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Complete support and faith of his father. >> when mbs rocketed to power, he began to shake things up almost right away. the old saudi system seemed ancient with senior royals running ministries like earls and dukes. he replaced people loyal to him and amassing power personally. we have talked about his dramatic social reforms. >> a royal decree has given women the right to drive. >> we talked about harsh treatment for those who advocated for the reforms. >> women have been subjected to torture a...

His father. >> when mbs rocketed to power, he began to shake things up almost right away. the old saudi system seemed ancient. with senior royals running ministries like earls and dukes. mbs put an end to that, replacing princes with people loyal to him and amassing power personally. weve talked about his dramatic social reforms. >> a royal decree has been issued giving women the right to drive. >> and weve talked about his harsh treatment of some of those who advocated for those reforms. >> rig...

>> they want to get more saudis to work and in the private sector, especially women. >> women in saudi arabia are hungry. they want opportunity. there are more women getting educated than men because they are looking for any opportunity to do something. >> his economic plan is called vision 2030. >> they are looking at other ways to diversify their economy. one of the natural ones is touri tourism. >> endless potential. >> he has plans for huge luxury resort in the red sea and a $500 billion ent...

Jared kushners whats app with mohamed bin salman and jared kushner had no clue about the internal dynamics of saudi arabia, let alone how to manage such a young man. it was flat out crazy stupid. >> i think it was one of the most incredible two-day meetings that any has ever seen. >> when mbs came to america, he was greeted like a celebrity. >> we really have a great friendship. >> crown prince, thank you very much. >> energy and ambition and he was on a charm offensive in the west. >> he help c...

Support. one more fact that may keep mbs in power is nationalism. >> people would have a sense of belonging to the state because they are saudis, not because they are wa habbies or because they have a particular way of understanding islam. >> before mbs, saudi foreign policy had been quiet, even docile. the crown prince put it in overdrive, directed against an arch enemy, iran. >> you called the ayatollah khomenei the new hitler of the northeast. >> translator: absolutely. >> whether because the...

Jared kushners whatsapp directly with mohammad bin salman. and jared kushner had no clue about the internal dynamics of saudi arabia, let alone how to manage such a young man. it was flat-out crazy stupid. >> i think it was one of the most incredible two-day meetings that ive ever seen, that anybodys ever seen. >> when mbs came to america, he was greeted like a celebrity. >> we really have a great friendship, crown prince, thank you very much. thank you for being here. >> mohammad bin salman had...

Home, he continues to have real support. one more factor that may keep mbs in power is nationalism. >> people have a sense of belonging to the state because they are saudis, not because they have a particular >> saudi foreign policy had been quiet, even docile. the crown prince put it in overdrive directed against an arch enemy. >> it called the identity toe la to meet the new hit merit of the middle east. >> mbs committed saudi arms, efforts and prestige on all fronts. so far, his foreign adven...

Beginning to emerge and it was more complicated. >> you have a young 29 years old when he became crown prince. very impulsive. not very experienced. young man who had some very dangerous dark impulses. saddam-like impulses we are now understanding. >> u.s. officials usually weigh in when allies like saudi arabia go off course. they need us to draw red lines. what they have all needed always over the years was to be able to say to their cabinet or advisers, i would love to do that crazy thing you...

Power from the police. he arrested the crazy clerics. the wife-beating advice giver was among them. saudi arabia is changing, but even as it does, there is something else going on. >> massive purge of princes all arrested by a man who would be king. >> mbs imprisoned hundreds of princes and wealthy business men at the ritz carlton. >> we drive in under police escort. >> it was called a crack down on corruption. >> no one enters without official permission. >> what appeared to be cell phone video...

>> finally the saudi government settled on one word. rogue. it was a rogue operation. >> they told fox news this was a rogue operation. >> rogue elements may have been involved. >> they are going to say he was killed by rogue operatives. >> the rogue killers operation, this is absurd. >> sound like it could have been rogue killers. who knows. >> the cia said they believe mbs was involved with the murder. >> mbs, the crown prince is a wrecking ball. i think he is complicit in the murder of mr. ja...