Questioning the intentions of Mohammed bin Salman

Written by Abdulrahman alrashed Published: Saturday, 13 October 2018

"Is the world to buy (sell) what it sells to them?" This is the title cover of the magazine "Time", which was devoted seriously and sharply and vague features of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The title, with its insinuations and vague images, can be construed as skeptical or "difficult." In both cases, it recognizes the significance of the changes taking place in Saudi Arabia led by the crown prince and the campaign that accompanies it.
On the visit of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the magazine says America has not known anything like it since the visit of Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader in 1959, which the United States in 13 days. The Prince ends his 3-week intensive journey here and travels to Europe. The magazine describes his trip as a public relations attack, noting that he visited 6 states, including the District of Columbia, met 4 US presidents, and met with 5 newspapers and countless leaders of the American media. In fact, media meetings are the least of the program's activities, which have given a longer time to meetings of industry giants such as Boeing, energy companies including solar, information technology such as Google and Facebook, and services from Amazon to Ober, Recreation and weapons, except for two days, the beginning of the trip with the political leaders in the government and Congress.
The comparison between the visit of Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Khrushchev's historic visit may be just as important, given that the Saudi guest project touches on the region and about one billion Muslims around the world, and aims to rearrange the relationship with the West, Muslims, and each other. But it is unfair to suggest that it is hiding behind it a bad Saudi project! What are the chances that there is something hidden in his cloak through his meetings with leaders of politics, thought and industry?

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