Hit squads with bone saws sawing people up in their embassies are not par for the course. This was an extreme event. Drone striking ones citizens is extreme too.

Sure (assuming "bone saws" aren't made up by the Turks - they've never actually been demonstrated). But be that as it may, we're hardly fit to lecture others from our high horse.

> But be that as it may, we're hardly fit to lecture others from our high horse.

Could you explain this? Why can’t a group claim moral superiority for not butchering people? And what grouping of people does ‘we’ refer to?

United States. It was suggested that the US should sever ties with SA to protest the killing.

No one suggested that. Let’s not lose track of the facts here. The original point was about whether Saudi Arabia is a rule of law jurisdiction; it is not and potential investors might do well to keep that in mind.

Ah, thanks. That’s a ‘we’ I am not part of.

It looks like the actual target of the drone was the Egyptian al-Banna. In any case, IMHO either you are able to target active terrorists without judicial overview or you're not, whatever their citizenship. I'm a Brit, so no skin in that particular issue, but for the record I have no problem with British jihadists that joined ISIS getting bombed. They made their choice.

The Jihadis are murderous terrorists actively killing and sexually enslaving people. Khashogi was a journalist, and a very brave, honest and ethical one from what I can tell. I don’t see the similarity.