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You know, when people have a heart attack because you tortured them, then natural thing is to dismember them and carry them out in suitcases.





WASHINGTON — President Trump raised the possibility on Monday that “rogue killers” were behind the disappearance of a Saudi dissident journalist, and not the kingdom’s leaders — a theory echoed separately by a person familiar with Saudi plans to blame an intelligence services official and shield Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from responsibility.

Mr. Trump said King Salman of Saudi Arabia denied any knowledge during a 20-minute phone call on Monday about what happened to the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

Turkish officials have said Mr. Khashoggi was killed and dismembered after he disappeared in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago.

Seasoned observers of Middle East politics, including some at senior levels of the Turkish government, have speculated for days about the likelihood that the royal court would seek to accuse a “rogue” operator within the Saudi security services of killing Mr. Khashoggi.

One person familiar with the Saudi plans said on Monday that the Saudi government was preparing to describe a scenario that would protect the prince from any blame.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the plans. But he said the royal court would soon put out a narrative that an official within the kingdom’s intelligence services — who happened to be a friend of Prince Mohammed — had carried out the killing.
 
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