{"id":204372,"date":"2024-07-18T18:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=204372"},"modified":"2024-07-18T18:41:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:41:21","slug":"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.44\u202fAM-1-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.44\u202fAM-1-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.44\u202fAM-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.44\u202fAM-1-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.44\u202fAM-1-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.44\u202fAM-1.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This looks like the Addams family. Faisal bin Abdulaziz&nbsp;is seen here on the left alongside his dad, King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (seated). The big Lurch-looking dude in the sunglasses is Faisal&#8217;s brother Saud. Who would have thought one of their lives would end in assassination?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">14<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sit here typing these words less than 48 hours after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The Left screamed long enough about how Trump was supposed to be the end of global civilization, and some unhinged nutjob finally paid attention. The headlines trumpet the FBI\u2019s tireless efforts at finding a motive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-opinions-everybody-s-got-one\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">Opinions, Everybody\u2019s Got One\u2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-we-re-not-so-special\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">We\u2019re Not So Special<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-players-in-an-earlier-assassination\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">The Players In An Earlier Assassination<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-assassination-mark\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">The Assassination Mark<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-regent-comes-of-age\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">The Regent Comes of Age<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-everything-changes\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">Everything Changes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-origins-of-a-proper-villain\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">The Origins of a Proper Villain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-seeds-of-discontent\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">Seeds of Discontent<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-assassination-in-action\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">The Assassination In Action<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-aftermath-of-the-assassination\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">The Aftermath Of The Assassination<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-ruminations\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">Ruminations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-epilogue\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" data-level=\"2\">Epilogue<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.54.49\u202fAM-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.54.49\u202fAM-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.54.49\u202fAM-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.54.49\u202fAM-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.54.49\u202fAM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.54.49\u202fAM-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.54.49\u202fAM.jpg 1552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another flaming Leftist shows how compassionate and dialed in to social justice she is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How about this? President Biden and every other left-winger in the country have been tacitly begging somebody to do this for seven years now. Kathy Griffin, the legendarily unfunny failed comedienne, actually did a photoshoot holding up a facsimile of Trump\u2019s bloody severed head. In the context of this weekend\u2019s festivities, that has not aged well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-opinions-everybody-s-got-one\">Opinions, Everybody\u2019s Got One\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not necessarily Donald Trump\u2019s biggest fan. He\u2019s always been lightyears ahead of his Left-wing competition, but the guy\u2019s got some well-publicized character flaws. However, I didn\u2019t vote for him because I wanted a new best friend. I voted for him because I wanted somebody to sit on America\u2019s front porch with a big honking stick.&nbsp;He was great at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.56.34\u202fAM-676x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.56.34\u202fAM-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.56.34\u202fAM-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.56.34\u202fAM-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.56.34\u202fAM-768x1164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.56.34\u202fAM.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The grandfatherly geezer looks like he&#8217;d make a great fishing buddy. He wouldn&#8217;t. Qasem Soleimani was the Devil. Trump just flat-out killed him.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump did a superb job of making America scary again. Just ask the relatives of the esteemed Iranian ex-psychopath Qasem Soleimani. The world seems to work better when folks are a little bit afraid of Uncle Sam. We haven\u2019t had that in a long time, and it shows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-re-not-so-special\">We\u2019re Not So Special<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time you read this, the sordid details of the Trump assassination attempt should be starting to gel. Once everything is laid bare, I\u2019ll no doubt write it up. Regardless, this has already been the most eventful Presidential election in my lifetime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While things have been undeniably sordid, they were not particularly unusual when viewed through the lens of history. Human beings just suck, like a lot. We have a long and illustrious history of venting our grievances against our leaders through the barrel of a gun. Back in 1975 in Saudi Arabia, vengeance actually came from a relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-players-in-an-earlier-assassination\">The Players In An Earlier Assassination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.55\u202fAM-813x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.55\u202fAM-813x1024.jpg 813w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.55\u202fAM-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.55\u202fAM-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.55\u202fAM-768x967.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.55\u202fAM.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Saudis take their kings pretty seriously. This dapper lad is King Faisal bin Abdulaziz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t pretend to understand the machinations of the Royal House of Saud. A true monarchy in the traditional sense, these potentates each have scads of kids with multiple women. The royal family tree is more like some kind of vast interdigitated creeping vine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saudis are not the sort to throw convivial family picnics where cordial blood relationships are cemented. Deep-fried chicken and baked beans slathered in bacon grease are frowned upon thereabouts. Toss in a trillion or so petrodollars that literally sprang up out of the ground and you have the chemical formula for family friction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-assassination-mark\">The Assassination Mark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.25\u202fAM-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.25\u202fAM-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.25\u202fAM-384x300.jpg 384w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.25\u202fAM-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.25\u202fAM-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.25\u202fAM-1536x1201.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.47.25\u202fAM.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Faisal was a proper player on the world stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>King Faisal had a convoluted upbringing. Now stick with me here, this is complicated. I\u2019m doing the best I can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud was born in 1906 in Riyadh. His dad was Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman, the Emir of Nejd. His mom was Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh. Tarfa descended from the religious leader Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab. Faisal had an older sister who married a cousin. Faisal\u2019s mom died when the boy was six months old, so he was raised by his maternal grandparents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-regent-comes-of-age\">The Regent Comes of Age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.25\u202fAM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.25\u202fAM-1.jpg 630w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.25\u202fAM-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.46.25\u202fAM-1-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Everyone knew that young Faisal was destined for great things.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Faisal engaged in an intensive study of Islamic Law and the Quran that culminated at age nine. Like any proper royal, he was well-versed in horsemanship, military affairs, and politics. It was clear that the boy was being groomed for something special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faisal was the first member of the Saudi royal family to see England. From there he tasted France as well, all in an official capacity. In 1926 at the age of twenty, Faisal was granted the title Viceroy of Hejaz, whatever that actually means. Going forward he served as a jet-setting diplomat, acting as the face of the government around both the region and the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faisal started out as a statesman before eventually being crowned King of Saudi Arabia in 1964. He assumed the throne soon after slavery was abolished across the kingdom. The final tranche of 1,682 freedmen earned their owners a flat $2,000 apiece paid by the government in 1962. The Saudis were still holding slaves a mere four years before I was born. Wow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-everything-changes\">Everything Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.34\u202fAM-837x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.34\u202fAM-837x1024.jpg 837w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.34\u202fAM-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.34\u202fAM-123x150.jpg 123w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.34\u202fAM-768x940.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.34\u202fAM.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Faisal helmed his kingdom through some fairly rocky times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early part of the 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century, Saudi royalty was a pretty big deal, but not many folks outside the region much cared. Then the entire planet went to war, and somebody thought to check the desert sands of the Middle East for oil. The first serious oil field, appropriately titled, \u201cProsperity Well,\u201d was drilled in 1938. A bazillion dollars later, Saudi Arabia was on the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s tough to be the nouveaux rich. A redneck with a lot of money is still just a well-scrubbed redneck. While Faisal rose to the occasion and generally behaved himself, not everyone in his massive extended family felt constrained to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-origins-of-a-proper-villain\">The Origins of a Proper Villain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.05.04\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.05.04\u202fAM.jpg 438w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.05.04\u202fAM-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.05.04\u202fAM-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I think this is Musa&#8217;id bin Abdulaziz, father of the assassin Faisal. If it&#8217;s not, then please forgive me. They have really confusing names.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Faisal was a pretty popular name in Saudi Arabia. The younger Faisal bin Musa\u2019id bin Abdulaziz (not to be confused with King Faisal we discussed previously) was born in 1944 to Prince Musa\u2019id bin Abdulaziz. This particular Faisal\u2019s dad was the son of the founder of Saudi Arabia and half-brother to fully half a dozen Saudi kings. However, Little Faisal\u2019s old man did not wear his newfound wealth well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once Saudi Arabia discovered oil, the royal family became filthy rich overnight. Most of the male kids were sent off to the US and Europe to absorb a little culture. Prince Musa\u2019id bin Abdulaziz spent time in both London and Paris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.07.21\u202fAM-777x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.07.21\u202fAM-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.07.21\u202fAM-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.07.21\u202fAM-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.07.21\u202fAM-768x1012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-11.07.21\u202fAM.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paris was a pretty harsh temptation for a guy raised amidst the puritanical mores of the desolate Saudi desert. Apparently, Musa&#8217;id got a bit carried away while there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While in Paris, the young man was, \u201cCaught in an inappropriate manner.\u201d I can only imagine the details, but I\u2019d bet they involved some hot French femmes. Musa\u2019id soon found himself remanded back home to face Daddy\u2019s wrath. King Abdulaziz subsequently confined the wayward youth to his room, or, in this case to the sprawling palace, until he seemed to have learned his lesson.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musa\u2019id eventually found time to court a fellow royal named Watfa. They produced a son named Faisal bin Musa\u2019id born in Riyadh in 1940. Musa\u2019id eventually grew weary of Watfa and divorced her, but not before fathering a bunch of kids in addition to Faisal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-seeds-of-discontent\">Seeds of Discontent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.48.44\u202fAM-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.48.44\u202fAM-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.48.44\u202fAM-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.48.44\u202fAM-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.48.44\u202fAM-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.48.44\u202fAM.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Behold the face of the villain who, gasp, brought television to the Saudi kingdom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1965, there was a sweeping violent demonstration in Riyadh protesting the introduction of television in the Saudi kingdom. That seems pretty silly in retrospect. The crux of the protestors\u2019 grief was that depictions of the human form were offensive. Not meaning to seem flippant, but I\u2019ve no idea how they ever managed the thorny problem of mirrors or reflections in still water. When the dust settled on the TV brouhaha, Faisal\u2019s brother Khaled was dead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King Faisal was behind the infamous television debacle along with a variety of other secular reforms. All of this was designed to drag Saudi Arabia out of the Iron Age and into the modern era. Along the way, however, the king made some determined enemies. His nephew, the one also named Faisal, was counted among them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody is sure what actually got the younger upstart Faisal energized. These are hot-blooded people. It often doesn\u2019t take a whole lot to get killed over there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prince Faisal&#8217;s brother Khaled was purportedly killed resisting arrest at his home. The details were fuzzy, and there never was a proper investigation. Regardless, around that time, young Faisal hatched a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-assassination-in-action\">The Assassination In Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.18\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.18\u202fAM.jpg 362w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.18\u202fAM-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-8.58.18\u202fAM-95x150.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is Prince Faisal at age 31 in all of his 1970s awesomeness. Nobody knows why he shot his uncle, the king of Saudi Arabia, in the head. Perhaps he needed money for a haircut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On 25 March 1975, King Faisal was hosting a reception for visiting dignitaries, something called a majlis in that culture. Among the delegation was lurking the younger Prince Faisal. The king recognized his nephew in the crowd and called him forward. As the younger Faisal approached, the king lowered his head to allow him to kiss it, which was a thing they did. I\u2019ve had uncles&#8211;that sounds pretty icky to me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The younger Faisal suddenly produced a compact .38-caliber revolver from underneath his flowing Arabian robes. The first round struck his uncle in the chin. The second entered through his ear. A third went wide.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The assassin then tossed the gun away as the king slumped to the floor. A nearby bodyguard responded immediately, smacking the prince vigorously with a sheathed sword. The timely intervention by the Saudi oil minister, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, was the only thing that kept the security detail from beating the man to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-aftermath-of-the-assassination\">The Aftermath Of The Assassination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.34.47\u202fAM-1024x840.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.34.47\u202fAM-1024x840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.34.47\u202fAM-366x300.jpg 366w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.34.47\u202fAM-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.34.47\u202fAM-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.34.47\u202fAM.jpg 1436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Saudis did not take kindly to Prince Faisal whacking their king.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The king was rushed to the nearby hospital where heroic measures were expended in an effort at saving his life. This included an open heart massage and extensive blood transfusions. However, the damage was done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout it all, Prince Faisal remained calm. As a result, the official narrative in the immediate aftermath was that he had lost his mind. &#8220;Deranged&#8221; was the term used in the press releases. However, a distinguished panel of Saudi physicians soon established that he appeared to have been in his right mind at the time of the assassination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.35.12\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.35.12\u202fAM.jpg 936w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.35.12\u202fAM-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.35.12\u202fAM-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.35.12\u202fAM-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">10,000 spectators watched Prince Faisal meet his maker here in Deere Square. The place is unofficially called Chop Chop Square for obvious reasons. They actually displayed the demised Prince&#8217;s head on a pole for a time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The wheels of justice turn swiftly in the Kingdom of Saud. Less than three months after the assassination, a Sharia court found Faisal guilty of the king\u2019s murder. Mere hours after the verdict was read, Saudi officials led Prince Faisal to the Deera Square in Riyadh. There they summarily chopped his head off with a single stroke from a gold-handled sword.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever practical motivations Faisal had for shooting his uncle in the head the prince took with him to the grave. Some thought he was angry because his royal allowance was inadequate ($200k per annum in today\u2019s money). Another theory was that the king had unfairly restricted him to Saudi Arabia where he could not feed his drug and alcohol habit. Others held that this was somehow revenge for the death of his brother Khaled. Who knows?&nbsp;They lopped the guy&#8217;s head off before anybody got the details straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ruminations\">Ruminations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-9.16.11\u202fAM-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-9.16.11\u202fAM-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-9.16.11\u202fAM-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-9.16.11\u202fAM-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-9.16.11\u202fAM-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-9.16.11\u202fAM-1536x1077.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-9.16.11\u202fAM-2048x1437.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I blew this up myself. Donald Trump really could not have come much closer to getting his head blown off.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump survived his recent assassination attempt by a literal whisker. The iconography to spawn from the event\u2014Trump shaking his bloody fist with the American flag in the background\u2014was quite literally perfect. It was so perfect that it looked scripted. Naturally, before the dust settled Internet conspiracy theorists were suggesting exactly that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sixteen hours after being shot in the ear, Donald Trump purportedly played a round of golf. After draining a 20-foot putt he reportedly joked to his buddies, \u201cUnlike the shooter, I don\u2019t miss.\u201d Stuff like that is red meat to guys like me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.31.20\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.31.20\u202fAM.jpg 722w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.31.20\u202fAM-320x300.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-15-at-10.31.20\u202fAM-150x140.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The memes began flowing before the Secret Service got Trump down off the podium. They get better by the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You wouldn&#8217;t think that an overweight old guy with orange hair might ever successfully play the part of a brass-balled Chuck Norris-grade testosterone donor, yet here we are. Donald Trump has now been under fire for real, and on international TV no less. After his attempted assassination, he neither cowered nor ran. He spontaneously shook his fist and spit lightning out of his eyes, not knowing in the immediate aftermath how badly he was hurt or whether or not the threat had been neutralized. For all of his bombast and baggage, Trump\u2019s performance in Pennsylvania was undeniably freaking awesome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-epilogue\">Epilogue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A final word on Corey Comperatore, the great American who was killed during the attempted assassination of President Trump. Corey threw himself across his family when the shooting started and subsequently traded his life to save theirs. We talk about heroes in this space most every week. There was a purity to Comperatore&#8217;s sacrifice that seems to eclipse them all. I will have myself had a successful life if I can be half the husband and father that man was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-assassination-of-the-saudi-king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-and-a-little-donald-trump-for-flavor\" title=\"The Assassination of the Saudi King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud\u00a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human beings just suck, like a lot. 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