Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Regarding the Saudi situation Date:   10/18/2018 9:45:27 PM

I'm under the impression that a lot of people are trying to apply US standards to a Middle Eastern country.  He wrote about the need for free press in Saudi.  This offended those in charge of the Kingdom - they don't have free press there.  He was executed in the same manner as our journalists who were beheaded at one time.  So this really shouldn't come as a surprise.  

BTW, I do not believe that Trump is giving them plausible denial.  Pompeo was sent for a reason, that he is not going to discuss publicly.