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2004-04-27 Arabia
Saudi foreign minister sounds alert on US-Saudi relations
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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-04-27 12:42:03 AM|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 me think he doth prostest too much.
Posted by B 2004-04-27 1:09:43 AM||   2004-04-27 1:09:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 
...Prince Saud said he wanted to "sound the alert that the harmony of our long and fruitful relationship is threatened."
Translation: "Run for the hills! The American Street is waking up, and they're pissed!"
Posted by Old Grouch  2004-04-27 1:23:17 AM||   2004-04-27 1:23:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "Children Killed in Iraq Attack
Naseer Al-Nahr, Arab News

BAGHDAD, 26 April 2004 — US troops have been accused of firing indiscriminately into a crowd of schoolchildren celebrating the attack on a military convoy here yesterday. At least four children were killed and five injured."
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=43851&d=26&m=4&y=2004

So, Prince Saud is "Blaming elements of the media for demonising his country, the foreign minister cited a recent clutch of books that sought to portray Saudi Arabia’s internal social and political makeup as one that nurtures extremism and feeds terrorism"

What does he, the prince, call publishing news like the one posted above in a newspaper that is a 100% controlled by him and his 7,000 relatives?
Is this news not enciting hatred towards Americans?
The hipocrasy of these people is nauseating!

Please, do check this newspaper to see the accompanying photo.
Posted by Anonymous3964 2004-04-27 4:55:48 AM||   2004-04-27 4:55:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 There is no photo at link.

BTW, I thought when I heard the report that the kids were probably hit by rounds cooking off in the fire. They were dancing round a burning military vehicle. Not very smart!
Posted by Phil B  2004-04-27 5:18:37 AM||   2004-04-27 5:18:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Saudi Arabia is owned and ruled by one royal family. Prince Saud al-Faisal is the foreign minister because he is a prince, a direct descendant of the family patriach. A citizen who is not a prince cannot aspire to such a position. Prince al-Faisal should explain why this one family insists that Saudi Arabia remain a kingdom and not become a democracy in which all citizens enjoy equal rights.
Posted by Mike Sylwester  2004-04-27 7:01:08 AM||   2004-04-27 7:01:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey Saud, maybe you should ask yerself why you are hated! Try to open your mind and explore the root causes, or some sh*t like that.
Posted by Cthulhu Akbar 2004-04-27 10:24:58 AM||   2004-04-27 10:24:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Phil,

Go to the paper's website directly. I provided the link in my previous message. I think the article is a fabrication. The author does not provide a source but instead uses an unrelated photo taken by AFP, as if to imply that the article is also by AFP. I looked in the AFP website and came up with nothing of the sort. Have you seen the article in question in any other newspaper?
Similar articles appear every single day in the Saudi English Newspapers. Can you imagine what they print in arabic?
Posted by Anonymous4617 2004-04-27 12:37:36 PM||   2004-04-27 12:37:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Dang! Does RB have the best anon or what?
Posted by Shipman 2004-04-27 4:27:50 PM||   2004-04-27 4:27:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal warned on Monday that US-Saudi relations were being dangerously undermined by misconceptions about alleged Saudi support for militant groups.

Probably a lot of present and former US State Dept. types now wondering if their Saudi-401Ks are secure...
Posted by Pappy 2004-04-27 10:04:42 PM||   2004-04-27 10:04:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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