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Dina Powell is Donald Trump’s new Deputy National Security Advisor. Powell is also close friends with Valerie Jarrett and Huma Abedin. In 2013, Powell dined with Abedin and the wife of wealthy Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. Also present was Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of George W. Bush and Arianna Huffington. In a photo taken of the group, Abedin and Powell are standing next to one another. Abedin’s hand is seen resting comfortably on Powell’s waist, via New York Social Diary...

(Original title too long: Saudi Prince pledges to use part of his $32 billion fortune to spread propaganda about Islam throughout America) Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a senior member of the Saudi monarchy, says he’ll pledge his $32 billion fortune to “charity.” In light of his past donations, this is a highly concerning development. Much of his philanthropic work will help “foster cultural understanding” of Islam in America and the West. That means promoting the kingdom’s brand of Islam, while censoring criticism of Islam. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns the second-largest block of stock (7%) in News Corp., Fox...

A former member of the Palestine Liberation Organization who has converted to Christianity says a Saudi prince is now the second-largest shareholder in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, the parent company of the Fox News Channel. For years the Fox News Channel has described itself as "fair and balanced," free from what some consider the "Kool-Aid" of liberalism and political correctness of other national news agencies. But Walid Shoebat, former Palestinian terrorist who is now a Christian, says ever since Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal became a major stockholder in Fox's parent company, he has been able to influence its news...

A couple of week's ago, I blogged about Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's charm-blitz through NY, juxtaposing Fox News' Neil Cavuto's sweetheart interview with "the prince" and Charlie Rose's far more revealing conversation -- essentially, it's (everything's) all Israel's fault, and "my" 1.5 billion Muslims are all like the underpants' bomber's father. I kept thinking about Alwaleed -- his stake in News Corp., his stakes in Georgetown and Harvard -- and realized that as a leading scion of the so-called House of Saud (q: how many countries are named for their rulers?), a totalitarian theocracy whose foundational documents -- http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1261/Should-Fox-News-Register-as-a-Saudi-Agent.aspx