In This Issue

1. Saudi Arabia's Role in Combating Terrorism - State, Treasury and FBI Officials Testify to Congress
2. "Honey & Onions:  A Memoir of Saudi Arabia in the Sixties - Chapter Five," by Frances Meade
3. The Evolution of Saudi Arabia in the 21st Century - NPR Reports
4. SUSRIS Discussion Forum -- Look Who's Talking
5. From the History of Saudi-U.S. Relations 
6. What is SUSRIS?

An Item of Interest from SUSRIS

Saudi Arabia's Role in Combating Terrorism
State, Treasury and FBI Officials Testify to Congress

"Officials from the US State Department, Treasury Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation gave testimony to the Middle East and Central Asia Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee on March 24, 2004 on the subject of Saudi Arabia and the Fight Against Terrorist Financing.  This Item of Interest provides a summary of the testimony of J. Cofer Black (State), Juan C. Zarate (Treasury) and Thomas J. Harrington (FBI).." 
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Click below to read the complete transcripts:
    -- J. Cofer Black (State)
    -- Juan C. Zarate (Treasury)
    -- Thomas J. Harrington (FBI) 

Honey & Onions:  A Memoir of Saudi Arabia in the Sixties
By Frances Meade

Excerpt from Chapter Five

"Life in Riyadh was a series of discoveries for us foreigners.  There were, after all, no guide books, no English language newspapers, no organized orientation groups, television was just being born, and nobody owned a set.  You just had to discover Riyadh for yourself as you went along.." 
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The Evolution of Saudi Arabia in the 21st Century

"National Public Radio's (NPR) Mike Shuster delivered a series of reports on Saudi Arabia in March 2004.  Shuster discussed such topics as emerging freedoms in the Saudi press, successes in Saudi Arabia's war on terrorism and political reforms that are now taking shape in the country.  He also reported on the U.S.-Saudi relationship, the issue of equality for Saudi Shiites, and most recently on the evolution of Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century.."
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Saudi-US Relations Information Service Discussion Forum

Look Who's Talking...  The Saudi-US Relations Information Service web site features a discussion forum for you to post your ideas, opinions and questions.  To sign on and speak up Click Here.   Among the posts in current threads:

"I enjoyed reading the published chapters of Honey and Onions. In Dhahran in 1946 we were more fortunate. Our air conditioning through subterranean pipes cooled with chilled water and was on all the time. We had a houseboy, Hassan, who had worked for the British navy. The concrete floor of the duplex was scrubbed everyday, all the rugs and furniture moved to the screened porch. The cups and glasses on the dining table were always upside down. But in December, 1938, when I and a dozen others landed at al Khobar things were more primitive. I slept in the hallway of the drillers' two-story barracks and was always awakened by the change of "towers" at midnight. Their rooms were cooled by conventional window machines, but there were none in the hallways.."

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About the Saudi-US Relations Information Service

The Saudi-US Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) provides you information resources and interactive features through a web site and weekly newsletter -- all designed to enhance your understanding of the historic relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi-US Relations Information Service is a public service of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations as an element of its mission to educate Americans about Arab countries, the Middle East, and the Islamic world.

We invite you to explore the site: signup for the SUSRIS newsletter, join the discussion forum, browse the bookshelf and photo album, and more. Make the SUSRIS your home page or add it to your Favorites List. Check back from time to time to see what we've added -- what you see today is just the beginning.

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