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Trouble in the House of Saud?
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by nukegingrich | December 12, 2006 at 04:33 pm
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The Washington Post reports that Saudi ambassador Turki al-Faisal has abruptly left the United States and ended his 15-month tenure at the embassy. He left so quickly and with so little notice that none of the niceties of diplomatic protocol could be observed â and with no explanation offered:
Until this article from MEMRI was published to shed some light on the Kingdom.....
The weekly magazine of the Algerian daily El-Khabar recently published an interview with Mash'al Al-Mutairi, a Saudi oppositionist whom the magazine described as a former director of Saudi intelligence who left Saudi Arabia and today resides in The Netherlands. Al-Mutairi exposes the significant influence of the Saudi Interior Ministry, and discusses attempts by King 'Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan to prevent the possibility of Interior Minister Prince Na'if's someday becoming king.The following are excerpts from the article:
The Interior Ministry Wiretaps the Phones, Even in the King's OfficeEl-Khabar: "In your opinion, what is the most influential security force in Saudi Arabia?"
Mash'al Al-Mutairi: "Without a doubt, that would be the Interior Ministry
h/t GulfCoastPundit
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at 13:26 on December 13th, 2006
This is curious, Nuke.What in the world is going on here? Can't be anything good, not at this critical juncture for the US in the region. No wonder Bush is trying to buy some time, which, by the way, I think is a responsible thing to do.
at 18:55 on December 13th, 2006
The Interior Ministry is controlled by Wahabbi Sunnis. The religion enforcers, and source of funding for most of the radical mosques that have been opened in Europe, the US and Canada. No, these are not good developments. I think this has to do with an internal power struggle going on between the Wahabbis and the Royal Family.