Jamal Khashoggi, whose murder at the hands of his native Saudi Arabia has caused an international outcry that threatens to undermine the kingdom’s powerful young leader, knew he was a marked man.
On Friday, the final confirmation came that Khashoggi had indeed been killed by Saudi government agents.
Two years ago, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was being praised by global bankers, investors and U.S. officials after unveiling his blueprint for an economic transformation, Khashoggi was already agitated. While the rest of the world saw “MbS” as a reformer shifting his glacial nation into the 21st century, Khashoggi looked beyond the carefully crafted image.
