Ex-Cheney Adviser: Saudi's Deputy Crown Prince Likely Ally in War on Terror

With the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia last week and the resulting succession within the royal family, America should look to newly minted Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as a key U.S. partner in the war on terrorism, John Hannah, onetime national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, told Newsmax. "It appears that the long-anticipated move to the grandsons of [Saudi Arabia's founder] King Ibn Saud has now occurred," Hannah told us two days after the death of King Abdullah on Jan. 23. "Upon taking the throne, King Salman quickly named Mohammed bin Nayef, also known as 'MbN,' as the deputy crown prince.

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