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Saudis deny returnees from Iraq kept in camps
2005-04-13
There are no camps to house returnees from Iraq, whether they are Saudi or Iraqi, but anyone threatening security will be dealt with severely, a Saudi minister said. "There is no need for camps. But anyone who violates the country's security and interests will be hit with an iron fist, whether outside or inside the kingdom," Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi Arabia's Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defence and Aviation, said.

He also described the kingdom's relations with the United States as "good", saying a forthcoming visit to America by Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz would further strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Addressing a press conference, after presenting awards to the winners of the King Faisal International Prize in Riyadh, Prince Sultan described the Crown Prince's visit to America as a "blessed step that would be in the interests of Islam and Muslims as well as the people of Saudi Arabia." Abdullah is expected to meet US President George W. Bush on April 24.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Simple minds, simple pleasures, I suppose. Lovely image, Jim. It goes so nicely with .com's tales of his westernized Saudi colleague gleefully planning to systematically and creatively abuse his wife-to-be.
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-04-13 7:30:22 PM  

#2  naaaa...they like to picnic in the desert in the evenings, but actually camping is a little too rough. You can often see them sitting beside the road in the gravel, roasting a goat and boasting about what they'd do if they ever met an Israeli. That's what they call entertainment.
Posted by: Jim   2005-04-13 3:38:55 PM  

#1  But I thought the Saudis like to go camping in the desert, reliving the gloriously simple life of their bandit ancestors. Why all the fuss?
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-04-13 7:10:24 AM  

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