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ccf_jeff Champion Author St. Louis Posts:15,270 Points:2,561,875 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 11:02:56 AM Ignore ccf_jeff Report Abuse Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has died in Geneva, according to Saudi state television Defence Minister Prince Salman, 76, seen as likely to continue King Abdullah's cautious reforms, Nayef had a reputation as a steely conservative who opposed King Abdullah's reforms & developed a formidable security infrastructure that crushed al Qaeda but also locked up some political activists. strategic implications, Stratfor The Saudi royalty's health problems come at a time of great uncertainty for Riyadh. On the home front, the Saudis are trying to ensure that the regional Arab unrest does not spill into its borders. At the same time, they are trying to counter an increasingly aggressive Iran. That said, the al-Saud regime has proved to be remarkably resilient over Visit Zero Hedge for full article

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has died in Geneva, according to Saudi state television

Defence Minister Prince Salman, 76, seen as likely to continue King Abdullah's cautious reforms,

Nayef had a reputation as a steely conservative who opposed King Abdullah's reforms & developed a formidable security infrastructure that crushed al Qaeda but also locked up some political activists.

strategic implications, Stratfor

The Saudi royalty's health problems come at a time of great uncertainty for Riyadh. On the home front, the Saudis are trying to ensure that the regional Arab unrest does not spill into its borders. At the same time, they are trying to counter an increasingly aggressive Iran. That said, the al-Saud regime has proved to be remarkably resilient over

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deputydog082 Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,771 Points:657,435 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 2:07:56 PM Ignore deputydog082 Report Abuse middle east moderates would be a welcome change from the radicals in power in many other countries
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,368 Points:840,240 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 1:55:45 PM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse Ok. We all have an appointed time and we don't get to call our own timke of demise.
Van_Halen Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,844 Points:639,955 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 12:21:23 PM Ignore Van_Halen Report Abuse . Obviously if he is dead he is NOT the next in line for the Throne!
ObieDog Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,956 Points:849,845 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 12:13:54 PM Ignore ObieDog Report Abuse Next in line doesn't sound like a good place to be in Saudi Arabia.
jodybull All-Star Author El Paso Posts:767 Points:140,880 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 11:58:39 AM Ignore jodybull Report Abuse Iran remains the major problem source in the entire middle east and around the world even.
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tpguess Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,591 Points:369,885 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 11:29:40 AM Ignore tpguess Report Abuse Any turmoil in that region is not a good thing