Breaking: Reports that King Salman of Saudi Arabia has died (still unconfirmed)

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Rita Katz ✔@Rita_Katz

Breaking: Reports that #King #Salman of #Saudi_arabia Arabia has died (still unconfirmed), which may explain Crown Prince’s arrests of other royal family members. If true, will pave way for a very different-looking Saudi Arabia.

5:55 PM - Mar 7, 2020

[dewsgirl]

1. I wonder if he had respiratory issues? I heard a fleeting

rumor last week, nothing solid enough to post here. Maybe it's just a coincidence, he was sick or had an illness right?

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Alzheimers, and suffered a stroke a decade ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia#Personal_life
In August 2010, Salman underwent spinal surgery in the United States and remained out of the kingdom for recovery. He has had one stroke and despite receiving physiotherapy; his left arm does not work as well as his right. Salman also suffers from mild dementia, specifically Alzheimer's.

Not sure about recently?

[dewsgirl]

8. Thank you Dennis. I remember the Alzheimer's now from

when MBS jailed everyone at the Ritz Carlton.

[dhol82]

2. Does this mean the other sons get killed off?

Just curious.
That’s the way the Ottoman Empire did it.

[Takket]

3. I thought MBS rules SA? Is MBS the king's son?

[Dennis Donovan]

5. MBS is the Crown Prince. Kinda like Prince Charles...

...but with smaller ears and a bone saw.

[HipChick]

6. Funny..

not funny...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. He's sort of their Dick Cheney. So now he won't even have to pretend. nt

[Polybius]

13. He does the dirty work, but he still has a boss

Picture MBS as Darth Vader. The King is the Emperor.

[canetoad]

7. This was all I could find

Take with pinch of salt. (Source Iran Front Page)

Saudi King Either Dead or On His Deathbed: Whistleblower
By
IFP Editorial Staff -
March 7, 2020 - 18:10

King Salman of Saudi Arabia is most probably dead or is currently on his deathbed, Saudi whistleblower and Twitter activist Mujtahid has said on Saturday, after news came out that the Saudi authorities have detained two of the kingdom’s most prominent figures for an alleged coup attempt.

In a post on his Twitter account on Saturday, Mujtahid, the Twitter handle of a pseudonymous activist, said King Salman is either dead or at death’s door.

He explained that tens of people from the royal family have been detained, not only Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, a brother of King Salman, and the monarch’s nephew Prince Mohammed bin Nayef.

The court staff, the royal palace personnel, and the royal guard members have been told that visiting the king is impossible due to his health conditions, Mujtahid noted.

The whistleblower also noted that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is going to issue a statement on behalf of his father to declare the king’s abdication.

https://ifpnews.com/saudi-king-either-dead-or-on-his-deathbed-whistleblower

[Dennis Donovan]

10. That's weird. How is it an "abdication" if he died?

If he's dead and they're delaying the announcement, it might be the bonesawing is taking longer than anticipated.

[canetoad]

11. Maybe he has been abdicated

With extreme prejudice.

[Dennis Donovan]

12. ...and a bone saw.

Always with the bone saw.