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Saudi prince: US-Saudi ties at risk
2009-01-25
Former Saudi intelligence chief and ex-envoy to the US says close Saudi-US ties are at risk due to Washington's staunch support for Israel. Prince Turki al-Faisal in a Friday interview with the London-based Financial Times newspaper said that former US President George W. Bush left a 'sickening legacy' in the Middle East.

Using unusually tough words for a Saudi official, Turki referred to the Israeli onslaught as butchery backed by what he called Washington's unforgivable arrogant attitude.

The long-time Saudi intelligence chief and son of the late King Faisal said that the new US administration should dramatically change its foreign policy to gain confidence in the Arab world. "Unless the new US administration takes forceful steps to prevent any further suffering and slaughter of Palestinians, the peace process, the US-Saudi relationship and the stability of the region are at risk."
Figures he can roll Bambi with some tough talk ...
Turki said he had strongly promoted the Arab-Israeli peace process in his decades as a public servant, but after Israel's three-week assault on the Gaza Strip, "pleas for optimism and co-operation now seem a distant memory."

During Israel's deadly onslaught on Gaza that claimed more than 1300 lives, many in the Muslim world strongly criticized Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan for their silence and accused them of being Israel's stooges.
Posted by:Fred

#12  ION SAUDIS, ISRAELI MIL FORUM > SAUDI KING ABDULLAH: ARAB PEACE OFFER [2002 Arab-Israeli Peace Initiative] WON'T LAST FOREVER.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-01-25 23:51  

#11  Wonder what a 200m diameter nickel-iron meteorite would do, impacting Riyadh as 80kps.

Hell, I"d settle for just an Arclight or two.
Posted by: Spusosh   2009-01-25 23:07  

#10  .391949649.5 kiloton seems a bit too much, OP.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-01-25 20:17  

#9  Wonder what a 200m diameter nickel-iron meteorite would do, impacting Riyadh as 80kps. I think that might "lance" that boil you were talking about, grom.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-01-25 18:57  

#8  Sounds like Prince Turkey ain't buying the "victory" talk either?
Posted by: tu3031   2009-01-25 11:51  

#7  Dear former Ambassador Turki al-Faisal: That hanging was filmed by a Canadian media company. Saddam is in a Witness Protection Program and operating a very successful Quick Trip store in the Houston area. Says he still can't stand you or Bandar. Please bite someone elses hand if you will.
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-01-25 11:36  

#6  G-Town's John Esposito needs to return the 25 Million to the Saudi Apartheid Islamic Republic that was given to create the Dhimmi-Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.
Posted by: HammerHead   2009-01-25 11:21  

#5  whatever, we ALWAYS staunchly support Isreal, was there a change somewhere or is this guy just another Muslim wack job?
Posted by: Ciaphas   2009-01-25 10:38  

#4  Georgetown: Muslim bastion.
Posted by: Cynicism Inc   2009-01-25 09:30  

#3  Turki has strong ties to al-Qaeda and has been highly critical of GWB's GWOT. Teaches at Georgetown after a series of Saudi diplomatic positions including as ambassador to the US briefly.
Posted by: lotp   2009-01-25 09:07  

#2  Soodia, the biggest unlanced boil in the World.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-01-25 09:00  

#1  House of saud, get your madrassas out of my country immediately.

YOU are A risk.
Posted by: newc   2009-01-25 03:49  

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