Saudi Smoke Screen or How to Spin a Palace Ordered Murder

       President Erdogan of Turkey is having a good time on behalf of the royal family of Saudi Arabia.  He has trickled information to the world press discovered by his operatives and intelligence services related to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.  No doubt the lamps are burning late in Riyadh.
      How does a national leader behave like this?  When he has grown up without restraint; he has been given everything; he feels he is entitled to anything and everything; and nobody is allowed to dissent or restrain his whims.  So his stable of yes men tell him this is a good move.  They make the plans, they put it into action and pat each other on the back as their target is murdered; packaged up in pieces and taken back to Riyadh for further disposition.   What was the Prince thinking?  He wasn't: he's a wacko.   How sad.  The king is now questioning his decision to turn over the crown to this nut case.   Not much will happen because of the tepid response by the Orange-haired Cookoo in the White House.  
      Perhaps the Congress will act.  Ha.   Maybe the Democrats will force some action:  maybe Dianne Feinstein will take her judiciary committee position and ask a few questions.  Maybe her sidekick Kamala Harris will jump into the fray and call for the closing of the American Embassy?  Ha.  Don't hold your breath:  won't happen, not these two has-beens.   Maybe the European Union will take the House of Saud to task?  Naaa, too wtapped up in Brexit/Grexit/ Italexit, etc.   Maybe Russya will call for an investigation: Ha!  Maybe Premier Xi JP of China will show some spine: Ha-needs too much oil.   Maybe President Assad will ask for more information-another Middle East joke.
      Let's see:  Iran.  What will they do in Iran?  Nothing or less.   How much will the Saudis give to the family of Khashoggi?  10 millions?  2 millions?  1 oil well?  A Mercedes Benz?  Who is Jamal?  Oh, he used to be a Saudi himself.  But then, he moved out, feeling threatened by the King/Crown Prince.   He started to write for the Washington Post, a very prestigious publication.  This move must have been too much for Mohammed ben Salman.   He just couldn't tolerate this type of well connected journalism.   So we have this situation.
     And now, the back channels are burning red hot.  The fistfight story was a laugher.  The rogue group out of control was even worse.  Are you kidding me?  Who advises these boobs?  Assad?  Kim Un?  Even the Kremlin wouldn't have been so bold and stupid. (well, maybe sometimes).
      Jut think: what if there wasn't any oil under the sand?