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| Prince Abdullah won't mince words with Bush... |
| 2002-04-24 |
| And from Arab News: Saudi and US officials say Prince Abdullah, the architect of a new Arab peace plan, will not mince words when telling his strategic ally that Washingtonâs support for Israel, particularly during the latest incursion into Palestinian cities, has seriously strained US-Arab ties and jeopardized US interests in the region. And we hope Mr. Bush won't mince words when telling his strategic ally we don't appreciate them financing and instigating an undeclared war against the United States in particular and the West in general. Analysts say that Washingtonâs special relationship with Israel â and the apparent reluctance of the Bush administration to press Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon â has made Arabs lose what little respect they have had for the United States. âEverybody knows that there can be no resolution of the conflict in the region without the United States and there is a hope, a very slight one, that the Crown Prince will succeed in making Bush change his mind,â said a Saudi official close to the crown prince. And the perfidious nature of the Saudis' campaign against the United States, using proxies from all over the world under Saudi and Pakistani controllers, has made the USA lose what little respect it had for the Protectors of the Holy Mosques. âCrown Prince Abdullah will seek to impress on Bush that Arab public opinion is angry at the United States because of its support for Israel and urge him to end Washingtonâs alignment with Sharonâs policies,â says another Saudi official. And Mr. Bush should seek to impress on His Highness that unless the war is called off, immediately, he and his multitude of brethren could find themselves speaking Turkish. Again. âThe outcome of Prince Abdullahâs talks with Bush will be decisive for future Arab-American relations in general, and Saudi-American relations in particular,â the official added. Just as the Saudis' actions have been decisive for the future of Saudi Arabian-American relations. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |