humiliation?? ( I love the thread titles around here - some are creative some quite puzzling/bizarre) ..anyways.
*The crown prince behind the wave of arrests in Saudi Arabia this weekend has a key U.S. ally in Jared Kushner
*The
Washington Post's David Ignatius wrote that Kushner met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his recent secret trip to the country
*The two 'princes,' as he referred to them, stayed up until 4 a.m. 'swapping stories and planning strategy'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5055653/Saudi-crown-prince-arrests-ally-Kushner.html
The surprise arrests were immediately hailed by pro-government media outlets as the clearest sign yet that Prince Mohammed is keeping his promise to reform the country, wean its economy from its dependence on oil and liberalize some aspects of the ultraconservative society.
The kingdom's top council of clerics issued a public statement overnight saying it is an
Islamic duty to fight corruption – essentially giving religious backing to the high-level arrests.
On the call,
Trump commended King Salman and the crown prince's statements regarding 'the need to build a moderate, peaceful, and tolerant region are essential to ensuring a hopeful future for the Saudi people, to curtailing terrorist funding, and to defeating radical ideology – once and for all – so the world can be safe from its evil.'
And, in making sure Kushner doesn't look like he's favoring the Saudis, as he tries to work toward Middle East peace the official added: 'The Senior Advisor has also been in frequent contact with officials from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.'
The arrest of senior princes upends a longstanding tradition among the ruling Al Saud family to keep their disagreements private in an effort to show strength and unity in the face of Saudi Arabia's many tribes and factions.
It also sends a message that the 32-year-old prince has the full backing of his father, King Salman, to carry out sweeping anti-corruption reforms targeting senior royals and their business associates, who have long been seen as operating above the law.