d the former governor of Riyadh, who is a major figure. A couple of years ago, the king also appointed the youngest son of his half-brother, Prince Muqrin, as second deputy prime minister, which, for years, has been the crown-prince-in- waiting job—the number three guy. But then just last week, the kin

ence department had become a financial black hole. . . . Turki's rivals clamored for accountability at the [General Intelligence Department)." Both Muqrin and Nawaf, the men who served as Saudi intelligence chiefs between Turki and Bandar, lacked flair. Muqrin, who has now been shunted into an undefine