Posted on 03/08/2020 7:54:35 PM PDT by bitt
The arrests have raised questions about whether the crown prince was on the verge of taking full power from his father, King Salman.
The scope of a new roundup of Saudi royals widened on Saturday with word that a fourth senior prince has been detained under orders from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to two Saudis close to the royal family, in a sign that he is determined to crack down on even whispers of dissent.
The wave of arrests has ensnared a former head of army intelligence, Prince Nayef bin Ahmed, as well as at least three other senior princes, all detained on Friday. The full extent of the roundup is still not clear.
Crown Prince Mohammed, 34, has already consolidated his power as the de facto ruler of the kingdom in the name of his aging father, King Salman, 84. But the arrests offered new evidence of how far the crown prince would go to lock down potential opponents within his family, stirring new fear within its ranks, according to several people close to the family.
The most senior family member detained was Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the father of Prince Nayef and the last surviving full brother of King Salman. The arrests of both father and son stunned the royal family because Prince Ahmed’s closeness to the king had so far appeared to provide him a measure of immunity against the wrath of the crown prince, even when he came down on others. The detentions also raised questions about whether the crown prince might have feared a plot against him within the family, or that he might be seeking to shut down potential opponents as he prepares to take full power from the aging king.
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Why don’t they all kill ach other. Colt happen to a more deserving family.
Shut down oil production and screw Europe and China...
Game of thrones.
Do we know if the Crown Prince leans toward crazy jihadist Wahhabism? Or might he lean toward the “Let’s stop being insane” concept?
Yes, so why on earth do we have troops there and call this barbaric place our ally? Let the Muslims have their wars. Keep the US out of it.
All reports say the prince is trying to drain his own swamp of radical Wahabbists.
Yet we train their pilots in Fla.
Yes, how dumb is that?
It sounds pretty dumb to me. But that may just be me...
We SHOULD have realized that on 9/11/01.
They are not monolithic in their beliefs or in alignment with our cause.
MBS is an ally to President Trump and America.
Notice we have not heard from the ‘dopey’ Prince as President Trump called him? He was an advocate and ally to Khashgoi.
Moves and counter moves.
You are so right.
Every few months they round up a few princes, but nothing ever changes. You’d think people would catch on by now.
I became of age with the Munich games, constant terrorist attacks on Israel, gas lines caused by OPEC, and Iran taking Americans hostage. So my earliest memories have been negative towards Muslims. But also academically/thoughtfully I was taught history before it was rewritten. I had a clear image of the Ottoman Empire as a teen. I knew about the Barbary Wars. I just don't get it. Why are there people in our government willing to deal with Muslims for any reason? This goes back prior to my birth and continues until today.
And allow them to buy guns and murder
our fellow Americans in our own land.
Every family has its little problems.
There are rumors that the Saudi king died and that Salman is here securing his succession.
The only good thing Muslims have done for America is to cause the beginning of the U.S. Marine Corps!
Semper Fi!
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