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https://www.theepochtimes.com/recent-arrests-clear-way-for-reform-of-saudi-arabia-and-its-us-ties-2_2384905.html

In the 1950s, the threat of communist takeover came to the doors of Saudi Arabia under the banner of “modernization.” This followed trends that had already taken shape in Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood was spreading a new form of Islam that merged socialism with the Islamic religion.

The new system originated with Sayyid Qutb, who was considered to be the founding father of the Muslim Brotherhood, and whose books, “Milestones” (1964) and “In the Shade of the Quran” (written 1951–1965), helped create the model for the new Islamic regimes that would sweep the Arab world.

Dr. Khalid al-Mansour, formerly known as Donald Warden, was a mentor of Huey Newton, who founded the Black Panther Party.

Qutb also advocated “offensive jihad,” which could justify armed conquest on behalf of Islam. The Saudi Osama Bin Laden was mentored by a student of Qutb’s brother, and Qutb’s ideas helped inspire the terror group al-Qaeda.

According to the 2005 book “The Saudi Enigma: A History” by Pascal Ménoret, leftist Islamic scholar Ali al-Umaym described the Muslim Brotherhood’s new brand of Islam as one that “concerns itself with communism, socialism, nationalism, liberalism, and all the currents from the West.”

In Saudi Arabia in the 1950s, communist and socialist movements were calling for these “Egyptian reforms” to replace the conservative monarchy. Among these groups were the Central Committee of Arabian Workers, the Organization of Saudi Communists, and the National Renewal Front, which later became the National Liberation Front in 1958—a precursor to the Communist Party of Saudi Arabia.

The revolutions eventually reached the royal family. A group of princes formed the “Free Princes” movement to demand reforms and directly challenge the king. Leading this movement was Alwaleed’s father, Talal, who was then known as “The Red Prince.”

King Saud, who ruled until 1964, declared that the Free Princes movement was a form of veiled communism, according to Ménoret, and he took actions to quell the unrest, which included the creation of the King Saud University based on the Muslim Brotherhood’s new brand of Islam.

Yet, for the communists, this was not enough. In 1962, a Saudi air force pilot fled to Egypt and revealed that a communist organization within the Saudi military was planning a coup. Around this time, Saudi authorities searched the palaces of Talal, who criticized the Saudi royalty and temporarily went into exile in Egypt.

In 1969, a military coup was prevented and, according to Ménoret, “hundreds of officers, workers and civil servants were arrested.” Over the next year, three more attempted coups would be uncovered.

As Talal began to back away from his attempted revolution, however, his son Alwaleed would carry forward his father’s support for communist movements, the Muslim Brotherhood, and a push for power.

Growing Influence Alwaleed brought his father’s politics to a new arena: the United States.

During a 2008 interview on the NY1 TV station talk show “Inside City Hall,” pro-communist and former Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton said he had been introduced to a young Barack Obama when the future U.S. president was applying to Harvard Law School in the late 1980s.

Sutton said he was introduced to Obama “by a friend who was raising money for him,” and he identified this friend as Dr. Khalid al-Mansour, whom he described as “a principal adviser to one of the world’s richest men.” Al-Mansour asked Sutton to write a letter to his friends at Harvard to support Obama’s entry.

The individual Sutton described as “one of the world’s richest men” was Alwaleed, and his principal adviser, al-Mansour, was helping to finance the education of select individuals who they believed could become assets in the future.

According to Trevor Loudon, author of “The Enemies Within,” Alwaleed’s choice of principal adviser was significant. Al-Mansour, formerly known as Donald Warden, was a mentor of Huey Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party, which advocated for Maoist guerrilla warfare.

Obama’s campaign initially denied Sutton’s recollection, but news outlets found a 1979 column by Chicago Tribune columnist Vernon Jarrett (Valerie Jarett's father in law). titled “Will Arabs Back Ties to Blacks With Cash?” that further detailed al-Mansour’s agenda.

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