Saudi Arabia Hosts G-20 Meeting – While Murdering Critics and Imprisoning Activists

Leaders of the G-20, the association of states with the world’s largest economies, will soon be descending upon Riyadh. Hopefully Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman isn’t angry with any of them. After all, he’s been known to slice and dice his critics. Being a foreign dignitary offers no protection. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Harari found himself unexpectedly detained after arriving on what he expected to be a friendly visit in 2017. MbS, as the heir to the Saudi throne is known, decided that his "guest" should resign to undermine Lebanon’s government, in which Shia Hezbollah plays a major role. Like the Biblical Samson, the young, ambitious, and self-centered crown prince appears...