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Now, ladies and gentlemen, news of our freedom-loving friends in Saudi Arabia, the land of 4,000 princes.

Uh-huh. thousand princes.

Those are some of the princes, I guess.

The Indiana National Guard, Oklahoma National Guard, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have announced a new partnership under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.

The program pairs U.S. states and foreign nations to enhance mutual relationships,

promote defense and security cooperation.

Quote, we're proud, honored and excited to join forces with Oklahoma and Saudi Arabia

as we forge this new partnership and the opportunity to work alongside our neighbors, said the

adjutant general for the Indiana National Guard.

Hoosier guardsmen are dedicated, he says.

Look forward to strengthening our relationships with our Saudi Arabian partners.

The National Guard's experience in humanitarian assistance is asked to relief in domestic and overseas operations will support U.S. diplomatic and security efforts to achieve shared goals.

That's exciting.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the public investment fund, the PIF, has facilitated and benefited from human

rights abuses. That's according to a human rights watch report this week. They report found that

Saudi Arabia's vast fossil fuel-derived state wealth is effectively controlled by one person.

Mohammed bin Salman.

Yes, Salman is running.

The Human Rights Watch found that the Crown Prince wields enormous economic power in a largely arbitrary and highly personalized manner rather than for the Saudi people's benefit,

and that the PIF is used to whitewash the Saudi government's abuses.

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