And though all but four of 47 put to death on Jan.with support for ISIS persisting in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom lopping off heads at a record rate the convergence of interests grows less apparent leaving the defiant King ever more isolated.In September a prince publicly circulated letters calling for the royal family to depose Salman a bold move that nudged the saga of the House of Saud into the realm of Shakespeare whose plays about royalty reliably end badly