RE: Saudi journalist killed and hacked inside Saudi embassy in Istanbul
October 18, 2018 at 5:03 am
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2018 at 5:09 am by WinterHold.)
The Sauds are choosing a new crown prince as it seems; and they chose the brother of "Mohammed bin Salman", his name is "Khalid bin Salman", he was the kingdom's ambassedor in the U.S:
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http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/201...9%87%D8%AF
Changing the crown prince but keeping the Sauds in power doesn't change anything; the problem is with this family; not with a single member of it.
A "scapegoat" is all they need to cheat punishment, and as it seems they already began to do so.
With Trump's support this way out can succeed, and the royal family will not be touched, except for MBS.
But they will never sweep it under the rug. They can cheat the punishment, but washing this off is something I can't see, the crime is too exposed and too obvious to be swiped under a rug.
http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/201...9%87%D8%AF
Quote:France's Le Figaro reported that the Suadi Allegiance Council has secretly met to choose a Crown Prince, Le Figaro newspaper reported.
The newspaper quoted a diplomatic source that if the appointment of Saudi ambassador to Washington, Prince Khalid bin Salman in this position, it would mean that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will leave office, but not immediately, but in the medium term.
Given the growing international pressure caused by the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Le Figaro has since begun to look and take the highest interest in the so-called dubious case of Mohammed bin Salman, Le Figaro said.
The newspaper said it had confirmed the news from a Saudi source in Riyadh.
"If Prince Khalid bin Salman is appointed crown prince, it means that his brother Mohammed will leave office in the medium term, which means that the Salman family branch will retain power, and that is the king's priority," a Saudi source was quoted as saying.
If the committee and Crown Prince appointed the Crown Prince from a branch other than the King Salman branch, that would mean that Mohammed bin Salman would retain power (effectively) after the Khashoggi crisis.
It is noteworthy that the Saudi ambassador returned to Riyadh from Washington after the outbreak of the case of the disappearance of the Saudi journalist in his consulate in Istanbul, The New York Times quoted US official sources that he will not return to Washington as ambassador.
Ambassador Khalid Bin Salman made statements on Khashoggi's case, saying that the cameras of the consulate in Istanbul were not recording on the day of the journalist's visit.
Source: Al Jazeera, Le Figaro
Changing the crown prince but keeping the Sauds in power doesn't change anything; the problem is with this family; not with a single member of it.
(October 17, 2018 at 11:08 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I think Brennan is a bit overly optimistic. If a different president were in the white house, it's possible that pressure could be applied to the Saudis to hold Salman accountable in some form. However, nobody in the Middle East possesses enough leverage to force any concessions from the Saudis, and Trump appears determined to sweep the matter under the rug. It will be an embarrassment and a troubling time for Salman and the Saudis, but in the words of a recent U.S. politician, they will "push through this."
A "scapegoat" is all they need to cheat punishment, and as it seems they already began to do so.
With Trump's support this way out can succeed, and the royal family will not be touched, except for MBS.
But they will never sweep it under the rug. They can cheat the punishment, but washing this off is something I can't see, the crime is too exposed and too obvious to be swiped under a rug.
