Topic: Prince Bandar

Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the long-time head of Saudi intelligence and a key link to the Bush administration, has been removed from his post. This shift occurs amid a quiet visit by President Obama to Saudi Arabia. The hosts speculate on the influence of neoconservative figures like Paul Wolfowitz and the lack of transparency regarding these high-level diplomatic meetings.

Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia reportedly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to offer a deal: if Russia abandons its support for Syria, Saudi Arabia would cooperate on global gas pricing to benefit Russia. Putin reportedly rejected the offer. Putin also publicly challenged the Obama administration to present its "classified" evidence of chemical weapon use to the UN.