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saudi arabia declaring war on all the rest of the middle east at once is a really good idea
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well theyve binged on oil for decades now its time to purge 
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Nov 9, 2017 16:34
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They really, really want a war to happen between Hezbollah and Israel
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Nov 9, 2017 17:10
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Yandat posted:how it doesn't but throwing money at problems is the saudi arabian way
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Nov 9, 2017 17:18
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:They really, really want a war to happen between Hezbollah and Israel
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Nov 9, 2017 20:43
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cargo cult posted:lol isnt israel really wary about the possibility of this? yeah, which is why the plan will probably fail, much like all of the crown prince's big plans have so far
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Nov 9, 2017 21:56
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so apparently theres been reporting for years that Mohammad bin Salman is fairly loving insane and bloodthirsty
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Nov 10, 2017 08:44
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Vox Nihili posted:so apparently theres been reporting for years that Mohammad bin Salman is fairly loving insane and bloodthirsty I hope he trips and accidentally burns everyone in power in his country down to the ground, including himself.
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Nov 10, 2017 09:43
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apparently one princeling was shot in a "gunfight" while being arrested, one died in a helicopter crash near the Yemeni border and one fled to...,........... iran
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Nov 10, 2017 10:06
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welp
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Nov 10, 2017 10:12
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cargo cult posted:apparently one princeling was shot in a "gunfight" while being arrested, one died in a helicopter crash near the Yemeni border and one fled to...,........... iran haha wow thanksgiving is gonna be AWKWARD am i rite
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Nov 10, 2017 10:25
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Vox Nihili posted:so apparently theres been reporting for years that Mohammad bin Salman is fairly loving insane and bloodthirsty so he's a Saudi prince...?
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Nov 10, 2017 11:25
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MikeCrotch posted:so he's a Saudi prince...? MbS is heir apparent to the throne, which makes him de facto ruler of Saudi because King Salman is senile.
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Nov 10, 2017 13:45
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Jose posted:saudi arabia declaring war on all the rest of the middle east at once is a really good idea
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Nov 10, 2017 14:02
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Vox Nihili posted:so apparently theres been reporting for years that Mohammad bin Salman is fairly loving insane and bloodthirsty
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Nov 10, 2017 18:11
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:give us the scoop on this Basically, MBS was the driving force behind the intervention in Yemen and probably the spat with Qatar, and he's set on asserting Saudi dominance. A German intelligence agency released a report in 2015 predicting destabilization as a result of his increasing influence, but the report was condemned by the German government and didn't get a ton of play. https://nytimes.com/2015/12/04/world/europe/germany-rebukes-its-own-intelligence-agency-for-criticizing-saudi-policy.html https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/06/saudi-arabia-iran-salman-trump-kushner/531153/ quote:"In December 2015, a remarkable memo from Germany’s foreign intelligence service was leaked to news outlets. It argued that Saudi Arabia’s new leaders were destabilizing the Middle East. The memo said King Salman and his advisers had replaced the kingdom’s decades-long, cautious foreign policy with “an impulsive policy of intervention.” The Germans singled out the king’s favored son, Mohammed bin Salman, who had quickly amassed tremendous power as deputy crown prince and defense minister, in addition to serving as something of an economic czar. The memo warned that the concentration of so much power in the hands of a young, relatively inexperienced prince posed a “latent danger that, in an attempt to establish himself in the royal succession while his father is still alive, he could overreach.” quote:On 10 January 2016, The Independent reported that "the BND, the German intelligence agency, portrayed...Saudi defence minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman...as a political gambler who is destabilising the Arab world through proxy wars in Yemen and Syria."[32][30][34][72] German officials reacted to the BND’s memo, saying the published statement "is not the position of the federal government".[39]
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Nov 10, 2017 19:47
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All the "anti-corruption" stuff is just MBS rounding up his rivals (since his succession/power isn't yet 100% secure). It's not clear what he's doing in Lebanon, but he essentially forced the Saudi puppet PM to resign and is keeping him under something akin to house arrest. Maybe he wants a puppet that is loyal to him, or maybe he just wants to destabilize the country. http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/middleeast/lebanon-hariri-saudi-iran/index.html
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Nov 10, 2017 19:53
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i forgot i made the lets nuke saudi arabia thread i probably should have resurrected it instead of posting this one
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Nov 10, 2017 19:54
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Hariri, a Saudi-backed Sunni, read his Saturday resignation remarks from notes. While he did not explicitly say who he thought was plotting to kill him, he denounced Iran for meddling in the affairs of Lebanon and several other Arab states. He also pointed to Hezbollah, the powerful Iranian-backed Shia militant group in Lebanon, whose political wing is the most powerful bloc in Lebanon's fractured coalition government. Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, lambasted Riyadh Friday for interfering in Lebanese politics and repeated accusations that Saudi officials had detained Hariri and put him under house arrest. "Saudi insulted all the Lebanese by forcing ... Hariri to resign and detaining him," Nasrallah said in a televised speech. He also made the incendiary claim that Saudi Arabia had offered Israel billions of dollars to launch a war against Lebanon and Hezbollah. Hezbollah commands broad popular support from Lebanon's Shia Muslims. Hundreds of people gathered Friday in southern Beirut at a pro-Hezbollah rally, where Nasrallah' speech was broadcast.
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Nov 10, 2017 19:59
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lol saudi arabia is so terrible its uniting shias and sunnis
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Nov 10, 2017 20:00
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Vox Nihili posted:Hariri, a Saudi-backed Sunni, read his Saturday resignation remarks from notes. While he did not explicitly say who he thought was plotting to kill him, he denounced Iran for meddling in the affairs of Lebanon and several other Arab states. Hmm. Kushner goes to Saudi Arabia. Claims subsequently come out that Saudi Arabia offers Israel money to invade Lebanon. 
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Nov 10, 2017 20:02
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The dude now in charge is a 32 year-old platinum-spoon prince who is bent on regional domination and absolutely willing to murder his relatives to lock in his sovereign inheritance. A German intelligence agency considered him dangerous enough to leak reports to the media. He has the full backing of Trump/US and Bibi/Israel and he has only just begun loving things up. Iran is pretty much the only significant power standing against him now. Maybe Russia??? Lmao.
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Nov 10, 2017 20:04
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Dude bought a $300m yacht for $500m from a Russian tycoon on a lark and subsequently crashed it into rocks. I'm sure he will do a better job steering the ship of state~~
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Nov 10, 2017 20:07
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Vox Nihili posted:Iran is pretty much the only significant power standing against him now. Maybe Russia??? Lmao. lmao
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Nov 10, 2017 20:07
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https://twitter.com/MattZeitlin/status/927642676551352321
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Nov 10, 2017 20:31
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saudia saudians
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Nov 10, 2017 20:34
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Jose posted:lol saudi arabia is so terrible its uniting shias and sunnis You say Abu, I say Ali, let's call the whole the thing halal
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Nov 10, 2017 20:35
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Yandat posted:saudia Da Sauds'
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Nov 10, 2017 20:36
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sa'udee arab'iyya
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Nov 10, 2017 21:01
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lovely Arabia.
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Nov 10, 2017 22:33
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This "House of Saud" doesn't sound too smart to me.Jose posted:lol saudi arabia is so terrible its uniting shias and sunnis I don't think the vast majority Lebanese are really enthusiastic about another civil war.
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Nov 10, 2017 22:34
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Vox Nihili posted:Basically, MBS was the driving force behind the intervention in Yemen and probably the spat with Qatar, and he's set on asserting Saudi dominance. A German intelligence agency released a report in 2015 predicting destabilization as a result of his increasing influence, but the report was condemned by the German government and didn't get a ton of play. Oh for sure, he's a hothead blowhard who has no idea what a dumbass he is because nobody's ever told him no. I thought you meant he had a dungeon or something He probably still has a dungeon
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Nov 10, 2017 23:09
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Human Grand Prix posted:This "House of Saud" doesn't sound too smart to me. i doubtr they're happy with a war against the only western backed power in the middle east but that seems preferable for them lol
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Nov 10, 2017 23:10
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:Oh for sure, he's a hothead blowhard who has no idea what a dumbass he is because nobody's ever told him no. I thought you meant he had a dungeon or something Currently he's holding people at the local Ritz or something but I'm sure that in due time the dungeons will come.
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Nov 10, 2017 23:14
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Vox Nihili posted:Currently he's holding people at the local Ritz or something but I'm sure that in due time the dungeons will come. you confine noblemen in a place that befits their standing should probably get familiar with ck2 and euiv because the Saudi crown prince is playing them and just got bored
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Nov 10, 2017 23:40
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hobbesmaster posted:you confine noblemen in a place that befits their standing the other princes better hope he doesn't culture-switch to Greek in order to blind or castrate his prisoners
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Nov 10, 2017 23:49
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hobbesmaster posted:you confine noblemen in a place that befits their standing Actually, you throw them in the oubliette in hopes that they're branch dies out
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Nov 10, 2017 23:54
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Dreddout posted:Actually, you throw them in the oubliette in hopes that they're branch dies out he’s assassinating those people though
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Nov 10, 2017 23:58
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the Lebanese pm is dead rn
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Nov 11, 2017 00:48
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Go Hezbollah Go
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