Archived French president makes surprise Saudi visit (bbc.com)
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Archived French president makes surprise Saudi visit (bbc.com)
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[–] BlockMe 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
This is interesting. Remember that French forces saved Saudi ass back in 1979.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_seizure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Siege_of_Mecca - this is a book by Yaroslav Trofimov who posits that the current wahhabbi mess can be traced back to Saudi panic. They bent over backwards to appease the salafis and look where they (and we) are now.