Saudi king announces benefits, warns against sedition

[JCMach1]

Source: Gulf News

...King Abdullah has ordered that all government employees be paid two months-worth of their salaries and that students be granted a two-month payment... Abdullah spoke after midday Muslim prayers on Friday. He thanked residents and security forces for being "the hands" of the country's stability.

Read more: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-king-announces-benefits-warns-against-sedition-1.778928

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Bribery will get you everywhere... and nowhere.

[Rage for Order]

1. He'd better be nice or we'll establish a no fly zone over his country

:sarcasm:

[DCKit]

2. Meanwhile, he's beefing up the military, spy agencies, religious police and security forces.

It's just the logical thing to do, and it's not as if they don't have the assets to cover all their bases.

Meanwhile, it's bread and circuses for the average folks.

[Fuddnik]

3. Hang it up Abby, You're next.

[pampango]

4. And another dictator (err, king) is heard from. Reading from the same script, "Don't try that here."

They all say the same thing when they see trouble on the horizon.

[Astraea]

5. hah! he's so desperate he needs to pay people to support him

If I were them I would keep pressing for more. See how much more they can get from this overfed cow.