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Arabia
Saudi police get terrorism combat raise
2004-04-26
Saudi King Fahd ordered salary increases for security forces combating terrorism as an incentive to improve operations, a royal decree said Monday. The action was taken on the recommendation of Crown Prince Abdullah.
Hummmm, this is either: A - recognition that it's a dangerous job and requires better compensation, or B - recognition that the Royals necks are in danger and the palace guard needs a bigger paycheck to ensure they stay loyal.
Posted by:Steve

#3  RKB is Fahd into the rubber duck stage yet? I hear nothing on this expecting he had bad stroke some years back.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-04-26 6:55:24 PM  

#2  Or, possibly, it's a move in the war of the princes with each other. Nayaf, the conservative Wahabist interior minister who controls the security forces, vs. Abdullah and others who are more moderate and more open to the west.

Fahd himself has been out of things for a while now by most reports .....
Posted by: rkb   2004-04-26 3:57:28 PM  

#1  So I guess they will start fighting terrorists now rather than waiving them through checkpoints.
Posted by: Tibor   2004-04-26 12:53:14 PM  

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