Valid point. I have a pet theory of my own on this. I don’t think Al-Waleed is the loyal nephew he pretends to be in the media. I think he’s on the side of the islamists. The old man might be getting some very bad advice from the Prince.
If so, he's playing a dangerous game. If I recall correctly, two prominent 30-something members of the al-Saud clan who were suspected to be al Qaeda sympathizers died under mysterious circumstances after 9/11. The speculation is that the Saudis had them killed for helping bin Laden.