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2015-01-24 Arabia

Saudi Arabia's new King Salman promises continuity

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Posted by Fred 2015-01-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia

#1 Saudi Arabia's new King Salman ~~promises~~ hopes without confidence for continuity.

fify.

Posted by Hupineger Glomomp7492 2015-01-24 00:41|| 2015-01-24 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 '“He (Salman) can perform quite well for a few minutes, but then he gets muddled and goes off message,” said Simon Henderson, an authority on Saudi Arabia and succession issues at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.'

If Salman is only a figurehead who's the real king?

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2015-01-24 08:03|| 2015-01-24 08:03|| Front Page Top

#3 ..."but then he gets muddled and goes off message."

I'll wager he'll do just fine, unless of course his "off message" moments are further aggravated by petulance, narcissism, and sports metaphors.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-01-24 08:14|| 2015-01-24 08:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Arab Joe Biden

Posted by Frank G 2015-01-24 08:36|| 2015-01-24 08:36|| Front Page Top

#5 If Salman is only a figurehead who's the real king?

It sounds like he did a lot of the decision-making when he was crown prince, so presumably the new crown prince assisted by the new deputy crown prince will be carrying the load.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-01-24 11:14|| 2015-01-24 11:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Arab political continuity has continued since the 7th century.

Posted by borgboy 2015-01-24 17:04|| 2015-01-24 17:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Arab political continuity has continued since the 7th century.

But the Hashemites owned Arabia until the Brits took it away from them after the first world war and gave it to the House of Saud, borgboy. As I recall, the Hashemite lads were given the kingdoms of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan as recompense, the first two of which were promptly lost. I'm under the impression the Sauds moved up from a minor oasis back of the beyond somewhere.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-01-24 18:40|| 2015-01-24 18:40|| Front Page Top

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