing is as It Appears on the Surface (A. J. Cave, 10/17/18 12:39 PM)       » Khashoggi Case: Some Nagging Questions (A. J. Cave, 10/18/18 8:02 AM)        » Khashoggi Case: The Facts are Clear (Istvan Simon, 10/20/18 4:11 AM)         » Khashoggi Affair: MbS Will Emerge Unscathed (Nigel Jones, 10/21/18 5:22 AM)          » Wrapping Up the Khashoggi Case: Ask Me Anything (A. J. Cave, 10/21/18 11:32 AM)           » Khashoggi Murder: Did John Bolton Know in Advance? (Timothy Ashby, 10/22/18 3:19 AM)            » Did the US Administration Know About Plans to Murder Khashoggi? "The Guard (Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich, 11/01/18 4:52 AM)             » Still-Unanswered Questions on Khashoggi Killing (from Gary Moore) (John Eipper, 11/02/18 6:22 AM)              » Khashoggi Case: What About the Five Phone Calls? (Paul Pitlick, 11/03/18 5:27 AM)

Post

Khashoggi Case: What About the Five Phone Calls? (Paul Pitlick, USA, 11/03/18 5:27 am)

In response to recent WAIS posts about what happened inside the Saudi embassy in Turkey two weeks ago, I saw this article recently:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/um-call-to-the-united-states#more-1168602

One of the sentences ("one of the members of the Saudi hit team made five calls from the consulate that day--four to the head of MbS's office and one to the United States") caught my attention. I haven't seen this report anywhere else, but if there was such a call to the US, who might have been the recipient? What did s/he know, and when did s/he know it?

JE comments:  It would definitely be possible to find out who received the call.  All that is needed is the political will to do so (a tall order).

Meanwhile, WAISer John Heelan forwards this on the Kingdom's "fall guy" for the murder:  the (now former) royal adviser, Saud al-Qahtani.  He allegedly directed the hit via Skype.  Were they trying to save money on international phone calls?

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-saudi-khashoggi-adviser-insight/how-the-man-behind-khashoggi-murder-ran-the-killing-via-skype-idUKKCN1MW2H4

SHARE:

Rate this post

Informational value
Insight
Fairness

Reader Ratings (0)

0%	Informational value 0% Insight 0% Fairness 0%

Visits: 94

Comments/Replies