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| The potential of the Saudi purges |
| 2017-11-11 |
| [CAROLINEGLICK] Last Saturday’s sudden announcement that a new anti-corruption panel headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and the near simultaneous announcement of the arrest of more than two dozen royal family members, cabinet ministers and prominent businessmen is predominantly being presented as a power seizure by the crown prince. Amid widespread rumors that King Salman ...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Cutodian of the Two Holy Mosquesand Lord of Most of the Arabians.... will soon abdicate the throne to his son, it is reasonable for the 32-year-old crown prince to work to neutralize all power centers that could threaten his ascension to the throne. But there seems to be something more significant going on. While many of the officials tossed in the slammer |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 If all true -- and probably is -- this is indeed really important indicator. However, not so long ago Glick was trying to remove McMaster as NSA, so I have to wonder what game she is playing at here. The biggest of all indicators, if true, is the removal or suppression of Wahhabi/Salafi clerics. |
| Posted by: TopRev 2017-11-11 16:08 |
| #4 Yup. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-11-11 10:54 |
| #3 ...IF the part about the Wahaabi 'intellectuals' is accurate, then that is indeed the real game changer. Take that piece off the board and it's possible that a lot of other things go away as well. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-11-11 09:47 |
| #2 Wahhabist intellectuals = today's oxymoron |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-11-11 09:15 |
| #1 Can this road show be brought to D.C.? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-11-11 07:53 |