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U.S. Officials Fear Saudi Collapse If New Prince Fails
NBC News ^ | 17 June 2016 | Robert Windrem, William M. Arkin

Posted on 06/18/2016 4:38:11 PM PDT by Lorianne

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To: Lorianne
"It's him or it's ISIS,"

and there it is...

21 posted on 06/18/2016 5:15:47 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Lorianne

It’s already a family owned ruthless Dictatorship ,how much more fail can you get


22 posted on 06/18/2016 5:22:14 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Lorianne

How can he fail? It’s not like he has to do anything.


23 posted on 06/18/2016 5:22:48 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Lorianne

Just nuke the whole damn sandbox. After we send them all back.


24 posted on 06/18/2016 5:32:02 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Lorianne

25 posted on 06/18/2016 5:42:05 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Lorianne

What, exactly, is the downside if Saudi collapses?


26 posted on 06/18/2016 5:45:56 PM PDT by null and void (Hillary Milhouse Clinton: I'm not a c-c-c-crook! Crook! Yeah, that's the c-word I was looking for!)
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To: Lorianne

Since oil is tanking and plentiful, Mohammed Bin Salman (aka Seldom Bin Sober) has the brilliant idea of investing in the stock market as the future for Saudi Arab-ia instead of actually creating something that provides value. Stupid frigging camel humper.


27 posted on 06/18/2016 5:46:08 PM PDT by patq
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To: Lorianne

[What’s up? They are really pushing this Saudi Prince story.]

The Saudis need $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$


28 posted on 06/18/2016 5:47:58 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: rllngrk33

Things can get much worse in Saudi Arabia if the Royal Family collapses all of a sudden. Think of Syrian Civil War on steroids.


29 posted on 06/18/2016 6:20:46 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: rovenstinez

Gee , wonder when Saudi Arabia will allow Christians to have a church in that country. seems like here in the US, everyone has to support the Muslims to have a mosque and minaret and the clarion call for the call to pray to the fake and false god Allah. Churches throughout America are being told - you can no longer have your church bells be rung because it is offensive to the muslims that live in your community.

america the melting pot - a long as you are a muslim. christian and Jew go away is the motto of this degenerate Odumbo Administration


30 posted on 06/18/2016 6:27:06 PM PDT by hondact200 (Lincoln Freed the Slaves. Obama Enslaves the Free. Trump 2016 - Make America Great Again)
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To: enduserindy

Saudi Arabia’s already a terrorist state.


31 posted on 06/18/2016 6:38:46 PM PDT by grania
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To: alternatives?

“Does anyone know when they say the guy is “a longtime US favorite””

Crown Prince Nayef has been nicknamed “the Prince of Darkness” because of his role in security/intelligence operations in the Kingdom. He is seen as tough on terrorists.

He conducted a crackdown on some terrorist organizations there, which led them to try to assassinate him - by a suicide bomber with a bomb literally up inside his butt! The bombers body absorbed enough of the blast that Prince Nayef survived.

It was entertaining to watch jihadi talking heads pontificate and issue fatwas afterward, where they said that although it is normally impermissible to indulge in homosexual sex, it can be OK, if you are doing it so that you can be stretched out to hold a bigger bomb for a suicide attack!

The gist of the story is that the much younger (30) Deputy Crown Prince Mohhamad bin Salman seems to have won out internally for influence over policy decisions, and possibly for taking over after old King Salman (his dad) dies. Nayef is said to be sick, and may never be up to job.

The changes in Saudi Arabia are big - oil may never get as expensive as it was, due to new technology to extract shale oil, and projected future solar developments. The Saudis are trying to restructure in a big way.

Their State Religion, the Wahhabi sect of Sunni Islam, is also the center of gravity of Sunni terrorism - al Queda, ISIS, Boko Haram, Muslim Brotherhood, al Shabab, you name it. So a lot is riding on the new guy. One fear expressed (and promoted by the royal family), is that the alternative to Saudi rule is takeover by ISIS-like jihadis.

The young Prince also recently stated that the Kingdom has financed 20% of Hillary’s campaign (illegal actually), and he may be here looking for delivery on some of the influence he has bought. But then again, they may have extorted the money out him, because the Kingdom is in such straits.


32 posted on 06/18/2016 6:41:10 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: dfwgator

Ya. Who fricking cares?


33 posted on 06/18/2016 7:44:14 PM PDT by George Washington Axe
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To: George Washington Axe

If saudi arabia collapses, where will US politicians get their bribes from? That is a problem for many, many US politicians.


34 posted on 06/18/2016 8:03:06 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: BeauBo

Thank you for explaining that.

Can’t WAIT to tell my Lesbian LibTard Sister that 20% of Hillary’s! cash comes from a gay-hating Saudi prince.

*SMIRK* Yep. I’m mean that way...


35 posted on 06/18/2016 8:16:02 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The Prince is reported to have claimed that he provided 20% of Hillary’s funding - no proof on the US side of that claim (it would have to have been laundered somehow).

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3441322/posts

And the Prince does not necessarily hate gays - he may simply want them executed out of concern for their own good, like the imam lecturing in Florida the day after the Pulse Nightclub shootings.


36 posted on 06/18/2016 8:40:50 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Lorianne

Saudi is the one semi-consistent Arab ally nation and basically the only one useful and/or cooperative in any real capacity. They will clean their own house of the real whackos because they appreciate Western prosperity and military power enough to at least let their ‘poor brothers’ get blown up and shot.

American politicians are also afraid of losing their source of bribes, and the strategists are scared sick of a ‘domino effect’ if the country goes into chaos and a hardline Islamist takes over.


37 posted on 06/18/2016 9:30:03 PM PDT by Laser_Ray (Another nifty idea)
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To: patq

“Mohammed Bin Salman (aka Seldom Bin Sober)”

LOL

That is TOO funny and I’m never going to forget this.


38 posted on 06/18/2016 10:27:23 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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To: jjotto

That means he’s the guy that bribes American politicians.


You got that right. The uniparty is wondering about their future payoffs/meal tickets.

Whinin Ryan is probably especially concerned.


39 posted on 06/18/2016 10:38:01 PM PDT by angry elephant (Endangered species in Seattle)
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To: BeauBo
and possibly for taking over after old King Salman (his dad) dies.

Inasmuch as King Salman has been reported to be in the early stages of dementia, he may be taking over much sooner than anyone here expects, if he hasn't already...

the infowarrior

40 posted on 06/18/2016 11:41:19 PM PDT by infowarrior
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