In my mind, it does point a finger at the Saudi Prince being the instigator. Does anyone not believe it was he who called the shots and these murderers were called upon to kill Kashoggi(sp?) in the most brutal way possible. What idiots that could not perform an efficient hit without fingers being pointed back at the one who ordered it. In this case, if true, it was Kashoggi’s fingers which were cut off doing the pointing...grim. At the least, the Prince should be deposed, if not charged.
I think the Prince is evil, also, and S.A. is responsible for much terrorism, but if we only had relations with kind hearted gentlefolk who have only our good at heart, we’d be a de facto isolationist country. In the decaying world in which we live, there are very few good guys. Our own cia has taken out people with whom our government has disagreements. Granted, they’re usually perceived as bad guys, but an assassination is an assassination. If Kashoggi was recorded saying, “I can’t breathe”, it sounds as if he was either given poison, or was strangled. Not a good way to die, but not the same as being tortured to death, one limb at a time, with bone saws. I don’t think that’s all he would be heard saying, if he was hacked to death, which is the impression many want to give. Their actions were pretty stupid, though. Did they think the world would be okay with them cutting up a body and carrying it out in pieces in briefcases, rather than dragging him out in handcuffs? Either the Prince is a sadistic madman, or he’s a sadistic madman who wants to intimidate his enemies. Sounds like too much inbreeding going on in the royal house of Saud.