Prince Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud is a name I've written about many times since I started blogging in the fall of 2004. Especially during my stay @BooMan - archive.

As I mentioned in the article, Prince Bandar was the black ops commander for the jihadists traveling across the globe. From the earliest part in the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in coordination with the CIA and Pakistan's ISI. The Royal family and Prince Bandar must have been friendly with Osama Bin Laden, the wealthy Saudi family originally from Yemen.

○ Bandar Bush, 'liberator' of Syria | Asia Times | by Pepe Escobar
○ Prince Bandar and the Middle-East peace negotiations
○ Reports by Emptywheel on "Bandar"

BAe: Bandar Bush received $2 billion in bribes to facilitate the deal.

Related reading ...

○ Interview Robert W. Jordan: When you arrived in Saudi Arabia, how was your mission described to you?
○ CIA's Favorite Saudi Prince Is Laying the Groundwork for a post-Assad Syria | Haaretz - July 2012 |
○ End of an era as Prince Bandar departs Saudi intelligence post | The Guardian - April 2014 |

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