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August 7, 2012

Is Saudi Arabia on the Edge?

David Ignatius, Washington Post

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By appointing Prince Bandar bin Sultan as its new intelligence chief, Saudi Arabia has installed what looks like a war cabinet at a time of rising tensions with Iran and growing internal dissent from its Shiite minority.

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