This is from the Huffington Post here. My comments at the end.
A Saudi Palace Coup
Posted: 01/23/2015
King Abdullah's writ lasted all of 12 hours. Within that period the Sudairis, a rich and politically powerful clan within the House of Saud, which had been weakened by the late king, burst back into prominence. They produced a palace coup in all but name.
Salman moved swiftly to undo the work of his half-brother. He decided not to change his crown prince Megren, who was picked by King Abdullah for him, but he may choose to deal with him later. However, he swiftly appointed another leading figure from the Sudairi clan. Mohammed Bin Nayef, the interior minister is to be his deputy crown prince. It is no secret that Abdullah wanted his son Meteb for that position
A Saudi Palace Coup
Posted: 01/23/2015
King Abdullah's writ lasted all of 12 hours. Within that period the Sudairis, a rich and politically powerful clan within the House of Saud, which had been weakened by the late king, burst back into prominence. They produced a palace coup in all but name.
Salman moved swiftly to undo the work of his half-brother. He decided not to change his crown prince Megren, who was picked by King Abdullah for him, but he may choose to deal with him later. However, he swiftly appointed another leading figure from the Sudairi clan. Mohammed Bin Nayef, the interior minister is to be his deputy crown prince. It is no secret that Abdullah wanted his son Meteb for that position
More significantly, Salman, himself a Sudairi, attempted to secure the second generation by giving his 35- year old son Mohammed the powerful fiefdom of the defense ministry. The second post Mohammed got was arguably more important. He is now general secretary of the Royal Court. All these changes were announced before Abdullah was even buried.
The general secretaryship was the position held by the Cardinal Richelieu of Abdullah's royal court, Khalid al-Tuwaijri. It was a lucrative business handed down from father to son and started by Abdul Aziz al Tuwaijri.
Tuwaijri was the key player in foreign intrigues -- to subvert the Egyptian revolution, to send in the troops to crush the uprising in Bahrain, to finance ISIL in Syria in the early stages of the civil war along his previous ally Prince Bandar bin Sultan.
The link between Tuwaijri and the Gulf region's fellow neo-con Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, was close. Tuwaijri is now out, and his long list of foreign clients, starting with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi may well feel a cooler wind blowing from Riyadh.
The link between Tuwaijri and the Gulf region's fellow neo-con Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, was close. Tuwaijri is now out, and his long list of foreign clients, starting with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi may well feel a cooler wind blowing from Riyadh.
Sisi failed to attend the funeral on Friday. Just a question of bad weather?
A change of direction (in Saudi foreign policy) may lie in two attempts recently to establish links with Egyptian opposition figures. Senior advisers to Salman approached an Egyptian liberal opposition politician and had a separate meeting with a lawyer. Talks were held in Saudi Arabia in the last two months.
A change of direction (in Saudi foreign policy) may lie in two attempts recently to establish links with Egyptian opposition figures. Senior advisers to Salman approached an Egyptian liberal opposition politician and had a separate meeting with a lawyer. Talks were held in Saudi Arabia in the last two months.
Even before the Sudairis made their move, a power struggle within the House of Saud was apparent. There were official denials about Abdullah's death.
This was a sign that one clan in the royal family wanted the news out quickly and the other clan was stalling for more negotiations.
The need for a change of course is all too apparent. On the very night in which the royal drama was taking place, a political earthquake was underway in Saudi Arabia's backyard, Yemen. President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, his prime minister and government resigned after days of virtual house arrest by Houthi militia.
Hadi's resignation leaves two forces in control of the country both of them armed to the teeth: an Iranian backed militia which gets its training from Hezbollah, and al Qaeda, posing as the defender of Sunni muslims.
It is a disaster for Saudi Arabia and what is left of the ability of the Gulf Cooperation Council to make any deal stick. Their foreign ministers met only the day before.
It is a disaster for Saudi Arabia and what is left of the ability of the Gulf Cooperation Council to make any deal stick. Their foreign ministers met only the day before.
Yemen's former strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was levered out of power three years ago and who according to leaked telephone calls, advised the Houthis on how to grab power, is now calling for fresh elections
And there were already calls on Thursday night for the south to split away from the North.Yemen, in other words, has officially become the Middle East's fourth failed state.
The meteoric rise of the Houthis in Yemen was not the result of spontaneous combustion. It was planned and plotted months ago by Saleh and the United Arab Emirates. Saleh's son, the Yemeni ambassador to the UAE, was a key figure in this foreign intrigue.
The meteoric rise of the Houthis in Yemen was not the result of spontaneous combustion. It was planned and plotted months ago by Saleh and the United Arab Emirates. Saleh's son, the Yemeni ambassador to the UAE, was a key figure in this foreign intrigue.
He met an Iranian delegation in Rome. This was picked by US intelligence and communicated to Hadi.
The year before, the then Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar flew a leading member of the Houthi delegation via London for a meeting. Incredible as it seemed, the Saudis were re-opening contact with an Iranian backed Zaydi or Shia sect with whom they had once fought bitter wars.
The Saudi/Emirati plan was to use the Houthis to engage and destroy their real target, which was Islah, the Islamist party and chief representative of the Sunni tribes in Yemen.
The Saudi/Emirati plan was to use the Houthis to engage and destroy their real target, which was Islah, the Islamist party and chief representative of the Sunni tribes in Yemen.
As elsewhere in the Arab world, the entire focus of Abdullah foreign policy after 2011, was to stop the Arab spring in its tracks in Tunisia and Egypt and crush all forces capable of mounting an effective opposition in the Gulf States.
Everything else, including the rise of Saudi's foremost regional rival Iran, became subservient to that paramount aim to crush democratic political Islam.
The Yemen plan backfired when Islah refused to take up arms to resist the Houthi advance. As a result, the Houthis took more control than they were expected to, and the result is that Yemen stands on the brink of civil war.
The Yemen plan backfired when Islah refused to take up arms to resist the Houthi advance. As a result, the Houthis took more control than they were expected to, and the result is that Yemen stands on the brink of civil war.
There are two theories about the slow train crash which the Middle East has become. One is that dictatorship, autocracy, and occupation are the bulwarks against the swirling chaos of civil war and population displacement.
The other is that dictators are the cause of instability and extremism. (The late king) Abdullah was evidence in chief for the second theory. His reign left Saudi Arabia weaker internally and surrounded by enemies as never before.
Can Salman make a difference ? It's a big task, but there may be people around him who see the need for a fundamental change in course.
My comments :
The Arabs of the Middle East are just a screwed up people. They produce little that is useful to the human race in terms of products, services, new ideas or philosophies. Even their oil is drilled for them by foreigners especially Americans.
All their countries, without exception, suffer legitimacy issues. They just differ in degree. The worst are the arab monarchies like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait the Gulf countries and others. All their actions seem to be just about the preservation of the ruling classes and their cronies and oligarchs. The same is now happening in Malaysia.
Not only Yemen but the entire Arab world consists of failed States.
Kepada sahabat2 jihad kita - you must understand a couple of things. Firstly you guys are naturally demented - kurang daya pikiran.
Secondly read what the Saudis are doing in Yemen. They are supporting Iran to destroy the Sunnah Wal Jamaah Islah group. Why? Because if the Sunni Islah group succeed to rule Yemen, they may export their Sunni revolution to Saudi Arabia and topple the Saudi family.
In Syria, the Saudis did the opposite ie they helped to create the salafi led ISIS - to fight against the Shiah in Syria and also to keep Iran in cheque in Syria and Lebanon. It is all about politics. It is all about self preservation.
Fundamnetal change will never happen. They are too comfortable with easy money. They dont have to work for their money. If at all they have to work hard how to spend it. Fundamental change will only come at the edge of a sword or from the barrel of a gun. These people are the spawn of satan. And they will get replaced by yet another batch of satanic spawn. It will continue.
Tak payah kita jadi macam taugeh bodoh, nak sibuk-sibuk pi cuci buntot pak arab gila ini semua. Biarkan saja pak arab dengan kesetanan mereka. Mereka telah disuntik taghut dan iblis.
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