The House of Saud + Johnnie Walker = $150 per liter, home delivered Scotch in Riyadh and Jeddah.

October 23, 2006 -- Informed Saudi sources report that Saudi Arabia's official policy banning alcohol pursuant to the strict Wahhabi Muslim policies of the government and clergy has a major caveat. If you wish to have alcohol delivered to your home in Saudi Arabia for domestic consumption, you can do so. Special import routes and distribution networks exist to deliver the alcohol but at a tremendous markup. For example, a liter of Scotch whisky costs $150. And who benefits from this monopoly? The group that handles it exclusively -- members of the ruling House of Saud.


The House of Saud + Johnnie Walker = $150 per liter, home delivered Scotch in Riyadh and Jeddah.

So it appears that the Sauds have created a religious predicate for their prohibitionist policy in order to ensure their market supply, demand, and commodity profits. Al Capone could not come up with a better ruse.

Wayne Madsen Report