Here’s the latest on the mysterious death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi:
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Uh huh. I guess we should at least be grateful that the Saudis are now demonstrating enough respect for world opinion to make up a lie. It’s slightly better than telling us all to go fuck ourselves, which has been the basic Saudi story up until now.