the house of saud
Charles Johnson
Tue Oct 16, 2001 at 11:18 am PDT • Views: 213
At the National Post, Mark Steyn writes about the corrupt and decadent House of Saud: Saudis are behind all the ‘root causes’.
A century ago, Ibn Saud was a desert warrior of no fixed abode. Today the House of Saud has approximately 7,000 members. In our own Royal Family, the title of Prince is restricted to children or grandchildren of the Sovereign: HRH The Duke of Kent, the grandson of King George V, is a Prince; his heir, the Earl of Ulster, being a mere great-grandson of a king, is not. But Saudi Arabia produces about 40 new princes a month. Chances are, while you’re reading this, some hapless female member of the House of Saud is having contractions. Because if there’s one thing Saudi Arabia can always use, it’s another prince. The family hogs all the cabinet posts, big ambassadorships and key government agencies and owns all the important corporations: that takes a lot of princes. Public service in Saudi Arabia is an expensive business because salary is commensurate with Royal status: cabinet ministers can earn over US$6-million (base).
(via InstaPundit.)
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