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Old 02-20-2015, 05:32   #1
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New Saudi King buys happiness for the Proles

I think the new Saudi King has one-up'd berry's iphone give-a-way??

I understand his need to placate the masses, in light of the ISIS-ISIL-IS-AQ (what ever) threat.

But will it work,, or is he just slipping money under the table to bank roll the terrorist??
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Saudi King unleashes a torrent of money as bonuses flow to the masses, Ben Hubbard, 3 Hours Ago, The New York Times

"It is party time for Saudi Arabia right now," said John Sfakianakis, the Riyadh-based Middle East director of the Ashmore Group, an investment company,

who estimates that the king's post-coronation giveaway will ultimately cost more than $32 billion.

That is a lot of cash, more, for example, than the entire annual budget for Nigeria, which has Africa's largest economy.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102439992
I do know his efforts will make for some wild videos on youtube..

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...udi+car+wrecks

And the car manufacture of the World SMILE..
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Old 02-20-2015, 09:33   #2
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Purchasing Loyality?

For decades the Saudi kings have bought their following with oil money!

2013 oil revenue was est. at $274B. I guess it's part of their Homeland Security.

http://www.eia.gov/countries/regions....cfm?fips=OPEC
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Old 02-20-2015, 12:40   #3
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Is the Saudi king actually buying happiness of the masses today, or just renting them to delay internal insurrection until tomorrow?
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