[Iran Press TV] Arab experts have discussed the possibility of a silent coup in Soddy Arabia as the power struggle hikes in the kingdom after ailing King Abdullah's trip to the US.
A seminar recently held in Cairo focused on the political future of Soddy Arabia in the absence of King Abdullah's trip to the US for treatment and the prospects of his possible death.
| Silly seminarians! King Abdullah's death is as certain as taxes. Even the prophet Mohammed died in the end. Given that the heir was named quite some time ago, I don't see what the fuss is about, unless the future bereaved are trying to optimize the timing to practice their wailing -- one doesn't want to peak too soon, leaving the throat too sore to utter a peep when the time finally comes. It would shame the king's memory were he not properly bewailed... and shamed Saudi princes have a nasty habit of spreading the pain. |
The meeting, "The Future of Political Conflict among the Heirs in Soddy Arabia," attended by Arab experts and politicians, including Saudi academics and Egypt's al-Azhar scholars concluded that there was a fight over the throne among Al Saud heirs.
| As is traditional, no matter how carefully the recently deceased might have tried to arrange things. |
The conflict they said was being covertly fueled and steered by the US and Israel who see the oil-rich Arab kingdom an issue of mutual concern and consider it to be the primary strategic ally in the Middle East against the forces of resistance.
| OMG!! Imperial Colonialists (or is it Colonial Imperialists? I do so confuse the two) plus Elders of Zion?!? Those poor jumped up Bedouins haven't got a hope in hell of pulling off whatever their dying kinglet intended. |
The experts noted that documents and information available indicate that the conflict is going in two directions: First among the sons of King Abdul Aziz and the second among his grandchildren.
In the first group are the remainder of the Al Sudairy Clan -- seven sons of King Ibn Saud and Princess Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairy -- most notably Defense Minister Prince Sultan, Riyadh's Governor Prince Salman and Interior Minister Prince Nayef, who is largely backed by hardline Wahhabis.
| We don't like whichever of those was funding Al Qaeda and other jihadi groups. Also whichever has been funding propagating Wahhabi ideas in Western mosques. One hopes there will be somebody left after sorting out the first two groups. One is not, however, sanguine. |
The second the experts said is among the grandchildren of Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, and most notably Khaled bin Sultan, who effectively runs the defense ministry and Mutaib bin Abdullah who is in charge of the Saudi National Guard.
Among the second group is Bandar bin Sultan, widely seen as closely tied with US intelligence services and his return to the kingdom after a one-year absence is not deemed much of a coincidence.
| Which one was it who tried to hand a check to New York City Mayor Guilliani after 9/11? |
Given the old age and diminishing health of King Abdullah and his brothers, the conflict between Bandar and Mutaib is the only serious power struggle which might amount to war, the meeting concluded. They noted that Washington is seeking to arrange a peaceful power transition, although Bandar's rule would better serve its interests.
The participants in the seminar cautioned against changes in the Saudi government that might further reinforce Wahhabi Orcs and similar vermin in the kingdom, bring closer cooperation between Riyadh and Washington and even lead to normalization of ties Tel Aviv.
| Normalization with the Juicees? Heaven forfend! |
They also demanded the independence of the holy Mohammedan sites from the dominance of the Al Saud royal family and Wahhabis, and called for the supervision of independent Mohammedan nations and scholars instead.
| Brilliant idea, that. Then the various Muslim sects can squabble at their holiest places like the Christians do in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where an outsider must hold the key to the front door. |
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