Prince Mohammed bin Nayef The guy MBS replaced
https:// wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09RIYADH447_a.html
When asked what advice he had for President Obama, the King said he had "one request":
that it was "critically important to restore America's credibility" in the world.
In an unusual concession, made at the conclusion of their conversation, the King said,
"be assured I am fully briefed on the work you are doing with Prince Mohammed bin Nayef
https:// www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/drug-addiction-and-intrigue-why-saudi-king-ordered-mohammed-bin-nayef-to-step-aside-for-younger-prince/story-CmOjGUufm8gsm6bEJ6ec7J.html
“The king came to meet MbN and they were alone in the room. He told him: ‘I want you to step down, you didn’t listen to the advice to get treatment for your addiction which dangerously affects your decisions’,” said the source close to MbN
https:// lobelog.com/syria-policy-signs-of-coherence/
A day later, Feb. 19, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal broke the news that Prince Muhammad bin Nayef had taken over as boss of the kingdom’s effort to arm and strengthen the Free Syrian Army and other non-extremist groups. The Post’s Karen de Young reported the next day that the intelligence chiefs, at their Washington gathering a week earlier, had agreed on how to define which rebel groups were eligible for new aid, and on new arms shipments to them. Muhammad, a firm if low-key operative, replaced the mercurial Prince Bandar bin Sultan, whose personal charisma had evidently not impressed the rebels