Mohamed Bin Salman, the next king of Saudi Arabia
By Laheef Farook / 06.25.2017
United States and Israel got their nominee Mohamed Bin Salman as the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia with absolute power turning his aging father Salman a king in all but name. Many described this as the final stage of a palace coup which began ever since King Salman took over.
After the decision was announced, to the shock of the entire Muslim world, the Israeli air force sent 18 of its fighter jets, including F16I, F15CD and F16CD, along with two Gulfstream aircrafts, two tanker airplanes and two C130 planes, special for electronic warfare, to Saudi Arabia at the request of the new crown prince bin Salman. This was to prevent any hostile or military moves by former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdelaziz who was replaced with Saudi King Salman’s son.
So, the new crown prince trust Israel more than his own relatives.
Zionist Jews, sworn enemy of Islam and Muslims, providing security for the coronation of Saudi ruler was the worst ever insult in the known history of Islam and Muslims. However, this has been the reality which was kept as hidden secret.
In fact, Saudi-Israeli ties are not something new or unknown. It was reported that Saudi Royal family trusts Israeli and US mercenaries as their personal body Guards: US and Israeli mercenary security personnel working for private contractors are allegedly used by Saudi Royal family to guard Saud family Princelings. This Praetorian Guards use balaclava (face cover) and other disguises during security operations which allows for anonymity.
Saudi -Israeli ties have been growing so fast that for several years Saudis have entrusted security during Hajj to Israeli firms which brought severe condemnation from Grand Mufti and Imam of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem Sheikh Ikrima Sa’ad Sabri.
Columnist David Hearst who specializes in Saudi political scene said in an article in April 2017 that Saudi prince needs three sources of power to become king. In order of importance, they are the United States, the royal family, and the Saudi people, although the latter come a distant third in any calculation. This has been the case for every Saudi king since 14 February 1945 when Franklin D Roosevelt met the kingdom’s founder, King Abdul Aziz on a US destroyer in the waters of Egypt.
Thirty-one-year-old inexperienced and reckless Mohamed bin Salman is no exception as President Trump reported to have played a crucial role in making him the Crown Prince. His 81-year-old father King Salman is in poor health and it is matter of time Mohamed bin Salman becomes king.
In a related development Saudi Prince Khalid Bin Farhan al-Saud, who lives in Germany, has revealed what he claims are the US conditions for helping Mohamed Bin Salman to become King of Saudi Arabia before his father’s death, thenewkhalij.org reported on Friday.
The alleged conditions include “absolute obedience to the US and Israel and carrying out whatever they ask him to do.” Three other conditions are : “Working to settle all Gaza residents in north Sinai as an alternative homeland and Saudi Arabia along with the UAE will afford the needed funds; getting rid of Hamas and whoever supports it; and getting Sanafir Island from Egypt.”
Bin Farhan said that the last condition would make the Gulf of Aqaba international waters instead of Egyptian territorial waters, which would facilitate Israeli shipping to and from the port of Eilat. It would also help Israel to carry out a project planned to operate in parallel to the Suez Canal. A retainer of around $500 million is also involved, he claimed
As Saudi Defense Minister Mohamed, Bin Salman launched senseless war against pro-Iranian Houthi Yemenis and so far, killed more than 16,000 men, women, children and the aged besides destroying cities, villages, housing complexes, schools, hospitals and other amenities causing untold misery to Yemenis. While his troops were slaughtering innocent Yemenis, he was holidaying in Maldives.
His best friend and mentor is Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed, a shameless pro Zionist Islam hater on whose advice Mohamed bin Salman established close ties with Israel and curtail power of religious authorities.
Mohamed bin Salman has been behind the US Dollar 110 billion arms deal with America. This contract signed at a time when Saudi Arabia is passing through an economic crisis and the unemployment rate is around 15 percent. This only shows that Mohamed bin Salman is far away from reality.
The fear is that in a reckless mood he might dispatch troops to Qatar and precipitate a war which could turn the entire Gulf into another killing field to the benefit of Israel and its western supporters as late Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein did when he invaded Kuwait in July 1990.
This fear is justified by the 13 sweeping demands, with ten days ultimatum, put forward by Saudi Arabia to Qatar to end the blockade. Some of these demands were in fact demands put forward time and again by Israel to corner and cripple Iran.
Trump and Netanyahu are very excited with their new toy — Mohammed bin Salman, the heir apparent in Saudi Arabia.
The 13 Demands
1-Curb diplomatic ties with Iran and close its diplomatic missions there. Expel members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and cut off any joint military cooperation with Iran. Only trade and commerce with Iran that complies with US and international sanctions will be permitted.
2-Sever all ties to “terrorist organizations”, specifically the Muslim Brotherhood, Islamic State, al-Qaida and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Formally declare those entities as terrorist groups. (Note- Islamic Brotherhood and Hamas are Islam based organizations struggling to establish their rights in peaceful manner unlike Israel which has committed more than 60 massacres and genocides of Palestinians)
3-Shut down Al-Jazeera and its affiliate stations.
4-Shut down news outlets that Qatar funds, directly and indirectly, including Arabi21, Rassd, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed and Middle East Eye.
5-Immediately terminate the Turkish military presence in Qatar and end any joint military cooperation with Turkey inside Qatar.
6-Stop all means of funding for individuals, groups or organizations that have been designated as terrorists by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, the US and other countries.
7-Hand over “terrorist figures” and wanted individuals from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain to their countries of origin. Freeze their assets, and provide any desired information about their residency, movements and finances.
8-End interference in sovereign countries’ internal affairs. Stop granting citizenship to wanted nationals from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. Revoke Qatari citizenship for existing nationals where such citizenship violates those countries’ laws.
9-Stop all contacts with the political opposition in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. Hand over all files detailing Qatar’s prior contacts with and support for those opposition groups.
10-Pay reparations and compensation for loss of life and other, financial losses caused by Qatar’s policies in recent years. The sum will be determined in coordination with Qatar.
11-Consent to monthly audits for the first year after agreeing to the demands, then once per quarter during the second year. For the following 10 years, Qatar would be monitored annually for compliance.
12-Align itself with the other Gulf and Arab countries militarily, politically, socially and economically, as well as on economic matters, in line with an agreement reached with Saudi Arabia in 2014.
13-Agree to all the demands within 10 days of it being submitted to Qatar, or the list becomes invalid.
With Qatar already dismissing these demands as unreasonable, the conflict is getting deeper and deeper and, perhaps, may lead to armed conflict.