The Complicated Legacy of King Abdullah Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud speaks before a meeting with the US Secretary of State at his private residence on June 27, 2014 in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. ( BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC