[thaumasiotes]

I'm not really sure what the article is going for with this sign-off. The Saudi government hired a spy, he did good work, and when his cover was blown they gave him a domestic job related to his work.

And? That sounds like exactly what you'd expect on all sides.

[newacct583]

Yes, but the context is that the government that hired the spy is the same one we now admit had an inconvenient journalist murdered. It's certainly true that this bit of espionage was more or less routine, but it's evidence that Saudi espionage against US interests was not a one-off thing.