webfact Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Saudi deputy crown prince goes to meet Trump - agency Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 24, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman left Saudi Arabia on Monday for the United States for a visit scheduled to include talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Royal Court said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA. It will be the first meeting between the powerful son of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who is spearheading a Saudi economic reform plan, and the U.S. president since Trump came to office in January. The statement said that in his talks with Trump and other U.S. officials, Prince Mohammed, who is also the Saudi defence minister, was expected to "discuss reinforcing bilateral relations and review regional issues of mutual interest". It said that the working visit would start on Thursday but gave no further details. King Salman, ruler of the world's top oil exporter, is currently in Japan, part of a month-long Asia tour to build ties with the world's fastest growing importers of Saudi crude and promote investment opportunities, including the sale of a stake in its giant state firm Saudi Aramco. Trump spoke by telephone with Salman soon after he took office in January and agreed to support safe zones in Syria and Yemen, according to a White House statement. Before his departure for the United States, Prince Mohammed met with Citigroup’s Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat in Riyadh on Sunday to discuss investment opportunities in the kingdom and globally, SPA reported. (Reporting by Mohamed El Sharif, writing by Sami Aboudi; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore) -- © Copyright Reuters 2017-03-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 He should go an meet a BIC first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 This is a man who's family, country, and royal family are the world's largest sponsors of terror. They have contributed well in excess of $100 billion, in an effort to boost Wahhabism, grow the Madrasas throughout the Middle East, who's primary goal is the training of boys and girls, in the wreaking of havoc upon the world, in the quest of their absolutely fanatical, and maniacal sect of Islamic religion. While the Saudis and the Pakistanis remain allies of the US, the reality is that I consider them both to be enemy number one, and two, on the planet. With N. Korea and Iran possibly just behind them, in terms of being troublemakers. One can only hope Trump will take a tougher line with them, then the sycophantic presidents of the recent past. The Saudi government has been the principal financial backer of Afghanistan’ s odious Taliban movement since at least 1996. It has also channeled funds to Hamas and other groups that have committed terrorist acts in Israel and other portions of the Middle East. Worst of all, the Saudi monarchy has funded dubious schools and “charities” throughout the Islamic world. Those organizations have been hotbeds of anti-Western, and especially, anti-American, indoctrination. The schools, for example, not only indoctrinate students in a virulent and extreme form of Islam, but also teach them to hate secular Western values. Pakistan’s guilt is nearly as great as Saudi Arabia’s. Without the active support of the government in Islamabad, it is doubtful whether the Taliban could ever have come to power in Afghanistan. Pakistani authorities helped fund the militia and equip it with military hardware during the mid-1990s when the Taliban was merely one of several competing factions in Afghanistan’s civil war. Only when the United States exerted enormous diplomatic pressure after the Sept. 11 attacks did Islamabad begin to sever its political and financial ties with the Taliban. Even now it is not certain that key members of Pakistan’s intelligence service have repudiated their Taliban clients. https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/terrorist-sponsors-saudi-arabia-pakistan-china Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Another 500 tonnes to be moved lock stock and harem ladies. This guy travels in style well he can afford to. All I can afford is a crummy suitcase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 34 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: This is a man who's family, country, and royal family are the world's largest sponsors of terror. He probably got an entry visa for humanitarian reasons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvw53 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 18 minutes ago, Lupatria said: He probably got an entry visa for humanitarian reasons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Meetings like this why Saudi Arabia wasn't included on Trump's Muslim ban. If you can make a buck for the Donald, he can overlook so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Some insight into the politics and background of Prince Mohammed bin Salman. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/saudi-arabia/2017-01-05/can-mohamed-bin-salman-reshape-saudi-arabia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Lupatria said: He probably got an entry visa for humanitarian reasons... I think he flashes a platinum get out of jail free card signed by George Bush Senior. There is such a deep connection starting with Bush Senior and possibly Prescott Bush. When nobody was flying but the Bin Laden family something inside me went ding dong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 A Deputy Munster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroKK Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 11 hours ago, Lupatria said: He probably got an entry visa for humanitarian reasons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 13 hours ago, Emster23 said: Meetings like this why Saudi Arabia wasn't included on Trump's Muslim ban. If you can make a buck for the Donald, he can overlook so much Given the Trump ban does not extend to leaders / diplomats from the named six Muslim majority countries what's the point you're trying to make? Do you believe it would be constructive to ban Saudi representatives from entering the US? I do believe from the perspective of realpolitik it's in the US national interest to support the current Saudi administration; though not the Saudi slaughter of civilians and blockade of food supplies in Yemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats4ever Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 The King of Saudi has just arrived in Indonesia with a huge retinue and the flashest car yet seen in the archipelago. They are looking to step up funding for their wahabbi university there, which flies in the face of Pancasila tolerance, written into the constitution from the get go. It amazes me that poor people can look at the obscene wealth of some of these blokes ( not just from Saudi) and cheer and laud them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Apparently the Saudi Prince is well pissed of with Trump when Trump gave him a bacon sandwich for lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Cats4ever said: The King of Saudi has just arrived in Indonesia with a huge retinue and the flashest car yet seen in the archipelago. They are looking to step up funding for their wahabbi university there, which flies in the face of Pancasila tolerance, written into the constitution from the get go. It amazes me that poor people can look at the obscene wealth of some of these blokes ( not just from Saudi) and cheer and laud them. It amazes me that poor people can look at the obscene wealth of some of these blokes ( not just from Saudi) and cheer and laud them. Two obvious non-Muslim examples sprang to mind: Thaksin, Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 An off topic trolling post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Trump sold out to religious extremists for votes, so there is some common ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 11 hours ago, Cats4ever said: The King of Saudi has just arrived in Indonesia with a huge retinue and the flashest car yet seen in the archipelago. They are looking to step up funding for their wahabbi university there, which flies in the face of Pancasila tolerance, written into the constitution from the get go. It amazes me that poor people can look at the obscene wealth of some of these blokes ( not just from Saudi) and cheer and laud them. Wait to see the outcome. Cheering may be not lauding. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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