A handout picture released by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) chatting with deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of the King Faisal Air Academy at King Salman airbase in Riyadh on January 25, 2017. (Photo by AFP)
Cyril Widdershoven, OilPrice.com: The Saudi Power Balance Is On A Knife-Edge
The sweltering heat of Saudi Arabian summer will feel like a cool breeze compared to the geopolitical fire that could soon take over the country if ongoing internal power struggles destabilize the Kingdom’s Royal Family and national security in the coming weeks.
After his successful elevation to Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) has been appointed by King Salman to be in charge during his holiday to Morocco. The King’s holiday comes at a time of relative instability in the Kingdom, as the effects of the removal of former Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef at the end of the Ramadan period continue to linger.
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WNU Editor: Just a gut feeling .... and one that I have had for a long time .... but I do not think Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is the right man for this job.
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I personally think you're right, but I also think he is right now. I think ole Abdulaziz's vacation is going to be a very long one.
I meant to say that Salman "is" king.
I hope they tear themselves apart, the Saudi Royals have caused more trouble with their wacky sect of Islam backing of ISIS and others and 911, it would look good on those bastards if the were bloating in the sun.
Salman's the brains behind Saudi Arabia's:
- failed Austerity Plan
- failed Economic Diversification Plan
- support for al Quida in Syria
- support for al Quida in Lybia
- the failed Yemen War
- the GCC Civil War
- the failed OPEC attack on Russian and US oil and gas
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