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| Saudis believe evidence against Binny |
| 2001-10-07 |
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal told TIME a few hours before the air strikes that Saudi Arabia, like Pakistan, now believes the evidence demonstrates that Osama Bin Laden orchestrated the September 11 attacks on the U.S. The Kingdom, he said, fully supports U.S. efforts to bring Bin Laden to justice. This public support from a major Arab country will be welcomed in Washington as it provides cover against possible Arab backlash to a war on Afghanistan. Prince Saud downplayed any Saudi role in allied military planning and warned against any appearance that the war on terror was a war on Afghanistan. He said, however, that the Taliban rulers would have to bear the responsibility if they did not disengage themselves from Bin Laden. "The type of military action that is talked about in the United States is described as a new war, based on technology and information," he said. "Whatever information we have we are providing. But the other methods that are being used, there are perhaps other countries with more capabilities that can contribute to this. Geographically we are not in an area where any support can be given to this new kind of war. We are yet to hear what this new kind oif war entails or means in order to identify what our role will be." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |