Saudi billionaire, Prince Alwaleed Ibn Talal, is the House of Saud frontman.
Wikipedia characterizes Ibn Talal as "the most influential Arab in the world"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Waleed_bin_Talal
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"House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between The World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties," by Craig Unger
http://www.amazon.com/House-Bush-Saud-Relationship-Dynasties/dp/0743253396
"Did The Saudis Buy A President?"
http://www.salon.com/2004/03/12/unger_2/
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Top Afghan Militant Reportedly Killed In U.S. Drone Strike
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A senior leader of the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network — considered one of the most dangerous factions fighting American troops in Afghanistan — has been killed in a U.S. drone strike over northwestern Pakistan, officials say.
Sangeen Zadran was among five people killed at a compound in the North Waziristan tribal region when a missile fired from a U.S. drone hit the building, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Reuters says Zadran was "the operational commander in Pakistan's tribal areas for the Haqqani network, which regularly attacks U.S. forces in Afghanistan from its mountain hideouts in Pakistan."
A Taliban spokesman told The Associated Press that Zadran was still alive, but the BBC quotes officials who say the militant's funeral had already been held in the regional capital of Miranshah.