The always astute Goldberg made an interesting observation in What If I Told You . . . ?
He noted the story being floated about which says the Saudi Crown Prince might issue a statement which would explain that Jamal Khashoggi was killed in "an interrogation gone wrong."
Here's Goldberg:
Some minor strategic-communications advice for the Saudis: Either say that’s what happened or don’t say it. Floating a trial balloon that you might say it telegraphs the impression that you’re just fishing for a cover story. And it’s a pretty crappy cover story. What kind of “interrogation” ends with the subject’s death? Not the kind with very pointed questions and a bit too much shouting. That’s not to say that it can’t be true. But framing it in an almost Monty Python–esque “Would you believe . . . ?” way is almost the perfect way to get people not to believe it.
Excellent point, Jonah.
Post Script. Here's a minor observation on a local level. The library in our little village of Midland, Texas, for some reason has removed all of Jonah Goldberg's books from its card catalog. Why would they do that?
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9:42 AM 10/16/2018
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