The article on Mohammed bin Salman (“Visions of Mohammed bin Salman — the reality and the fantasy (https://www.businesslive.co.za/ft/life/books/2020-10-15-book-review-visions-of-mohammed-bin-salman--the-reality-and-the-fantasy/)”, October 15), failed to mention that Saudi Arabia is the only country named for its ruling family.
The éminence grise who successfully supported the bandit Ibn Saud against the Rachids and Hashemites was Harry St John Bridger Philby. After a stint in colonial intelligence with TE Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, the Anglo-French betrayal of the Arabs in the aftermath of World War 1 turned him against the British, a dislike he seemingly passed on to his son Kim. ..
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