Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Saudi succession struggle

Clearly--clearly, I repeat--Prince Salman who has been wanting to be King for years--is not happy with the designation of Prince Nayif as the 3rd in line. His mouthpiece, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, is clearly expressing displeasure with the foreign policies of King `Abdullah. This is unprecendented. Of course, I relish conflicts between Arab governments, and withing royal families.