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Trump is looking more and more like an idiot on this front

IMO - The Middle East should be left to itself to sort itself out. The sooner that Saudi Arabia runs out of oil and stops promoting global Wahhabism, the better for the world...

Report claims CIA has ‘smoking gun phone call’ linking Saudi crown prince to Jamal Khashoggi killing;
Trump still stands by Saudis

A Turkish newspaper claimed Thursday that the Central Intelligence Agency has heard a "smoking gun phone call" of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with an alleged instruction to "silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible."

The allegation was published in Turkey's Hürriyet Daily News, a well-established newspaper. The claim could not be independently verified by USA TODAY. The CIA could not be reached for comment. It rarely reacts to reports about its activities.

"The crown prince gave an instruction to silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible and this instruction was captured during (a) CIA wiretapping," the paper claimed.

CIA Director Gina Haspel traveled to Turkey last month as part of the investigation into the killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Haspel has briefed President Donald Trump about her visit.

Saudi Arabia has repeatedly denied its leadership had any knowledge of a plot to kill Khashoggi despite claims by Turkey's government that it has audio recordings indicating the contrary. Trump has cast aside calls from U.S. lawmakers and international allies to punish the Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi's slaying. Trump said Tuesday the benefits of good business relations with Saudi Arabia outweigh the possibility that the crown prince ordered the killing. Khashoggi was a U.S. resident at the time of his death.

On Thursday, Trump said the crown prince “regretted the death more than I do” and reiterated his position that there was no conclusive evidence tying the crown prince to Khashoggi’s murder.

“The CIA doesn’t say they did it. They do point out certain things, and in pointing out those things, you can conclude that maybe he did or maybe he didn’t,” he told reporters in Florida, where he is spending Thanksgiving with his family. He blamed the media of “false reporting.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/22/cia-saudi-crown-prince-jamal-khashoggi-killing-report/2085273002/

<blockquote data-quote="DB008" data-source="post: 1003899" data-attributes="member: 4258">Trump is looking more and more like an idiot on this frontIMO - The Middle East should be left to itself to sort itself out. The sooner that Saudi Arabia runs out of oil and stops promoting global Wahhabism, the better for the world...Report claims CIA has ‘smoking gun phone call’ linking Saudi crown prince to Jamal Khashoggi killing;
Trump still stands by SaudisA Turkish newspaper claimed Thursday that the Central Intelligence Agency has heard a &quot;smoking gun phone call&quot; of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with an alleged instruction to &quot;silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible.&quot; 

The allegation was published in Turkey&#039;s Hürriyet Daily News, a well-established newspaper. The claim could not be independently verified by USA TODAY. The CIA could not be reached for comment. It rarely reacts to reports about its activities.

&quot;The crown prince gave an instruction to silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible and this instruction was captured during (a) CIA wiretapping,&quot; the paper claimed. 

CIA Director Gina Haspel traveled to Turkey last month as part of the investigation into the killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Haspel has briefed President Donald Trump about her visit. 

Saudi Arabia has repeatedly denied its leadership had any knowledge of a plot to kill Khashoggi despite claims by Turkey&#039;s government that it has audio recordings indicating the contrary. Trump has cast aside calls from U.S. lawmakers and international allies to punish the Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi&#039;s slaying. Trump said Tuesday the benefits of good business relations with Saudi Arabia outweigh the possibility that the crown prince ordered the killing. Khashoggi was a U.S. resident at the time of his death.

On Thursday, Trump said the crown prince “regretted the death more than I do” and reiterated his position that there was no conclusive evidence tying the crown prince to Khashoggi’s murder. 

“The CIA doesn’t say they did it. They do point out certain things, and in pointing out those things, you can conclude that maybe he did or maybe he didn’t,” he told reporters in Florida, where he is spending Thanksgiving with his family. He blamed the media of “false reporting.”<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/22/cia-saudi-crown-prince-jamal-khashoggi-killing-report/2085273002/" target="_blank">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/22/cia-saudi-crown-prince-jamal-khashoggi-killing-report/2085273002/</a></blockquote>

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