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Here’s an overall view of what may be going on in Saudi Arabia it’s several months old.
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https://steemit.com/news/@ladyrebecca/saudi-coup-backed-by-american-mercenaries
Saudi Coup backed by American Mercenaries
ladyrebecca (61) in news • 5 months ago
American mercenaries are involved in torturing and interrogating the high-ranking Saudi officials arrested following Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s anti-corruption purge. Among those detained three weeks ago are 11 members of the Saudi royal family and hundreds of high officials and businessmen.

According to an article in ‘The Daily Mail’, which quotes several sources, at least 150 American mercenaries hired by the Crown Prince are tasked with guarding and interrogating the prisoners. The mercenaries belong to the American private military company Academi, better known by the name Blackwater, as it was called at the time of the American invasion of 2003. During those times, Blackwater received several government contracts to guard American officials deployed to Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Blackwater was also involved in providing security for some of the oil fields operated by American companies in Iraq. The company had to change its name following numerous incidents in which innocent Iraqi civilians were gunned down by Blackwater employees.

As for the company’s presence in Saudi Arabia, it appears the Crown Prince is not very confident of the loyalty of the troops under his command, which is why he had to bring in foreigners.

”A high-profile Saudi twitter account, @ Ahdjadid, which posts what is said to be inside information, also claimed Salman has brought in at least 150 ‘Blackwater’ guards.
Saudi whistleblower Ahdjadid tweeted: ‘The first group of Blackwater mercenaries arrived in Saudi Arabia a week after the toppling of bin Nayef [Salman’s predecessor as crown prince].
‘They were around 150 fighters. Bin Salman sent some of them to secure bin Nayef’s place of detention and the rest he used for his own protection.’”

Appointed Crown Prince in 2015, Bin Nayef was replaced by Mohammed Bin Salman in june 2017.

Royal jail at the Ritz

Among those arrested and currently detained at the Ritz Carlton in Ryadh is billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, worth some 16 billion dollars. Sources quoted by the ‘The Daily Mail’ say the Prince was hung upside down during his interrogation.
The same sources say that Blackwater mercenaries were also used to guard the Lebanese premier Saad Hariri, who was detained in Saudi Arabia for about two weeks. During that period, Hariri announced his resignation, a move that sent shock waves through Lebanon. President Michel Aoun tweeted that the Lebanese premier was being detained in Ryadh by Blackwater mercenaries. Hariri returned to Beirut on Tuesday and announced that his resignation is ‘on hold’ for the time being.
Blackwater mercenaries have also been employed by the Saudi to fight in Yemen, where several of them were killed by Yemeni forces.

The Saudi King-in-waiting
Nobody knows exactly what the Saudi Crown Prince is up to, although this whole anti-corruption business looks more like an ordinary power grab. Last week, there were rumors Saudi king Salman was about to resign, paving the way for Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to assume full power.
President Donald Trump has expressed full support for the Crown Prince’s latest moves. ‘I have great confidence in King Salman and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. They know exactly what they are doing...’ , Trump tweeted.
In other words, the Saudi Crown Prince has Trump’s full blessing.
Needless to say, Academi has denied any involvement in Saudi Arabia.