This is a horrible story indeed and I hope it gets public attention to lessen the hell the princess is going through. It is always easy to be smart after the f

This is a horrible story indeed and I hope it gets public attention to lessen the hell the princess is going through. It is always easy to be smart after the fact, but to me that the naval officer thought through the escape to getting out of the country, but not what happens next. For him, a French citizen, getting out to a neutral country is the end. For her, a UAE citizen without any right to stay elsewhere, it is at best a midpoint. He could have arranged for news coverage prior to the mission by discreetly talking to some high caliber journalists so they can prep coverage and he could have involved professionals (e.g., traffickers who move refugees and have global networks).