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Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrests 'treasonous' rivals: Saudi Arabia king's brother, an ex-crown prince and a cousin are held by masked black-clad guards for 'coup plot' as MBS tightens his grip on power
Daily Mail ^ | 3/07/20 | Jemma Carr, Harry Howard

Posted on 03/07/2020 6:26:43 PM PST by Libloather

The brother and nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Salman have been arrested over a plot to oust the king and his son, Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, a brother of King Salman, and the monarch's nephew Prince Mohammed bin Nayef were accused of treason.

They were taken from their homes early on Friday by black-clad royal guards, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Saudi royal court has accused the two men, once potential contenders for the throne, of 'plotting a coup to unseat the king and crown prince' and could face lifetime imprisonment or execution, the newspaper said.

Prince Nayef, a once powerful figure as head of Saudi counter terrorism efforts, had been crown prince until 2017.

King Salman took away the title and put his son - Prince Mohammed bin Salman - first in line for the throne.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Conspiracy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: king; prince; salman; saudiarabia
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1 posted on 03/07/2020 6:26:43 PM PST by Libloather
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Will IRAN still work to sell oil?


2 posted on 03/07/2020 6:31:51 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Libloather

Better story than Meghan and Harry.


3 posted on 03/07/2020 6:34:40 PM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: Libloather

Cue a generous pension and ejection to France or some other place to live out their days. As the Saudi Royal Family Turns...


4 posted on 03/07/2020 6:35:16 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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I dunno. They may be having a very unpleasant time of it right now.


5 posted on 03/07/2020 6:48:35 PM PST by Ken H (Best SOTU ever!)
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To: Libloather

SA s ucks to high heaven. I trust Trump has an eye on this screwy family.


6 posted on 03/07/2020 6:49:23 PM PST by existentially_kuffer
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To: kingu

Genghis would be proud.


7 posted on 03/07/2020 6:49:59 PM PST by The Duke (President Trump = America's Last, Best Chance)
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To: Libloather

Prayers for the Crown Prince that he may kept safe and be successful in rounding up all attempted coup members and finding evidence of their misdeeds and links to any U.S. politicians and intelligent agents who may be helping them.


8 posted on 03/07/2020 6:52:17 PM PST by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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To: Libloather

“...’plotting a coup to unseat the king and crown prince’ and could face lifetime imprisonment or execution...”

Here too, please.


9 posted on 03/07/2020 6:55:57 PM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: Libloather

Sounds like fallout from the disastrous OPEC+ meeting disaster on Friday.


10 posted on 03/07/2020 6:57:21 PM PST by montag813
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To: Libloather

Green on green...


11 posted on 03/07/2020 6:57:42 PM PST by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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To: Paladin2

Saudis Plan Big Oil Output Hike, Beginning All-Out Price War

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-07/saudis-plan-big-oil-output-hike-beginning-all-out-price-war?sref=5F8Ao01j


12 posted on 03/07/2020 6:58:12 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

VEGAS DOS ?


13 posted on 03/07/2020 7:00:26 PM PST by advertising guy (It's all fun and games til someone farts , you don't have a fart on you now do you Swalwell ?)
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14 posted on 03/07/2020 7:18:13 PM PST by fso301
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This Bin Salman is only 34 years old and has already amassed tremendous power. He bears watching.


15 posted on 03/07/2020 7:26:41 PM PST by SamAdams76 (Trump (859); Slow Joe (527); Commie (476); Fake Indian (48); Drunken Weld (1))
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These barbarians are allowed to buy fighter aircraft from us?


16 posted on 03/07/2020 7:30:04 PM PST by Regulator
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And train their pilots here.


17 posted on 03/07/2020 8:12:02 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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2/26/2020 - Stars & Stripes: Navy: Saudi Military Students to Resume US Flight Training
18 posted on 03/07/2020 9:02:09 PM PST by MacNaughton
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To: advertising guy

I have always believed that Prince Salman thought they were trying to get him in Las Vegas and has acted accordingly since then.


19 posted on 03/08/2020 6:12:43 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: Libloather

My Tactical Diesel reserve [Winter Diesel] is at about 8 weeks.

Wake me up when Summer Diesel is available locally.


20 posted on 03/08/2020 8:43:32 AM PDT by Paladin2
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