I know this news thatTom Friedman and the New York Times said MbS was such a nice guy! But that doesn't change the fact that he is effectively extorting members of his own family to help plug a gaping hole in the Saudi government's budget, willfully employing violence when necessary in a fashion that would make Tony Soprano proud. Case in point: Yesterday, we noted that the Saudi government had reportedly made Prince Alwaleed bin Talal – one of the world's richest men - an offer he cannot refuse: Either fork over $6 billion to the Treasury, or spend the rest of his life being strung upside down and tortured by foreign mercenaries.
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