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U.S. official: Saudi Crown Prince dies (Sultan)
CNN ^
| 10-22-11
| Jamie Crawford
Posted on 10/21/2011 10:19:26 PM PDT by tcrlaf
(CNN) -- Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has died, a State Department official told CNN on Friday.
There were no more immediate details about his death.
(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: crown; death; dies; houseofsaud; king; obituary; prince; saudi; saudiarabia; sultan
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To: tcrlaf
Was it the cup bearer ? or the butler ?
To: Eyes Unclouded
“Not a good time for this to happen. Not a good time at all.”
That’s what I was thinking...
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posted on
10/21/2011 11:21:48 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
To: tcrlaf
Succession will very much a family decision. King will have great input, but there will be much family consultation.
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posted on
10/21/2011 11:33:54 PM PDT
by
MindBender26
(Forget AMEX. Remember your Glock 27: Never Leave Home Without It!)
To: tcrlaf
Which is the one who hires American women to live in his harem?
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posted on
10/21/2011 11:38:16 PM PDT
by
ponygirl
(People are calling our President the Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers; that's not allowed is it?)
To: tcrlaf
Oh God. If Saudi Arabia gets the Obama treatment, we’re done.
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posted on
10/22/2011 12:25:21 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(When I see pictures or videos of the Occupation, all that I see is an ocean of mostly white faces.)
To: tcrlaf
And he’s “only” 78 yrs old. The House of Saud makes the Vatican's College of Cardinals look adolescent
To: SatinDoll
Why couldn’t I have been born a Saudi Prince?
To: Eaglefixer
Is this the same Bandar that was an ambassador, or something like that, to the USA?
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posted on
10/22/2011 12:40:29 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(Proud barbarian TEA Party SOB)
To: cmsgop
Just think about how bad it could have been.
Soiled Laundry only got half a billion! If they'd have known they would walk with it they would have shot for a whole lot more!
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posted on
10/22/2011 1:36:43 AM PDT
by
rawcatslyentist
(It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
To: tcrlaf
Lookout this can always be really bad in the middle east. Talk about living in interesting times...
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posted on
10/22/2011 1:42:58 AM PDT
by
Danae
(Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
To: GeronL
Nayef sounds like bad news, trying to deflect blame away from the Saudi members of the 9/11 terrorists, among other things. Still, he would cozy up to Washington thanks to the Saudi’s spat with Iran.
To: tcrlaf
Oh..... big ditto there. This does not give me any sort of happy at all. Best we can hope for is an exceptionally calm transition.
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posted on
10/22/2011 1:45:33 AM PDT
by
Danae
(Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
To: tcrlaf
Bandar was a good diplomat. Very smart man. He really will be missed. Who succeeds him as 2nd in line to the throne will be very interesting.
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posted on
10/22/2011 1:50:50 AM PDT
by
Danae
(Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
To: Pan_Yans Wife
They said the line is very unstable. I guess the other prince isn’t doing well health-wise either and underwent back surgery recently?
Interesting times...
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posted on
10/22/2011 2:32:33 AM PDT
by
EBH
(God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
To: LucyT
Snappy dresser. ;) Do you know how old is he?
To: LucyT
Never mind - found info that he was in his 80’s.
To: tcrlaf
One of the younger Princes in the Military, I think it’s the US-trained Khalid, is overseeing the construction of a border fence running the entire length of the Iraq border,...
I wonder if it's electrified.
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posted on
10/22/2011 4:14:45 AM PDT
by
Shannon
To: Pan_Yans Wife
“I wonder what this will mean for the stability of Saudi Arabia? How will this impact the region?”
There’s no immediate impact. Though King Abdullah has been dealing with his own health issues, so who knows how long he’ll be around.
According to an article I read:
“The most likely candidate to replace Sultan as Abdullah’s successor is Prince Nayef, the powerful interior minister in charge of internal security forces. After Sultan fell ill, the king gave Nayef — also his half-brother — an implicit nod in 2009 by naming him second deputy prime minister, traditionally the post of the second in line to the throne.”
I don’t know anything about him except what’s available on Google
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posted on
10/22/2011 4:57:15 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: SatinDoll
Um, there is no shortage of princes in the House of Saud. I’m sure someone will step forward and occupy the ‘vacancy.’ That's the trouble. King Abdullah had 37 brothers (don't know how many still alive). His brothers are in senior position to inherit the throne over his sons.
A complex and contested line of succession means the Islamists will try to take a hand in the power struggle.
When the king dies, expect conflict.
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posted on
10/22/2011 5:29:25 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(When you've only heard lies your entire life, the truth sounds insane.)
To: Pan_Yans Wife
I wonder what this will mean for the stability of Saudi Arabia? How will this impact the region? With everything going on right now in the middle east, this is the last thing the world needs - another instability thrown in the stew.
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posted on
10/22/2011 5:49:54 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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