Khaled al Otaiby, an official of the Saudi oil company Aramco, watches progress at a rig at the al-Howta oil field near Howta, Saudi Arabia, in this Feb. 26, 1997, photo. LJWorldSaudi Prince Talal Warns Of Uprising Threat -- The Australian/AFP
A SENIOR member of the Saudi royal family has warned that the oil-rich country could be harmed by the uprisings sweeping the Arab world unless it speeded up reforms.
Prince Talal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud told BBC Arabic that "anything could happen" if King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz did not proceed with a program of political transformation.
"King Abdullah ... is the only person who can carry out these reforms," the prince told the broadcaster.
"On his departure, may that be in many years to come, latent trouble will surface and I have warned of this on many occasions. We need to resolve the problems in his lifetime," the prince added.
Talal added that if Saudi authorities "don't give more concern to the demands of the people, anything could happen in this country".
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My Comment: I have not posted much on what happens if the unrest in the Arab world reaches Saudi Arabia .... it is the 800lb gorilla that everyone does not want to recognize. But a good article on why we should be concerned can be read here.