Saturday, March 7, 2020

Purge Underway In The Saudi Royal Family



Middle East Eye: Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince orders arrests of senior royal family members: Reports

Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and Mohammed bin Nayef are among those arrested at behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has detained three senior members of the kingdom's royal family in an attempt to remove any potential rivals in his pursuit of the throne, people familiar with the matter have said.

The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported that Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, King Salman's younger brother, and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN), the king's nephew, were arrested early on Friday.

The details of the charges could not be learned, but the two Saudi royals were accused of treason, the reports said.

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WNU Editor: With the entire world focused on the coronavirus outbreak, it looks like the Crown Prince is getting rid of his opposition.

More News On A Purge Now Underway In The Saudi Royal Family

Saudi Arabia detains three senior members of royal family -- BBC
Saudi Arabia detains two senior royals, including king's brother: sources -- Reuters
Saudi Arabia detains king's brother, nephew in crackdown: Reports -- Al Jazeera
Saudi royal family members arrested for treason over plot to oust King Salman -- SKY News
Saudi Crown Prince Detains King's Brother, Other Royals, Tightening Grip on Power as Oil Revenues Slide -- Newsweek
Top Saudi Royal Family Members Detained -- The Wall Street Journal
Saudi Arabia: Three Members of Royal Family Are Arrested -- The New York Times
WSJ: Saudis arrest 2 princes for allegedly plotting coup -- AP
MBS orders arrest of 3 senior Saudi princes including King’s brother -- Middle East Monitor

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will certainly make more news in the years to come. Not sure how he will end, in what way.. but no one has forgotten how he killed a journalist. And how he then got rid (executions) of the people he accussed of overstepping lines (he totally didn't authorize any of this.. the travel of what, 15 hitman? he didn't notice... all those guys overstepped lines and misunderstood.. took the butcher knives with them because they misunderstood... took the DOCTOR with them to advise during the butchering.. by BIG misunderstanding.. )

My guess is drone strike. But it will be a long time, 20 years or so until we don't need that country any more, and can get rid of him like he got rid of the journalist. Karma is unavoidable.

Anonymous said...

A well known middle eastern tradition.

Wasn’t it the Turkish sultans who killed all their brothers by garroting them with a silken bowstring?

Queen Athalia in 2 Kings 11:1 took care of the “seed royal” except for one child who was hidden and eventually overthrew her.

Shakespeare says that that wasn’t the British way when Henry V. came to the throne:

“This new and gorgeous garment, majesty,
Sits not so easy on me as you think.
Brothers, you mix your sadness with some fear:
This is the English, not the Turkish court;
Not Amurath an Amurath succeeds,”

Anonymous said...

Women have ore freedom in Saudi Arabia.

Jamal Khashoggi was a tool of the Saudis, the Muslim Brotherhood, of the Washington Post and others. His execution was karma.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seems like a bad guy and a cad. He lives in a sea of them. Judge him context.

If we do not need Saudi Arabia for oil and Japan or Europe does not need Saudi Arabia does not need them for oil, we still need them. Figure it out.

Drone Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over Jamal Khashoggi? It is a blood sport. Just because Jamal Khashoggi sits at the sidelines throwing sucker punches does not mean that Jamal Khashoggi was not a full and willing player.

If you feel sorry for Jamal Khashoggi, go back in time and feel sorry for all the sling and arrows Mussolini took as a journalist.


Anonymous said...

Hey wnu, the word in SA is (the king is dead long live the king)

B.Poster said...

A smarter way to go about something like this would be to mark them down as infected by the coronavirus, quarantine em, and make em disappear courtesy of the virus.