Saudi Arabia’s Tyrant King Misremembered as Man of Peace
▻https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/23/saudi-arabias-king-misremembered-man-peace
After nearly 20 years as de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah ibn-Abdulaziz al-Saud died last night at the age of 90. Abdullah, who took power after his predecessor King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995, ruled as absolute monarch of a country which protected American interests but also sowed strife and extremism throughout the Middle East and the world.