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: Prince Talal is in many ways the most
: surprising, as he and his brother have very
: senior official positions in the Royal
: Court, Talal in terms of military and
: strategy and his brother in terms of
: religious affairs.
:
: Feisal is a playboy and Ali had to look
: outside Jordan to find a role for himself in
: his attempt to become President of Fifa, no
: doubt funded by his sister and the UAE.
:
: Will be fascinating to watch this develop
: and to see whether other members of the
: family break ranks and risk rebellion. I am
: watching Princes Hamzah and Hassan are being
: watched by the security forces closely, they
: are the only two real threats to Abdullah
: now and I suspect they are both loyal, both
: could have rebelled a long time ago and had
: a decent chance of being successful in
: replacing Abdullah.
:
: The King has reacted swiftly but he will
: have to deal with very significant internal
: family issues, in particular how to manage
: these princes and their family's into some
: kind of exile.
:
: I don't envy him this task.
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