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    The Saudi Arabian "reforms".

    Anti corruption or consolidation of power?

    That seems to be a big question for the most.
    I was just watching "inside story" on Al Jezeera, where there was much discussion between 3 panel members.
    http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/...174609094.html Hopefully that is the one I saw.

    With all that it may mean or not, it certainly is pretty big news to be watching.
    What prompted me to make the thread, other than not seeing one where we might share information, is that one of the members of the panel was an American named Nicholas Noe. He was listed as a Beirut based reporter and co-founder of Mideastwire.com https://www.mideastwire.com/page/media.php

    The link shows his bio on the site. Which starts off with ...
    Nicholas Noe served as Regional Organizing Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign in Michigan where he managed the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) operation for the crucial areas of Wayne County and Dearborn City.
    Anyhow, he flipped out for a bit during the Inside Story episode and was fiercely demanding that the warning bells are rung and generally fear mongering that Saudi Arabia was about to wage war on Lebanon and that everyone should be up in arms.

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    Connected to the Las Vegas shootings which Talal had a lot to do with, apparently. Owned various floors of the Mandalay Bay. Trump had made a deal with the Saudis early on in the presidency, to clean up their act, which they had forgotten to honor. So he sent them a reminder and this is the result.

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    Quote Originally posted by Nothing View Post
    Anti corruption or consolidation of power?
    Night of the long knives comes to mind. I think our dear prince waited for his window of opportunity, and pounced.

    Now he has that $100,000,000,000 war chest to play with thanks to our own dear leader, and it's looking like he aims to start throwing that new found weight around the Middle East even further.
    The unexamined life is not worth living.

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    We've allied ourselves with something terrible there. I worry over the price we'll pay.

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    The arrests continue, 19 more... and they say more to come. Some 17,000 bank accounts frozen.Correction, have heard a new number reported of 1700 bank accounts, which sounds a bit more realistic

    Also, the 'resigned' Lebanese Prime Minister has gone missing and has not been seen since he resigned. The plane he was meant to be on landed in Lebanon without him.
    Saudi Arabia is denying having him under house arrest or anything.
    The SA story is being added to a bit through the other topic of the /POL/ Anon poster Q. material.

    Correction - Hariri not seen since he attended talks in Abu dabi, on Tuesday, not when he resigned on Saturday.
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    Quote Originally posted by Dreamtimer View Post
    We've allied ourselves with something terrible there. I worry over the price we'll pay.
    I think we've already paid at least a massive down payment on this price...

    ...you pays you money and you takes you chances.

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