Saudi Prince Bandar promised a victory he could not deliver

The National

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Saudi Prince Bandar promised a victory he could not deliver

Phil Sands , Justin Vela and Taimur Khan

April 16, 2014

     
BEIRUT and ABU DHABI // A month into the Syrian uprising, a university lecturer from Damascus was arrested at a peaceful protest in the capital and, after the customary beating and a few days in prison, was ordered to sign a confession.

The document laid before him by the Syrian mukhabarat officer admitted to personally taking US$100 dollars from the hand of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the influential Saudi spy chief who resigned this week.