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King of the Sands (2013)
A revealing history of king Abdel Aziz
7 November 2023
It's an excellent recap of the colonial mid-east, post WW1.
It gives the viewer a good short history of a ruthless desert sheikh's rise to power to eventually make himself king.
Abdul Aziz became king of the current Saudi clan through murder, mayhem & arms from the British.
The British were the real power behind the rise of the al-Saud clan through St John Philby, a top British intelligence officer. He made a deal with the Sauds which made them sovereign over the Arabian peninsula in return for their loyalty to the British crown.
These secret colonial deals have contributed to the post WW2 Israel-Arab conflict that plagues us to this day.
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