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[johnslat]

Dear 2buckets.

Quite right


"This group consists of seven full brothers, all sons of King Abdul-Aziz and Princess Hassa bint Ahmad bin Muhammad Al Sudairi. They include:

King Fahd (born 1921), the fifth King of Saudi Arabia from June 13, 1982 - August 1, 2005
Prince Sultan (born 1926), Defense Minister (since 1962) and Crown Prince (since August 1, 2005)
Prince Abdul-Rahman (born 1931), Vice Minister of Defense
Prince Nayef (born 1933), Interior Minister since 1975, Second Deputy Prime Minister since 2009
Prince Turki (born 1934)
Prince Salman (born 1936), Governor of Riyadh
Prince Ahmed (born 1940), Vice Minister of Interior"

But when King Abdullah goes to his reward, will it be the King of Thieves (Sultan) or The King of Loonies (Nayef) who ascends?

Regards,
John

[2buckets]

I predict a move to the next generation, the first non bin Abdul Aziz, but only Allah knows who that will be, (still will be an old fart, for sure).

This will be part of putting a "new" face to the monarchy. By the time Abdullah dies, which may be quite some time in the future due to his upright living compared to his half brothers, the others will be too senile to even know it happened.

[Bebsi]

[John Carpenter]

From Reuters
(Reuters) - Saudi Shi'ites staged protests in two towns in Saudi Arabia's oil-producing Eastern Province on Thursday, demanding the release of prisoners they say are being held without trial.

Demonstrations of about 100 people were seen in the small Gulf coast town of Awwamiya, as well as in the nearby Shi'ite center of Qatif, demanding the release of those the protesters say were arrested for security reasons and held, in some cases, for more than a decade.

"We want the prisoners free but we also have other demands," said Radi al-Suwaileh, who was in the Qatif march. "We want equality."

They are calling for better access to jobs and to be treated as equals in the ultraconservative kingdom dominated by a rigid form of Sunni Islam, Wahhabism. Shi'ites say that, while their situation has improved under reforms launched by King Abdullah, they still face restrictions in getting senior government jobs.

The government of Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy without an elected parliament that usually does not tolerate public dissent, denies these charges.

"We want jobs. I graduated from a U.S. university but did not get a job for 10 months," said one young man who gave his name as Muhammad.

Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite minority mostly live in the east, which holds much of the oil wealth of the world's top crude exporter and is near Bahrain, scene of protests by majority Shi'ites against their Sunni rulers.

More than 2 million Shi'ites are thought to live in the area, and in recent years they have increasingly practiced their own religious rites thanks to the King's reforms.

PROTESTERS SAY DON'T SEEK SYSTEM CHANGE

"We want freedom, we want equality," one woman chanted.

Another clad in black, who called herself Umm Turki, said she wanted her husband, in prison for 13 years, back.

"Peaceful, peaceful," demonstrators in Awwamiya shouted, holding up pictures of Shi'ites they say have been long held without trial, while policemen stood nearby without interfering.

One held a placard saying: "We do not plan to overthrow the system."

In Qatif, a 10 minute drive away, riot police wearing helmets arrived in two troop transport vehicles, blocking protesters from moving further on a main thoroughfare.

Some wielded signs saying: "The reform movement wants reforms," "God is great" and "We want our prisoners free."

[johnslat]

"'We want jobs. I graduated from a U.S. university but did not get a job for 10 months, . . ."

Count your blessings, Muhammad. Plenty of MAs, MSs, and Ph.Ds here in the States have been out of work for a lot longer than that.

Regards,
John

[bulgogiboy]

[sheikh yer money-maker]

Keep it civil bulgogiboy. Former imperialists living in glass houses financed by the plunder of the World should not throw stones.

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." Yahya 8:7

[johnslat]

Dear Sheik,

Hold on - some of us LIKE getting stoned.

Regards,
John

[sheikh yer money-maker]

[bulgogiboy]