Thread by @TrickFreee

Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi entered the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul on Tuesday afternoon. Many hours later, there is still no news from him.

Saudi journalist vanishes in Istanbul washingtonpost.com/news/global-op…

The Saudi consulate insists Jamal Khashoggi left its building before vanishing but Turkish officials say he’s still inside. 
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Turkey concludes that prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in Saudi consulate, two people familiar with the probe say wapo.st/2O8r6H2

A witness, Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee, was waiting outside the consulate for him... but he never came out.
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"“They confirmed two things: He was killed and his body was dismembered,” Mr. Kislakci said.

The Arab government official also described Mr. Khashoggi’s body as having been dismembered."

Turkish investigators believe a 15-member team “came from Saudi Arabia. It was a preplanned murder" google.com/amp/s/www.wash…

Jamal Khashoggi: Turkey to search Saudi consulate

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Investigators are examining the movements of Saudi officials who flew to Istanbul and went to the Saudi Consulate there on the same day that a Saudi dissident journalist disappeared after going to the building. nytimes.com/2018/10/09/wor…

A Journalist’s Disappearance: Where Jamal Khashoggi Was Last Seen

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US intelligence intercepted Saudi communications about wanting to capture Jamal Khashoggi.
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Khashoggi incorporated a pro-democracy group before he was allegedly murdered by Saudis thebea.st/2PrKR98

Claims emerge that footage of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder exists
‘There are claims that there is a video of the moments Jamal Khashoggi was killed yenisafak.com/en/world/claim…

Based on Khashoggi's previous statements about MBS, Khashoggi was likely executed for "treason." He suspected he would eventually be arrested for speaking out. pri.org/stories/2017-0…

Khashoggi was reviled for being sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood. Saudi trolls have also accused him of being a member. Khashoggi once responded, "tweet about freedom and you are a Brotherhood member." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Saudi crown prince ordered operation to lure and then detain Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. intelligence shows washingtonpost.com/world/national…

So far 3 of the 19 business leaders that were announced as part of an advisory board of a $500 billion Saudi megacity have suspended their involvement or claimed they were never involved at all amid concerns about a disappeared journalist.

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Erdogan says the Saudi government possesses “advanced” surveillance equipment that would have recorded Khashoggi’s movements in and around the Saudi Consulate
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Disappearance of Saudi journalist risks damaging the kingdom’s investment profile cnbc.com/2018/10/11/sau…

Turks tell U.S. officials they have audio and video recordings that support conclusion Khashoggi was killed. washingtonpost.com/world/national…

Salah Muhammed al-Tubaigy, a Saudi forensic expert, is among 15 named by Turkey in disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Several media outlets drop out of conference in Saudi Arabia after journalist goes missing hill.cm/XVUkrl8

"The official described a quick and complex operation in which Mr. Khashoggi was killed within two hours of his arrival at the consulate by a team of Saudi agents, who dismembered his body with a bone saw they brought for the purpose" nytimes.com/2018/10/09/wor…

Richard Branson halts $1B project with Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi disappearance nyp.st/2PtnQ5T

Hatice Cengiz: My Fiancé Jamal Khashoggi Was a Lonely Patriot

His ideas will reverberate from Turkey to Saudi Arabia and beyond. Oppression never lasts forever. Tyrants eventually pay for their sins.
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CNN: Saudis preparing report admitting Khashoggi died in "interrogation gone wrong" thebea.st/2CMiQXq

U.S. Secretary of state Pompeo meets Saudi foreign minister reut.rs/2yE3U9a

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was photographed smiling and shaking hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, and thanked Saudi King Salman for what he called a “thorough” investigation 
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According to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudis painted over parts of the Istanbul consulate where Khashoggi went missing thebea.st/2yCMdGQ

Four suspects identified by Turkey in the disappearance of a Saudi dissident, Jamal Khashoggi, have connections to the crown prince nyti.ms/2COZdhm

Turkey releases passport scans of men it says were involved in journalist’s killing wapo.st/2yKW916

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is the latest to pull out of the Future Investment Initiative.
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Pompeo says Saudi Arabia told him their investigation into the disappearance and alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi won't spare anyone, including royals. nbcnews.to/2CPrlAW

Saudi Arabia delivered $100 Million pledged to the U.S. as Pompeo landed in Riyadh nytimes.com/2018/10/16/wor…

Pompeo met with Erdogan after talks with Saudis apnews.com/6c5335f334064d…

Turkish source: Jamal Khashoggi's killing took seven minutes
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Reports coming from Turkish newspapers and the Daily Mail claim the audio suggests Khashoggi was dismembered while still alive. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6…

Khashoggi's alleged killers tortured the journalist during interrogation by cutting his fingers off, Yeni Safak said, claiming it had heard multiple recordings of the incident.
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According to Safak, Saudi Arabia's consul, Mohammed al-Otaibi, can be heard on one tape saying during Khashoggi's torture: "Do this outside. You are going to get me in trouble." an unknown individual tells Otaibi: "If you want to live when you come to Saudi Arabia, be quiet!"

"after the meeting, Crown Prince Mohammed told confidants that Kushner had discussed the names of Saudis disloyal to the crown prince, according to three sources who have been in contact with members of the Saudi and Emirati royal families"
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In his last Post column before his disappearance, Jamal Khashoggi wrote about the Arab world’s need for a free press. washingtonpost.com/opinions/globa…

Evangelical leader Pat Robinson told viewers to “cool down the tempers of those who are screaming blood for the Saudis” and not risk a $100 billion arms deal over the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi. thehill.com/policy/interna…

The Khashoggi case and the climate of fear in Saudi Arabia bloom.bg/2yIocOQ

Turkish investigators search Saudi consulate premises again

The crime scene team left the Saudi consulate early on Thursday after searching the building and consular vehicles
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French finance minister Le Maire cancels trip to Saudi conference reut.rs/2CRAZD1

Mnuchin drops out of Saudi conference

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The rulers of Saudi Arabia are considering blaming a top intelligence official close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, 3 people with knowledge of the Saudi plans said nyti.ms/2CT7uAU

Turkish Newspaper Yeni Safak reports that an Istanbul forest is being searched for Khashoggi's body (parts)
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New York museums to refuse Saudi funds for Middle East art programs hill.cm/eKURywr

Only after the Trump administration pulled its involvement with a Saudi investment conference did Fox's sister network finally end its sponsorship—a week after most other American media outlets thebea.st/2CT2ps2

A Turkish official said Pompeo was given a “transcript of the recordings.” On Thursday, Pompeo told reporters he didn’t have “anything to say” regarding the audio recording. thedailybeast.com/report-pompeo-…

Saudi suspect in Khashoggi disappearance Mashal Saad al-Bostani reportedly dies in car accident ahvalnews.com/jamal-khashogg…

Saudi State TV: Jamal Khashoggi Died In Istanbul Consulate

Officials also announced 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested following a preliminary investigation. Saudis claim Khashoggi was killed in a fight that broke out while he was being questioned.
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CIA officials have listened to an audio recording that Turkish officials say proves the journalist was killed and dismembered by a team of Saudi agents inside the consulate washingtonpost.com/world/national…

Who is Ahmed al-Asiri, the sacked Saudi intelligence official?
General al-Asiri was fired as the deputy head of the Saudi intelligence services on Friday over killing of Khashoggi.

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"Al-Asiri served as an adviser to MBS, who promoted him to his intelligence position last year, and is considered to be one of MBS' closest aides."

"He is "a key figure within the royal household, a very senior figure"

Mnuchin is heading to Saudi Arabia on Monday to build support for a pressure campaign against Iran despite growing calls for sanctions against Saudi leaders over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 
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Israel: After a meeting with Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin emphasized the importance of the U.S.’s economic ties with Saudi Arabia

Steve Mnuchin, business partner of Netanyahu confidant James Packer

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After officials offered different explanations for Khashoggi's death, and after claiming he left the consulate, the KSA government extends condolences to the family of Jamal Khashoggi... all without admitting to premeditation or the involvement of royals

Jamal Khashoggi death: Saudi Arabia says journalist was murdered, but the latest version of the official story claims it was a "rogue operation"
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MBS Aide Behind Khashoggi's Murder: 'Bring Me the Head of the Dog'

According to a high-ranking source, Qahtani was beamed into the Saudi consulate via Skype hurling insults at Khashoggi until he gave the go-ahead to the 15 Saudi operatives to kill him

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Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia

Prince Khalid had been contacting Khashoggi for at least a year to try to persuade him to return
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US to revoke visas for Saudi officials over Khashoggi killing hill.cm/wz1T56N

Saudi Journalist Khashoggi's Remains Found

Khashoggi's body was found in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home, according to Sky News

CNN reports say investigators found two suitcases with Khashoggi's personal belongings
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"Multiple sources suggested Khashoggi had been cut up and his face "disfigured""

“There were more than 25 deals signed worth $56 billion,” Al Falih said in remarks carried by state TV al-Ekhbariya, adding that American companies accounted for most of the deals signed in the conference. reuters.com/article/us-sau…

Saudi Arabia, in latest reversal, says Khashoggi’s killing was premeditated npr.org/2018/10/25/660…

The son of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has left Saudi Arabia and arrived in the United States, a source close to the family told CNN.
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Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, declines an invitation to the White House by Trump accusing him of not being sincere about investigating the killing — The invitation was aimed at influencing public opinion in US only
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Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman and his information tsar Saud al-Qahtani, who many believe were behind Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, are ultimate forces behind London-based Iran International TV, the Guardian has been told: theguardian.com/world/2018/oct…

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he stepped into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and his body was dismembered, Turkish prosecutor says. abcn.ws/2Dfoz8k

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Called Khashoggi a Dangerous Islamist Days After His Death
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“We now see that it wasn’t just cut up; [the Saudi suspects] got rid of the body by dissolving it”

Turkish Adviser: Jamal Khashoggi’s Body Was ‘Dissolved’ thedailybeast.com/turkish-advise…

Police say Saudi Arabian sisters whose bodies washed up on New York City's waterfront told people they would rather harm themselves than return to their home country. They were ordered to return home to Saudi Arabia after seeking political refuge in the US apne.ws/XDpw0cp

SA has allegedly killed another dissident Saudi journalist critical of the nation’s human rights abuses, only weeks after the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Jasser is believed to have been murdered in a Saudi jail last week express.co.uk/news/world/104…

Turkey says it has handed audio recordings of Jamal Khashoggi's death to the United States and other Western countries
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“Tell your boss" the mission is complete: Audio from Jamal Khashoggi’s killing is seen as strong evidence of a link to the Saudi crown prince. nyti.ms/2QBDVXJ

Turkey's foreign minister says the announcement by Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor on recommending the death penalty for five suspects in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi falls short of Turkey's expectations.
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Damage-limitation task force advised bin Salman that a war in Gaza would distract US President Donald Trump's attention and refocus Washington’s attention on the role Saudi Arabia plays in bolstering Israeli strategic interests.
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The CIA has concluded that the Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's death. Trump has been briefed. But he keeps asking where the body is.
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“Khashoggi’s desperate attempts to survive could be heard in a seven minute audio recording. There is no hint of anyone trying to persuade him"

Second audio recording of Khashoggi murder further reveals premeditation
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