Saudis Finally Make the Effort to Invent a Lie

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Autocratic forces are ascendant.

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Here’s the latest on the mysterious death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi:

Uh huh. I guess we should at least be grateful that the Saudis are now demonstrating enough respect for world opinion to make up a lie. It’s slightly better than telling us all to go fuck ourselves, which has been the basic Saudi story up until now.