[Pearls Before Swine]

You misunderstand me.

I don’t know who ordered it. But, obviously it was done, and bungled. And somebody wanted Khashoggi painfully dead rather than just dead.

I wonder why. That might lead us to who.

Motive is an important third part of the “means, motive, opportunity” analysis that applies to many crimes.

Any other suspicions, notwithstanding.

[dangus]

I was criticizing the press, not you.