Coverage dated October 24, 2021

Ex-Saudi intelligence official describes Crown Prince as a 'psychopath' who boasted he could kill the sitting monarch in 2014

Headline from Local News 8

By Jo Shelley, CNN Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is a “psychopath,” who “poses a threat to his people, to the Americans and to the planet,” a former top Saudi intelligence official who is now living in exile in Canada has said.

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  1. Local News 8

    Ex-Saudi intelligence official describes Crown Prince as a 'psychopath' who boasted he could kill the sitting monarch in 2014 (opens Local News 8)

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    By Jo Shelley, CNN Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is a “psychopath,” who “poses a threat to his people, to the Americans and to the planet,” a former top Saudi intelligence official who is now living in exile in Canada has said.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Ex-Saudi official calls crown prince a 'psychopath' who wanted to assassinate the king (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, once spoke of killing his father's predecessor as king, an ex-security official says.

  3. The Guardian

    Saudi crown prince a ‘psychopath’, says exiled intelligence officer (opens The Guardian)

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    Saad Aljabri says Mohammed bin Salman boasted he could kill former ruler King Abdullah

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