
Saudi Crown Prince forged King’s signature to launch Yemen War with western help: Report
Saad al-Jabri, a former high-ranking Saudi intelligence official now exiled in Canada, has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of forging his father's signature to launch Saudi Arabia's ongoing war in Yemen.
In an interview with the BBC and a statement to the Associated Press, al-Jabri claimed that the crown prince, who was then the defense minister, signed the war decree without King Salman's knowledge.
Al-Jabri, who is embroiled in a bitter dispute with the Saudi government, alleges that the crown prince has orchestrated an assassination plot against him.
His two children remain imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, which he believes is an attempt to force his return to the country.
According to al-Jabri, the original military strategy, coordinated with the Obama administration, f...