Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Naif Abdulaziz Al-Saud has received an award from the CIA for his contribution to the fight against terrorism. No it’s not April 1st yet and it isn’t fake new…. the Crown Prince, who is Saudi Arabia’s deputy premier and interior minister, really was presented with the George Tenet award by CIA Director Mike Pompeo in Riyadh on Friday. Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Naif Abdulaziz Al-Saud Friday received an award from the CIA for his contribution to the fight against terrorism. pic.twitter.com/KZCXd9ZaEJ — Inform the world (@81g5Z6UCtDxERfu) February 11, 2017 The crown prince described Saudi-US ties as “strong and historic,” saying that the two sides will not allow anything or anyone to come between them or cause damage to those ties. RT reports: Named for the former Director of Central Intelligence under Bill Clinton and George W Bush, the George Tenet award recognized the Saudi royal’s intelligence work against terrorism and his contributions to peace and security. Tenet served as Director of Central Intelligence from July 1997 to July 2004. In 2015, a CIA report was declassified, slamming Tenet in particular for failing to thwart Osama bin Laden despite years of warnings and threats from al Qaeda, [...]
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