Walt Starr
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:02 AM
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With King Faud dead, Saudi Arabia could erupt at any time |
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Now we know why Bush has been kissing up (literally) to the guy who will follow him (King Abdullah).
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:04 AM
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1. And vice-versa. Whose army do you think is going to be cops for them? |
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:08 AM
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2. Who's yer daddy Dumbya?! |
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:10 AM
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3. Why? The King hasn't been in charge of anything for years. What has |
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:12 AM
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4. Abdullah will be able to exercise far more power |
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than Fahd could.
Fahd was in poor health for years.
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:17 AM
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5. Hasn't Fahd sort of been like "Weekend at Bernie's" |
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:27 AM
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7. But isn't the point that Abdullah has already been |
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exercising power, as Crown Prince? It's been a gradual changeover taking a number of years.
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:26 AM
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the OP is refering to the possibility that, even though the old fellow was actually only in power in a sybolic way, that often it is minor events with symbolic power that have unexpected consequence.
It is possible, even likely, that you are correct. It may not have any effect on the country. Yet Saudi Arabia is a powder keg, and I think the OP is pointing out that it is the fuse, a little insignificant looking part, that sets the whole thing off. You can try to light the keg all day, and nothing happens. But when that tiny little fuse catches on, it blows.
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:28 AM
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8. I wouldn't underestimate the psychological impact of Fahds death. |
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Points about his irrelevance are well taken but never the less: The King is Dead. Which reminds me. Has anyone seen Elvis lately?
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Mon Aug-01-05 07:12 AM
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I lived in the open society in SA and almost to 100 percent the people wanted what you and I wanted. Their was always some religious nuts around and the endless army with guns.
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