Bonus Pod: Michael Morell on Khashoggi Incident

Intelligence Matters

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Politics, News, Government

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🗓️ 7 December 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell weighs in on the CIA's reported assessment regarding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. He explains the agency's analytic process, the significance of confidence levels, and which stakeholders would be briefed, and how. He reviews the strategic and policy implications of holding Saudi Arabia to account and what steps the United States and the Kingdom should take to ensure long-term regional stability.

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0:07.4	Hi, I'm Lindsay Graham, the host of Wondries Podcast American Scandal.
0:11.6	Our newest series looks at the Kids for Cash Scandal, a story about two judges who stood
0:16.5	accused of making millions of dollars in a brazen scheme that shattered the lives of countless
0:21.4	children.
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0:28.6	This is the Intelligence Matters Podcast with former acting director of the CIA, Michael
0:33.4	Morel.
0:37.4	Several senators came out of a closed door briefing with CIA director Gina Haspel more convinced
0:42.2	that ever that Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman had advanced knowledge of the murder
0:46.8	of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
0:48.5	I have zero question in my mind that the crown prince, MBS, ordered to killing, monitored
0:55.8	killing.
0:59.5	Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis brief senators last week saying
1:05.0	there was no direct reporting linking MBS to Khashoggi's death.
1:09.2	MBS is a wrecking ball.
1:11.0	I think he's complicit in the murder of Mr. Khashoggi.
1:17.7	With everything in the news about the killing of Saudi dissident, US resident and Washington
1:21.6	post reporter Jamal Khashoggi, the intelligence matters team here at CBS News thought it
1:26.3	might make sense for me to offer some commentary on the issue on CIA analysis, on US policy,
1:32.7	and where we go from here.
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