Kuwaiti MPs declare emir unfit for office
'Nine days after being proclaimed head of one of the world's wealthiest countries, Sheikh Sa'ad al-Abdullah al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait, was declared unfit for office yesterday and removed from his post by a unanimous vote in parliament. The vote - unprecedented for an Arab country - peacefully resolved an embarrassing crisis triggered by the death of Sheikh Jaber al-Sabah who had ruled the Gulf country for the past 29 years. Sheikh Sa'ad, the 76-year-old crown prince, automatically succeeded him to the throne but he has been ill for several years and reportedly suffers from Alzheimer's disease'.Hey, we've had a couple of leaders whose elevators didn't go all the way to the top floor...what's the big deal? Just feed him some jelly beans let the crew run things.
