OKAY….WHERE IN THE WORLD IS PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN?

               Rumors upon rumors, but one fact stands clear, the event on the 21^st of April at the King’s palace in Riyadh was dramatic. It that was the amount of weaponry used, to include heavy machineguns, the palace guard utilized for one “civilian drone”, then that force is not the force I remember. By the way, I know fist hand how hard it is to shoot down a small drone….. long story.  So, what did happen? The Iranians have spread the story the Prince was shot twice. Was it a coup? Was it an attack by “others”? Is MBS dead? Is he wounded and in hiding? Is he just in hiding?  Not attending the cadet’s graduation at King Abdelaziz military college, that is a big deal. No pictures of him with the US Secretary of State, that is a big deal. Something has happened. Something has changed and who is to blame?

Who Done It?

               It’s solve the mystery time, a mystery we can only speculate took place, but like every good mystery, there are “clues”! Iran? Yes, they are taking lead on spreading the story and even given coverage to a distant, exiled prince. Would the Iranians rejoice at the death of MBS? They already are. So why not consider them as the primary suspect? Simple Watson………. If the Saudi government believed the Iranians designed an attack on the King’s palace in the capital, the war between the two countries would already be in its second month.  Could the Iranians formed or supported a force large enough to fight it’s way into the palace? Would the Saudi intelligence network have not noticed such a event being planned? More importantly, would the Iranian government really want such an event to take place with their fingerprints on it? An act of war. An open act of war? Is that what Iran was looking to accomplish? Does their military show signs of being prepared for full scale conflict? No. Did Iran control this event? No. Okay then, who? Ah, Watson the clue is right in front of you!

               The best of the best inside the Saudi Guard is reserved for the King’s Guard. Those members inside the royal palace were and are not your typical Saudi military members. If a strike on the Royal Family / MBS / would have come while they or he was in transit or at a public place, we might be convinced this was an “outside job”, but this event took place inside the most guarded sight in Saudi, to include Mecca. This was not Al-Qaeda….. this was not the Iranians. This was exactly what many had predicted for over a year. It was a “inside job”! Watson…..... the Family did it!!!!! Somehow, a faction of the Royal Guard must have been persuaded to plot against the Prince and his Father. A faction inside the palace guard that was able to go undetected. How is that possible? How could the Prince and his followers, loyal followers and that might be the key, not detect such an uprising inside the royal guard? Is there a time when the Prince and his Father would have their guard down more than inside the most secured palace? Such an event would have to have one overwhelming advantage…. The element of surprise. Even then, could a trader get close enough to get two shots off into the Prince? The guard detail works in rings of defense. The shot came from a distance or the shots came from up close. Up close would mean a level of betrayal at the highest level. Yes. This was an inside job. Yes such a plan should have been detected, unless those you entrust to “detect” are part of the coup.

Here is the real problem:

               What if this whole theory is true? What if the Prince is truly dead? What does it mean? Last week, the stories of Women’s activist being rounded up in Saudi set off alarm bells, but not in the Western Media. Yes, the Get Trump agenda of the US media is not easily knocked off course, but you would think a story of this magnitude would create some level of interest. The intelligence agencies of the West and Russia and China and Israel would know enough to give some hint. Would the US Secretary of State travel to Saudi so soon after a coup that killed the friend of the White House? If there was an attempted coup and it failed, wouldn’t the Saudi government spin this story in a way to take advantage of the event. Would not a round up of the suspects inside the country take place? Would not some level of blame be placed upon Iran? Did the coup work or not. If there is one golden rule of assassinations, it’s…………………………… Don’t Miss! If this was a miss……………………………….where are the signs? Even more worrisome, if the coup succeeded, where is the announcement? Where is the new leadership? Why is West / US / silent about this event? Why are the rest of the nations of the Middle East, with the exception of Iran, not addressing this issue? Oh, by the way, SPUTNIK, the mouthpiece of Moscow, did post an story about the possible disappearance of the Prince. If this was a coup, it’s the strangest “post coup” environment I’ve seen. If MBS is dead, then hiding that fact is not a plan. If he is critically wounded and his followers are neutral, then some level of a story will have to made pubic soon. The drone statement was simply a panicked reaction to buy time, although I bet there was a drone there to capture the event for some level of confirmation if needed.  The reality is this. Something has taken place in Saudi and that something has something to do with the overall status of MBS. What happened will come out at some point.  What will change in the region is the next real question. Why is everyone so hush….hush…………….. that’s the next act in this Mystery.