U.S. President Donald Trump stands with the new CIA Director Gina Haspel during her swearing-in ceremony at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia, U.S. May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Washington Post: CIA director listens to audio of journalist’s alleged murder
CIA Director Gina Haspel listened to audio purportedly capturing the interrogation and killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, giving a key member of President Trump’s Cabinet access to the evidence used by Turkey to accuse Saudi Arabia of premeditated murder.
Haspel, who departed for a secret trip to Turkey on Monday, heard the audio during her visit, according to people familiar with her meetings.
President Trump, who has made Saudi Arabia a central pillar of his Middle East strategy, has grown increasingly skeptical of the kingdom’s claim that Khashoggi’s death was a “rogue operation” that occurred after a fistfight broke out in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.
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WNU Editor: The source is anonymous .... so we really do not know if she listened to a recording or not. But she did go to Turkey .... which tells me that she was told it would be worthwhile if she went there.
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Erdogan will hold on to this tape and only release it if the Saudis don't pay him enough (in territory or in money).. BUT... this has to happen soon, already the media outlets are dominated by another story... the ominous pipe bomber...
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