The title of Kristof's op ed, Trump kowtowing to MBS, suggests that Trump might fear that the Saudis could leak that he himself
gave the green light for what eventually happened.
Democracy Now (Oct 15, 2018) reported that
Khashoggi had originally gone into the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C. to apply for his marriage papers. He was
told to go to the one in Turkey.
His fiancée is Turkish. Could the conspiracy have been born then?
A President Kowtowing to a Mad Prince
Trump is providing cover for Saudi barbarism.
Opinion Columnist
Democracy Now:
Former Saudi Political Prisoner: Khashoggi’s Disappearance Is Sending a Gruesome Message to Critics
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/15/former_saudi_political_prisoner_khashoggis_disappearance?fbclid=IwAR1yEnoGamvdTbNECxOF9doT2DT0-IglOblmvxlQgtb2u7CoELpfawuHM9g
