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posted by martyb on Wednesday November 21 2018, @11:04AM   Printer-friendly

Exclusive: After Khashoggi murder, some Saudi royals turn against king's favorite son

Amid international uproar over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are agitating to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from becoming king, three sources close to the royal court said.

Dozens of princes and cousins from powerful branches of the Al Saud family want to see a change in the line of succession but would not act while King Salman - the crown prince's 82-year-old father - is still alive, the sources said. They recognize that the king is unlikely to turn against his favorite son, known in the West as MbS.

Rather, they are discussing the possibility with other family members that after the king's death, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, 76, a younger full brother of King Salman and uncle of the crown prince, could take the throne, according to the sources.

Prince Ahmed, King Salman's only surviving full brother, would have the support of family members, the security apparatus and some Western powers, one of the Saudi sources said.

Prince Ahmed returned to Riyadh in October after 2-1/2 months abroad. During the trip, he appeared to criticize the Saudi leadership while responding to protesters outside a London residence chanting for the downfall of the Al Saud dynasty. He was one of only three people on the Allegiance Council, made up of the ruling family's senior members, who opposed MbS becoming crown prince in 2017, two Saudi sources said at the time.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration's continued support of Saudi Arabia has been denounced by several U.S. Senators:

The White House's pledge to maintain its strong military and economic alliance with Saudi Arabia amid reports that U.S. intelligence has assessed that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has ignited a flurry of bipartisan condemnation in Washington.

After President Trump issued a remarkable statement on Tuesday in which he acknowledged that the heir apparent to the Saudi throne may have known about the "tragic event," but that his administration nevertheless "intended to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia," several Republican and Democratic members of Congress denounced the White House's position.

Previously: Turkey Says that a Missing Critic of the Saudi Government was Killed in Saudi Consulate in Istanbul
Saudi Arabia Reportedly Prepared to Admit Involvement in Journalist's Death
CIA Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killed


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by takyon on Wednesday November 21 2018, @02:00PM (5 children)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Wednesday November 21 2018, @02:00PM (#764708) Journal

    I guarantee that the OP still objects to the practice. They would rather be kept in the dark than have to sort through info that may or may not be true and requires a little trust of the evuuulll fakenews media.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21 2018, @02:40PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21 2018, @02:40PM (#764726)

    Right, all I care about is they are anonymous to me. And I did follow this type of "anonymously sourced" news for the last couple years. The "anonymous officials" did not give me an impression of a good track record. In fact, they seemed to be exactly wrong more often than not as if they were being fed disinfo or were feeding disinfo to the media. Just think about all the "war with North Korea is imminent" crap, a friend from outside the US asked me if I was concerned about it at the height and I said I bet the opposite is true. And look at that.

    Why has no one who cares more about what these people say started keeping a scorecard for each reporters/agencies anonymous sources? I bet because it would only show they shouldnt be trusted.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21 2018, @06:58PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21 2018, @06:58PM (#764890)

      Just think about all the "war with North Korea is imminent" crap, a friend from outside the US asked me if I was concerned about it at the height and I said I bet the opposite is true. And look at that.

      Wait a second. Kim wrote a nice letter to Trump, and Trump backed down like an erection that lost its viagra.

      Trump stoked the hornet's nest, made very public threats, and then folded like the poser he is. Now Trump says the entire nuclear threat is gone even though NK is building new facilities. It seems to me you are believing the fake statements coming from the Liar in Chief and casting doubts on the news that shows video of Trump repeatedly threatening war with North Korea. I think I see the problem, but it's not "anonymous officials".

      • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21 2018, @08:38PM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21 2018, @08:38PM (#764939)

        This is exactly what I am talking about. You will go on with your fake news stories about new facilities supposedly sourced from shady people associated with the government, making poor life decisions because you are totally confused.

        • (Score: 3, Informative) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday November 22 2018, @12:28AM (1 child)

          by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Thursday November 22 2018, @12:28AM (#765004)

          ...fake news stories about new facilities supposedly sourced from shady people...

          Or, maybe from the website 38north.org which has publicly available satellite images on it.

          Did Fox News not tell you about Google? It works quite well.

          If Alex Jones told you Google will turn you into a freedom-hating liberal, you could use another search engine of course. There are several.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 22 2018, @09:17AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 22 2018, @09:17AM (#765102)

            yep