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Death was the result of a fistfight gone bad has been deemed laughable. >> finally the saudi government settled on one word, rogue. it was a rogue operation. >> the saudi foreign minister told fox news that this was a rogue operation. >> rogue elements may have been involved. >> theyre going to say he was killed by rogue operatives. >> this rogue killers explanation, this is absurd. >> sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers, who knows. >> the cia said it believed mbs was in...

>> finally the saudi government settled on one word, rogue. it was a rogue operation. >> the saudi foreign minister told fox news that this was a rogue operation. >> rogue elements may have been involved. >> theyre going to say he was killed by rogue operatives. >> this rogue killers explanation, this is absurd. >> sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers, who knows. >> the cia said it believed mbs was involved with the murder. >> mbs, the crown prince, is a wrecking ball. i ...

>> finally the saudi government settled on one word. rogue. it was a rogue operation. >> they told fox news this was a rogue operation. >> rogue elements may have been involved. >> they are going to say he was killed by rogue operatives. >> the rogue killers operation, this is absurd. >> sound like it could have been rogue killers. who knows. >> the cia said they believe mbs was involved with the murder. >> mbs, the crown prince is a wrecking ball. i think he is complicit in the murder of mr. ja...

Administration which has cultivat cultivat cultivated seemingly close ties with the ruler of saudi arabia, the crown prince. now its been found today that the crown prince ordered the killing of jamal khashoggi. the accepted position is that there is no way this happened without the saudi crown prince being aware or involved. the cia reportedly coming to the conclusion that the murder was not, you know, some interview gone wrong or some rendition gone wrong or some accident with the cia saying i...

Several officials have told cnn that an operation like this to be carried out by members of the inner circle could not have happened without the direct knowledge of mbs as he is known, the crown prince, but the saudis throughout have denied that he had any knowledge of this. theyve blamed it on rogue elements and they have repeat this had denial to the "new york times" in a statement. you know, some in the intelligence community believe that this is as close as they are going to get to a smoking...

Saying tell your boss. he doesnt identify who the boss is, but u.s. taerintelligence officials believe that is a reference to muhammad bin salman. over the last few weeks, several officials told cnn they believe an operation like this involving the inner circle could not take place without the direct knowledge of the crown prince. saudis repeatedly said mbs has denied knowledge of this. they blame this on rogue elements. they repeat this denial to "the new york times." they say they heard the re...

About the operation. they blamed it on rogue elements. "the new york times" when it comes to the report received a statement from the saudi government again repeating the denial. they also say the saudis heard the audio and did not hear that part. there is a possibility there are different recordings that turks have shared different parts with different agencies and governments. this adds pressure here on the saudi saudis, the united states and other western allies to get to the bottom of this a...

Our international diplomatic editor nic robertson has been following the story live in istanbul this hour. thank you for being with us. the turkish president in a position to apply a great deal of pressure on saudi arabia and the overall investigation. the question now is there a sense that pressure might get him what he wants? >> reporter: it doesnt seem to be. you know, the saudi minister of foreign affairs said this was murder. but what we have heard from saudi officials is a shifting narrati...

Good. >> well, the president also said he spoke with the saudi crown prince tonight. he said mohammed bin salman told him me had nothing to do with the murder, that it was at the, quote, lower level. joining me is retired army general stanley mcchrystal, author of a new book called "leaders, myth, and reality" which i want to talk to you in a second. on this story, do you believe an operation like this could be carried out by rogue elements without the crown prince of saudi arabia having knowled...

The first is to send a signal perhaps to the ruling regime here, the crown prince himself that the journalists here feel very angry that his loyalty and patriotism might have led to an intent to forcibly repatriate him here, but also it sets himself -- theres even talk here, george, of a national day of mourning for mr. khashoggi. the narrative is rapidly being established that mr. khashoggi was a hero of modern saudi arabia whose life was taken, whose nobility was taken by rogue elements, not b...