Saudi King Fahd dies.

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:11 am

This has to be watched very closely by anyone with even a passing interest in world stability, I may be wrong but I believe that the Wahabi (sic) strain of Ilsam started there

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:41 am

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/ency ... 13745.html

Puritanical Saudi Islamic sect founded by Muhammad ibn-Abd-al-Wahab (1703Ã¢â‚¬“1792), which regards all other sects as heretical. By the early 20th century it had spread throughout the Arabian peninsula; it still remains the official ideology of the Saudi Arabian kingdom

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:45 am

Most of the holiest Moslem sites are there. Whoever controls Saudi Arabia has tremendous influence. Not sure if a western-friendly guy would be good for us or not, with the extremists and all. Possibly the best for us would be a Moslem extremist who is also a separatist.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:58 am

Accountable wrote: Possibly the best for us would be a Moslem extremist who is also a separatist.
Do they make such a thing?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:04 am

i had dinner with one of Fahd's sons once, at disney world. just him and me and 14 bodyguards. very formal, very creepy.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:45 am

Why is his brother taking the throne and not one of his sons???? Am I just being very politically stupid???

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:51 am

lady cop wrote: i had dinner with one of Fahd's sons once, at disney world. just him and me and 14 bodyguards. very formal, very creepy.
Wow!!! I had dinner with a bodyguard once.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:54 am

so Clint, how's that flea situation? hahahahahahaha....you know i luv ya! :-4

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:58 am

lady cop wrote: so Clint, how's that flea situation? hahahahahahaha....you know i luv ya! :-4
I just have the pets now. There were a bunch of them under the hat that couldn't be trained. I hope PETA doesn't mind because they met their maker. I should have taken the hat off sooner. Thanks for asking. :wah:

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:14 am

and what are their names? you have any pics? :-2

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:01 pm

lady cop wrote: and what are their names? you have any pics? :-2
They are very spiritual and don't want their pictures taken. I just refer to them by their number. #1003 has a broken leg.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:56 pm

Far Rider wrote: I was a body guard once!
I was at a dinner and the Governer was the speaker. My seat was right in front of the podium. This guy sat down next to me and as soon as he did I asked him if he was security for the Governor. He said "shhhh". We had an interesting (quiet) conversation about his job.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:39 pm

Far Rider wrote: In CA. they have whats called the governers guard... its small police force of I belive no more than 1800 members, but they answer directly to the governer in times of emergencies, they are his private police force.

I was recurited for this group, and I didnt want to have nothin to do with those guys! Not that they were bad guys, some good buddies on it... but what do I do when I have to chose between the state and the feds?

Seemed to me you could get placed in a very bad position.
The thing I remember most about the conversation I had was that the Governor liked to run and the guy I was talking to said he had a hard time keeping up.

It sounded like pretty boring duty then. I imagine it isn't so boring now.

Post by **spot** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:45 pm

Scrat;94152 wrote: The ruling family also faces growing demands for a more open government from the kingdom's diverse reform movement, some of whose members have been jailed in the past year for signing petitions calling for a constitutional monarchy as well as rising public concerns over unemployment, declining education standards and an active Islamic militant movement.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

BBC News - Saudi Arabia's new King Salman promises continuity

Perhaps the citizens of Saudi Arabia might, this time, stop the House of Saud from dictating Saudi politics. Today would be a good day to draft a new Constitution rather than put it off for yet another decade.