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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ns-over-khashoggi-disappearance-idUSKCN1MO0F1
Canada has seen how MBS retaliates
This will not end well
Now consider how MBS under his father cemented power. Bypassing the norms for who was next in line for Crown Prince.
If this gets nasty, MBS may end up being replaced. Rumor has it many in the Royal Family were not pleased with how MBS came to power.
MBS has shut down any and all dissent, even message boards are towing the line.
Many in the West got sucked into the MBS message that he is a reformer, when it comes to dissent, he is not. He is ruling with an iron fist
Now what would retaliation entail? Decreasing oil exports to specific countries or overall reduction of exports, cuts both ways- loss of revenue for Saudi, increases cost of oil & that would hit markets hard.
Here'''s Who Saudi Crown Prince MBS Purged to Win Power | Time
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia rejected threats to punish it over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, saying the kingdom would retaliate against any sanctions with tougher measures, the official state news agency said on Sunday
“The Kingdom affirms its total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it, whether by threatening to impose economic sanctions, using political pressures, or repeating false accusations...” the official Saudi Press Agency quoted an unnamed government source as saying.
“The Kingdom also affirms that if it receives any action, it will respond with greater action, and that the Kingdom’s economy has an influential and vital role in the global economy...” the source added without elaborating.
Canada has seen how MBS retaliates
This will not end well
Now consider how MBS under his father cemented power. Bypassing the norms for who was next in line for Crown Prince.
If this gets nasty, MBS may end up being replaced. Rumor has it many in the Royal Family were not pleased with how MBS came to power.
MBS has shut down any and all dissent, even message boards are towing the line.
Many in the West got sucked into the MBS message that he is a reformer, when it comes to dissent, he is not. He is ruling with an iron fist
Now what would retaliation entail? Decreasing oil exports to specific countries or overall reduction of exports, cuts both ways- loss of revenue for Saudi, increases cost of oil & that would hit markets hard.
Here'''s Who Saudi Crown Prince MBS Purged to Win Power | Time
Family comes first—even in purges.The Al Saud family, the namesake of the country, spans 6 family tree branches and approximately 15,000 royals; all told, the House of Saud is believed to be worth upwards of $1 trillion. And while the 32-year old crown prince has been heralded across Western media as an ambitious and reform-minded upstart, not everyone in the royal family shares that view, particularly its more conservative members. Hence, at least 11 princes were rounded up over the weekend, many of them among the kingdom’s most powerful royals.
It’s entirely possible that the ministers controlling key parts of the Saudi economy were arrested less because they posed a direct threat to MBS and more because they disagreed about the direction of economic reforms. There’s no question that the arrests of Admiral Abdullah bin Sultan bin Mohammed al Sultan, commander of the Kingdom’s naval forces, and Prince Mitaab bin Abdullah, Minister of the National Guard, were intended to ensure a monopoly of power for MBS.
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