The world of politics dictates that everyone spin a story to favor their particular point of view. One would think that even that has its limits, but a recent forum on the Middle East proved otherwise. Multiple speakers and panelists not only accepted the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia, but tried to point out seemingly trivial sins by others as being worse. Is state sanctioned execution and dismemberment by a hit-squad now acceptable on the world stage? Apparently to some, yes.