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SAUDI-US RELATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE - ISSUE 27October
6-12, 2003
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U.S.
Secretary of State Colin Powell meets with
Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in
Casablanca, Morocco, April 8, 2002.
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Saudi-US Relations Information Service
(SUSRIS) Launched
Visit the web site for more information on the
SUSRIS features.
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> New
Saudi-American Forum Essays/Items of Interest:
"
'In Defense of the Nation': Terror and
Reform in Saudi Arabia," by James A.
Russell
"U.S.-Arab
Economic Forum: One World. Two
Cultures. Endless Possibilities."
"HRH
Prince Saud Al-Faisal Foreign Minister of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the U.S. - Arab
Economic Forum"
"Saudi-U.S.
Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) &
Saudi-American (SAF) Quarterly Summary"
"The
United States Must Not Neglect Saudi Arabian
Investment," by Tanya C. Hsu
"Saudi-American
Forum Interview with Ambassador Chas W.
Freeman: Part III - A Relationship in
Transition: What Is to Be Done?"
"Saudi-American
Forum Interview with Ambassador Chas W.
Freeman: Part II - A Relationship in
Transition, 9/11, Then What?"
"Saudi-American
Forum Interview with Ambassador Chas W.
Freeman: Part I - A Relationship in
Transition -- And Then 9/11"
"Saudi
Officials Take on
Challenges in the Media: Prince Saud
Al-Faisal and Prince Turki Al-Faisal Respond
to Charges"
"Flogging
the Arabs? The 2004 U.S. Presidential
Election and the Middle East," by David
T. Dumke
"Whither
Saudi Arabia? Three Authors Try to
Penetrate a Middle East Enigma," by David
Long
"At
Your Service: Future U.S. Service
Exports to Saudi Arabia," by Grant F.
Smith
"Saudi
Arabia: Current Issues and U.S.
Relations," by Alfred B. Prados,
Congressional Research Service
"The
Crucibles: 9/11, Afghanistan and the
Fashioning of a Foe [Part II]," by
Gregory J. H. Dowling
"On
Terrorism, Methodism, Saudi 'Wahhabism,' and
the Censored 9-11 Report," by Gary Leupp
"Saudis
Reject Bin Laden and Terrorism," by Dr.
James J. Zogby
"Saudi
Government Counterterrorism - Counter
Extremism Actions," by Anthony H.
Cordesman
"The
Crucibles: 9/11, Afghanistan and the
Fashioning of a Foe [Part I]," by Gregory
J. H. Dowling
"Internet
May Lubricate Politics and Economies in Arab
World," by Jim Landers
"Common
Enemy: U.S. and Saudi Arabia Unite
Against Terrorists," by John Duke Anthony
"Getting
Back on Track: Saudi Study in the
U.S.," by Grant F. Smith
"Saudi
Arabia: A Relationship in
Transition," by Hugh Renfro
"The
Children of Saudi-American Marriages," by
Muddassir H. Siddiqui
"Tribal
Traditions and Modern Culture: A Review
of The Belt," by Isabel Cutler
"Imagined
Kingdoms: Islamic Militancy and
Opposition in Saudi Arabia," by Gregory
J. H. Dowling
"Winds
of Change," by Massoud Derhally
"Pumping
Up Online Resources to Fuel Saudi-U.S.
Relations," by Molouk Y. Ba-Isa
"Remember
Khobar Towers," by Louis J. Freeh
"Saudi
Arabia: Don't Let Bin Laden Win!,"
by Anthony Cordesman
"The
Approaching Turning Point: The Future of
U.S. Relations with the Gulf States," by
F. Gregory Gause, III
"In
the Eye of Yet Another Storm: US-Saudi
Relations and the Iraq Campaign," by
Gregory J.H. Dowling
"Saudi
Arabia: Winds of Change in the Desert,"
by Sandra Mackey
"US-Saudi
Ties Prove Crucial in War," by Michael
Dobbs
"The
Prince," by Elsa Walsh
"Baer's
'Fall of the House of Saud' and the
Stakeholders in the Saudi-American
Relationship," by Kevin Taecker
"Wahhabism:
A Christmas Eve Talk," by Abdalla Musa
Tayer Mohammed
"Myths
and Realities About Unemployment in Saudi
Arabia,"
by Kevin Taecker
"Saudi
Arabs, Americans and Oil,"
by Robert L. Norberg
"The
Role of the Extended Family in Saudi
Arabia," by David E. Long
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o Defense
and Security...
o Business
and Economics...
o Regional
Peace Issues...
o Energy
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| AN
ITEM OF INTEREST FROM THE SUSRIS |
"In
Defense of the
Nation":
Terror and Reform in Saudi
Arabia
By
James A. Russell |
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The
May 12, 2003 attacks in Riyadh on
Western housing compounds and the
ensuing summer-long series of
anti-terrorist operations mounted
by the Saudis against Al Qaeda
leave no doubt about the intent of
the Saudi government to seriously
address its terrorist problem. The
May 12 attacks constituted a
wake-up call to the House of Saud,
just as the September 11th attacks
awakened the United States to the
global nature of threat posed by
Al Qaeda. The extent of the Al
Qaeda network in the Kingdom,
which apparently exists throughout
the country from Riyadh to Medina
to Qasim and the Eastern
Provinces, serves as a reminder
that Al Qaeda continues to pursue
a core mission as articulated by
Osama bin Laden: to destabilize
the Kingdom and remove the House
of Saud from power. If Iraq now
constitutes the "central
front" in the global war on
terror, then the Kingdom itself
must be regarded as one of the
related and important geographic
theaters in that war.
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| AN
ITEM OF INTEREST FROM SAF |
Strengthening
Arab-US Relations: What is
Required?
A
Saudi View of the Palestine
Problem |
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Amr
Khashoggi Talks About Regional
Political Dynamics
12th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers
Conference Washington, DC
September 7-8, 2003
"...I
am also extremely angry that
those (Al Qaeda) misfits have
hijacked my religion,
tarnished the reputation of
my country, and might just
succeed in driving a wedge between
our countries... ...Saudi
Arabia has a deep understanding of
the conflict and its implications
from the outset for the region's
legitimate quest for stability and
prosperity... It is the
oldest, largest and most pervasive
factor explaining why regional
peace is likely to remain elusive
for sometime yet to come..."
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| AN
ITEM OF INTEREST FROM THE SUSRIS |
U.S.-Arab
Economic Forum
One World. Two
Cultures. Endless
Possibilities
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Under
the theme, "One World. Two
Cultures. Endless Possibilities",
the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum
taking place in Detroit, Michigan
on September 28-30, 2003, will
bring U.S. and Arab World leaders
together for three days of
discussion so that we may begin to
transform the current state of
misperceptions, conflict and
difficulties into a World of
appreciation, community and
cooperative action.
This landmark event will
facilitate a dialogue in which
business, social, technology
innovation and policy leaders from
the U.S. and the Arab World can
architect an action plan to enable
a future rich with economic
collaboration, cultural dialogue,
and innovation.
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| FROM
THE HISTORY OF SAUDI-U.S. RELATIONS |
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Remarks
to Reporters on Saudi Arabia's
Importance in the Peace Process
September
13, 1993
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King
Fahd welcomes President Bill Clinton
to Saudi Arabia in October 1994.
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Remarks
to Reporters on Saudi Arabia's Importance in
the Peace Process
September 13, 1993
[Excerpt]
Question:
Mr. President, any Palestinian entity that
might come up as a result of this agreement
is going to be pretty expensive to establish
and even more expensive to maintain.
How far can you help in the establishment of
such an entity, and how do you plan to fund
it?
President
Clinton: Well, first of all, there
has to be an economic committee established
under the agreement. And they will
presumably be able to give us all some
guidance about exactly how we should channel
funds. But I have spoken and my
Secretary of State has spoken with many
nations. I think if you look at the
foreign ministers who came today - the
Foreign Minister of Japan came all the way
from Tokyo to be here today. The
Japanese, the Western Europeans, the
Scandinavians, the Gulf states, all have
expressed an interest in supporting this.
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia told me in
particular that he thought that the cause of
peace required his nation to support this
effort. And of course, the United
States will support it.
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omitted]
Question:
Talking about King Fahd, how important is
the Saudi role in the future of the peace
process?
President
Clinton: Well, I think it's quite
critical not only because the Saudis are
willing to contribute financially but
because they have been friends of the United
States. They have been somewhat
estranged from the PLO in the aftermath of
the Gulf war. I think that their
involvement is a part of the overall healing
that I see coming out of this and what I
hope will be an increasing solidarity among
the Arab peoples.
Source:
U.S.
Government Printing Office
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Islamic
Law and Legal System:
Studies of Saudi Arabia
(Studies in Islamic Law
and Society, No 8)
by Frank E. Vogel
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Book
Description
Based on years of research
in Saudi Arabia, this
volume investigates the
legal system of Saudi
Arabia both for its own
sake and as a case-study
of an Islamic legal
system. As a study of
Saudi Arabia, it is the
first extensive treatment
in English of the
constitution and Islamic
court system of Saudi
Arabia. As a study of an
existing legal system in
continuity with past
Islamic law and practice,
it sheds new light on
Islamic legal doctrine,
practice, and
institutions, correcting
for past scholarly neglect
of Islamic law's
application.
The book develops a
framework of concepts,
rooted in both Islamic and
western legal theory,
useful for the comparative
description and analysis
of Islamic legal systems
and applications, past and
present.
Source:
Brill
Academic Publishers
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Patrick W. Ryan,
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