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| Saudi Arabia Exposed - Interview with John R. Bradley | |
| 2005-08-24 | |
| Rather long interview from the blog Eurabian Times. Here is one highlight: Q: The Saudis have quietly announced that they don't believe the U.S. will be their primary arms supplier in the coming decades. Are they anticipating a split with the U.S.? Is the U.S.-Saudi relationship salvageable? BRADLEY: In the long-term I predict an invasion by the U.S. military of Eastern Province to secure the oil fields there. The plans are there, drawn up. The invasion would take a matter of hours; all that is needed is a certain number of forces to occupy all the strategic positions...
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| Posted by:Pappy |
| #10 Yeah, Bradley was the Saudi's lickspittle for years. Now he's not. So he was either lying then or he's lying now. Or maybe both. BTW, isn't getting accused of pedophilia in an Arab country sort of like getting a speeding ticket at the Daytona 500? |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2005-08-24 18:17 |
| #9 Bradley is knowledgeable. Whether or not you agree with him or find him "wise" is your decision. P.S. I wasn't aware of the Johnson/LGF issue. Another factoid to consider, I like LGF. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-24 17:21 |
#8 I've been reading his book on the bus to work. From page 188:At the Jeddah-based Arab News, the newspaper I worked for, sub editors were often amused to see columns of Middle East "experts"--Thomas Friedman, Daniel Pipes, and the like--quoting the newspaper's anonymous editorials because they seemingly reflected "a change in the Arab mindset." In fact, they were written by me, a British chap who lives in the south of France, and--when we were not available--by another British chap, who lives in the north of England. |
| Posted by: James 2005-08-24 13:38 |
| #7 IIRC, th Saudis have charged Bradley with pedophilia. He is definitely persona non grata there. Yep. I remembered right. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2005-08-24 07:59 |
| #6 Bradley, from my experience, is quite knowledgeable Big difference between knowledgeable and wise. Not that I'm judging here, I'll read the article later when I'm more awake. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-08-24 07:53 |
| #5 Is this the same guy Charles Johnson at LGF doesn't like? You know the history behind that, don't you? Bradley wrote some puff pieces touting the beauty, gentility, and absolute perfection of the Saudi regime -- and even denied the obvious antisemitic nature of some of the pieces published in "his" newspaper, and Charles called him on it. Bradley insultingly dismissed the idea he could be wrong, and went on to praise Saudi Arabia as a place where you could really discuss who's screwing up the world -- IOW, the Jews. Fast forward a few months, and Bradley's disappeared from the masthead. About a year later he surfaces talking smack about the Saudis. I personally trust Bradley about as far as I could throw him. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-08-24 07:33 |
| #4 Interesting read,check the discusion too. |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-08-24 06:33 |
| #3 Is this the same guy Charles Johnson at LGF doesn't like? |
| Posted by: Rory B. Bellows 2005-08-24 02:04 |
| #2 Thanks for finding the nuggets, Pappy. Bradley, from my experience, is quite knowledgeable. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-24 00:40 |
| #1 Sorry - left out the link. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-08-24 00:38 |