Saudi Arabia gets its first real government

Atimes.com ^ | David Goldman

[RoosterRedux]

A couple of years ago I attended seminars with Chinese and Israeli counterterrorism experts in Beijing, in my capacity as a board member of a foundation that promotes Sino-Israel relations. A senior Chinese official complained that the Saudi royal family funds every radical madrassa in Xinjiang province, where Muslim Uyghurs of Turkish ethnicity form the majority. With a long and porous border stretching through sparsely-populated lands, Chinese security couldn’t prevent the funds from pouring in.

I asked our Chinese hosts why they didn’t remonstrate with the Saudi government. The Chinese official said, “We talk to the Saudis all the time, and they say they will have nothing to do with it. But this is not a government. It is a family! Some crazy cousin is always sending money to terrorists through informal finance channels.”

Now it appears that Saudi Arabia has a government, thanks to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s weekend purge of the royal family. It is probably the only political event in recent memory that has the support of Washington, Moscow and Beijing, not to mention Berlin, London, Paris and Tokyo — as well as Jerusalem.

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The foundations for the creation of a functioning Saudi state were laid well before President Trump visited Riyadh last March. The Washington Post reported at the time: “Behind the scenes, the Trump administration and Saudi Arabia have been conducting extensive negotiations, led by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

[RoosterRedux]

The Crown Prince isn't always to trim and fit. Check this pic of him with Sal Khan of Khan Academy. Trim his beard and hair and you have the guy in the exfil video at the Tropicana.

[Cold Heart]

“Saudi Arabia owns the top four floors of the Mandalay Bay”
Only on FR would I know hear that.

[Bobalu]

Well well. Now that looks exactly like the guy in the video...

BTW: Sal Khan is amazing.

[Oratam]

bkmk!

[RoosterRedux]

Yep. Sal is the greatest.

That said, I think the guy in the video may indeed by the Crown Prince. The guy in the video walks like a chubby guy and that is hard to fake.

BTW, the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is not owned by the Saudis (per se), it is owned in large part by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (along with Bill Gates).

Makes one wonder if Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invited the Crown Prince to Las Vegas to assassinate him, and this is the reason bin Talal is now under arrest and his assets frozen.

[Cold Heart]

I wonder if the TX church shooter was a “Manchurian candidate” diversion. The guy was in a mental institution and he was allowed to buy guns. Elaborate.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Now it appears that Saudi Arabia has a government

Well no, not really...it appears Saudi Arabia has a strongman who has purged his rivals and will undoubtedly ensure that the line of succession will go only through him, rather than through any of the other descendants of Ibn al Saud.

However, a strongman/king is exactly what Saudi Arabia needs right now. Muhammad bin Salman seems like a pretty modern guy, and while it's far too early to say that he could be his nation's Ataturk, the things he's said so far are promising.

[xone]

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[Fitzy_888]

(Here it is.)

Ben Shapiro: At least 17 princes and top officials arrested in Saudi Arabia. What’s going on there?
https://youtu.be/8LbYeJ-myWo

[magglepuss]

I have been reading all the Q stuff on voat. Very intresting questions are being asked. I feel very hopeful that we are seeing the start of a deep state purge.

[redgolum]

Sounds like a great story. Write the book .

[SunkenCiv]

Very well said!

[bitt]

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks RoosterRedux.

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[Steve Van Doorn]

There is three holes in that story that I noticed.
1. there where multiple shooters in different locations. Why where the assassins on top of the Luxor and other locations?
2. Jesus Campos was hired by the CEO of the corporation of the hotel personally. That isn't likely unless he is undercover for the FBI or part of the attack.
3. The guy holding that bag at the Tropicana. A freeper recognized him as the head of security for the Tropicana. Which means he isn't the prince.

Better story then the FBI's version though.

[rodguy911]

Not all of it

[rodguy911]

wow great post!

[GOPJ]

I’m guessing this is very close... maybe Paddock was making money on the side laundering money for the hotel... or some other minor tweaks...

[GOPJ]

See reply #9

[GOPJ]

I asked our Chinese hosts why they didn’t remonstrate with the Saudi government. The Chinese official said, “We talk to the Saudis all the time, and they say they will have nothing to do with it. But this is not a government. It is a family! Some crazy cousin is always sending money to terrorists through informal finance channels.”

I'm guessing it's the same way the Saud's funded 9/11 ... 'out' family members funding bin Laden