When Mr. Bezos first purchased "The Washington Post," the staff was elated to have an influx of investment.

I am quite sure Mr. Bezos has seen employees of his enormous company die for many reasons, however, this is probably one he didn't count on. He doesn't stand alone in any criticism and worry; world business leaders are telling Saudi Arabia loud and clear they have no intentions of investing in a country that still employs thugs to carry out bizarre killings.

This is the 21st Century; that type of bizarre killing of an individual is unheard of in the civilized world. Americans strongly came out against torture when they learned of such activities taking place in their name after September 11th.

I doubt seriously Mr. Bezos believes in silencing voices as insightful and productive as that of Jamal Khashoggi. He has the leadership of the Washington Post to carry out the policies of the company and perhaps he believes he would be overstepping his authority if he spoke to the public. He probably should consult with people at the Washington Post and decide the path forward so there is never this type of assassination of a journalist again.

October 17, 2018
By Ari Levi

Bezos (click here) hasn't made any public comments on Khashoggi since his disappearance in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Amazon Web Services is opening a region in the Middle East and is looking for a head of public policy for Saudi Arabia.

Bezos and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in Seattle earlier this year.

As the story of Jamal Khashoggi unfolds, one significant person has remained silent: Jeff Bezos.

Bezos owns The Washington Post, the newspaper that employed Khashoggi when the journalist entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct. 2. Khashoggi hasn't been seen since, and a Turkish official has said that Saudi agents killed and dismembered him inside the consulate, according to the New York Times. The Saudi government has denied any connection to the disappearance.

With his gruesome story capturing front-page headlines, U.S. business leaders have voiced their disdain.

J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Google Cloud head Diane Greene are among top executives to pull out of an investment conference in Saudi Arabia scheduled for later this month. Others like Y Combinator's Sam Altman, IDEO CEO Tim Brown, and Dan Doctoroff, head of Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, have said they won't work with Saudi Arabia's futuristic NEOM project even though they've been named as advisers.

Bezos, Amazon's CEO and the world's richest person, has made no public statement....