Quote:
Originally Posted by grindy
If they have their backs against their wall, the Saudis will tell that some of their operatives got a bit overzealous and did it out of their own initiative, without the rulers' knowledge. Then there'll be some kind of show trial for a few of them, the west will grumble a bit and then continue sucking the Saudis' dick like good girl. Case closed.
|
Difficult to argue at this point since their official stance is that Khashoggi left the embassy and disappeared after that. If the ambassador was aware of what was happening, he could and should have reported it. The more they deny any knowledge of what happened, the deeper they get. The more time passes, the more difficult it is to claim the Royal family was not involved.
Another factor I forgot to mention was that, considering the amount of detail that's emerging, it's clear the Embassy was wiretapped. So information is leaking but Turkey can't outright disclose it since that would mean admitting wiretapping a foreign embassy.
The plot couldn't get much thicker.