martin. made a series of shock moves for size lee at this time was he trying to fend off something or somebody i think is preparing to take the throne or the crowd and the more it's not really a crown as though they were able but i think he will become he wants to become the next king very soon and yes he needs to go against rivals but you also have to bear in mind that he is probably the first truly populist ruler de facto ruler of saudi arabia somebody who tries to rally the support of the street of citizens against the couple of thousand princes and his family and us calling it the shock movement or shock move i think of that is true but if you want to change something in such a monarchy i think probably the shock move is the right thing to do i don't want to justify it but i think this helps us understand the ways the means and the instruments he applies. mideast expert in chief editor of current affairs magazines and it's thank you i thank you. and i want to update you now on the breaking news