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Harvey Spector Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Wow!!!!! Jared Kushner was just apparently in Saudi Arabia. Sh*ts getting real... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 9 minutes ago, Harvey Spector said: Wow!!!!! Jared Kushner was just apparently in Saudi Arabia. Sh*ts getting real... Harvey who are these people, and what’s the significance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Harvey Spector Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Alflives said: Harvey who are these people, and what’s the significance? They are part of the Deep State and International Swamp. They own a lot of real estate and other holdings in the USA. This is huge. Sh*ts getting real. Trump’s tweet from two years ago is mind blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Harvey Spector said: They are part of the Deep State and International Swamp. They own a lot of real estate and other holdings in the USA. This is huge. Sh*ts getting real. Trump’s tweet from two years ago is mind blowing. Are these the kind of nasties who could (gulp) want Trump’s head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 "The truth is, these aren't very bright guys, and things got out of hand...." "Just follow the money...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Harvey Spector Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, Alflives said: Are these the kind of nasties who could (gulp) want Trump’s head? No the Crown Prince Bin Salman is cleaning house. Getting rid of the swamp in Saudi Arabia. Remember Trump’s first foreign trip was to Saudi Arabia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Only the beginning, Sh!t's about to get real! Drain the swamp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Harvey Spector Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, nux4lyfe said: Only the beginning, Sh!t's about to get real! Drain the swamp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Harvey Spector said: No the Crown Prince Bin Salman is cleaning house. Getting rid of the swamp in Saudi Arabia. Remember Trump’s first foreign trip was to Saudi Arabia. Are Bill and “The Too Cute To Ever Do Anything Bad” Hillary in this swamp? (It’s only Bill, isn’t it? He’s a real cheat that one.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Spector Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Alflives said: Are Bill and “The Too Cute To Ever Do Anything Bad” Hillary in this swamp? (It’s only Bill, isn’t it? He’s a real cheat that one.) Sorry Alf, Crooked Hillary is knee deep in this swamp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Spector Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Chaos everywhere... Lebanon's Prime Minister resigns, plunging nation into new political crisis (CNN)Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri unexpectedly resigned Saturday during a trip to Saudi Arabia, saying his life was in danger, and creating a leadership vacuum in an already politically fractured country. http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/04/middleeast/lebanese-prime-minister-saad-hariri-resigns/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Its not "mass" arrests. I thought title of the thread referred to the mass arrests of the general population. Rather it looks like another power struggle in Saudi Arabia where the current Crown Prince getting rid of rivals under the guise of anti-corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Spector Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Saudi Arabia’s King Salman removed one of the royal family’s most prominent princes from his ministerial role and arrested other royals in a purge that clears any remaining obstacles to his son’s potential ascension to the throne. Acting on orders from a newly established anti-corruption committee, headed by his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi police arrested 11 princes, four ministers and dozens of former ministers, Al Arabiya television said. Other changes announced separately on Saturday included the replacement of the economy minister and a new head for the powerful National Guard. “Laws will be applied firmly on everyone who touched public money and didn’t protect it or embezzled it, or abused their power and influence,” King Salman said in comments shown on state TV. “This will be applied on those big and small, and we will fear no one.” Prince Miteb, son of the late King Abdullah, was replaced as minister of the National Guard by Prince Khaled Ayyaf, according to a royal decree. Before his ouster, Prince Miteb was one of the few remaining senior princes to have survived a series of cabinet shuffles that promoted allies of the crown prince, who is the direct heir to the throne. Meteoric Rise King Salman had already sidelined other senior members of the royal family to prevent any opposition to the crown prince, Prince Mohammed, 32, who replaced his elder cousin, Muhammed bin Nayef, in June. That maneuver removed any doubt of how succession plans will unfold following the reign of King Salman, now 81. In the course of his meteoric rise to power since 2015, the prince has announced plans to sell a stake in oil giant Saudi Aramco and create the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, and has ended some social constraints, including a long-standing ban on female drivers. Women will be allowed to drive in June 2018. Changing the head of the National Guard, an institution that’s been controlled by the clan of the late King Abdullah, “is not like changing the minister of oil,” said Kamran Bokhari, a senior analyst with Geopolitical Futures and a senior fellow with the Center for Global Policy. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this leads to greater fissures within the royal family.” Saudi Arabia, while never a democracy, had been governed for decades by a loose consensus among an extended royal family, who had control over different government agencies. Now, Crown Prince Mohammed has emerged as the dominant figure in the desert kingdom. He controls almost all the levers of government, from the Defense Ministry to the central bank and the oil giant Aramco, which bankrolls the country. He’s also announced radical plans to sell state businesses, cut the public payroll and step up a regional power struggle against Iran. Anti-Corruption The king also replaced Economy and Planning Minister Adel Fakeih with Mohammad Al Tuwaijri, his deputy. Al Tuwaijri, formerly vice minister for economy and planning, had already played a key role in shaping Saudi economic and fiscal policy over the past year. Before joining the government in May 2016, he was Middle East chief executive for HSBC Holding Plc. He’s served as a frequent spokesman for the government’s economic reform plan on TV and with Western journalists. “These things are happening methodically and carefully with lots of pre-planning it seems,” said Paul Sullivan, a Middle East specialist at Georgetown University in Washington. “Some real political operators are mentoring this. If the economy and jobs don’t bring lots of changes there could be some pushback.” King Salman also issued a decree forming an anti-corruption committee headed by the crown prince. Its powers include the ability to trace funds and assets, and prevent their transfer or liquidation on behalf of individuals or entities, along with the right to take any precautionary actions until cases are referred to relevant investigatory or judiciary authorities, according to a government statement. The committee’s formation was deemed necessary “due to the propensity of some people for abuse, putting their personal interest above public interest, and stealing public funds,” the Royal Order said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 16 minutes ago, Harvey Spector said: Sorry Alf, Crooked Hillary is knee deep in this swamp... Pretty sure Trump is just as crooked if not more so. He knows more about a courtroom, than a building under construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Spector Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes, Including Billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal LONDON — Saudi Arabia announced the arrest on Saturday night of the prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, plus at least 10 other princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers. The announcement of the arrests was made over Al Arabiya, the Saudi-owned satellite network whose broadcasts are officially approved. The reports in Al Arabiya and from other sources that Prince Alwaleed was among those arrested were sure to send shock waves both through the Kingdom and the world’s major financial centers. Prince Alwaleed, who controls the investment firm Kingdom Holding and is one of the world’s richest men, has major stakes in News Corp, Time Warner, Citigroup, Twitter, Apple, Motorola and many other well-known companies. He also controls satellite television networks watched across the Arab world. The sweeping campaign of arrests appears to be the latest move to consolidate the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the favorite son and top adviser of King Salman. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-waleed-bin-talal.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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