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  SUSRIS EXCLUSIVE - Managing the Marriage: A Conversation with Ambassador Ford Fraker - Part 1
"..We are seven years past 9/11, which was truly a tragic event. From the intelligence we’ve collected since then, we know for a fact that 9/11 was a deliberate attempt by Osama bin Laden to split the Saudi-US relationship. Bin Laden’s primary objective was Saudi Arabia and the moderate Muslim countries, not America. He knew full well that he would have no chance at striking Saudi Arabia effectively, or the other moderates, if they were closely allied to America. So every time I sit with a senator or a congressman, and the phrase “15 of the 19” is brought up as a reason for not doing something we should be doing, then bin Laden is winning. Both countries are being manipulated by someone who had a political agenda.."
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 "What does Mr. Kissinger propose"? - Prince Turki Al Faisal
"..Last September, ladies and gentlemen, at the Republican Party’s National Convention, the former Secretary of State, Doctor Henry Kissinger, in replying to a question about the United States’ relationship with the Kingdom and the effect of oil on it, had this to say, "It is an issue that has defeated every administration that I’ve observed. I think everybody, if they were given truth serum, would recognize that this is an unviable system, and nobody has been willing to face the consequences of overthrowing the system." And what does Mr. Kissinger propose to remove the constraint to overthrowing Saudi Arabia? He proposes the following, "Of course, we ought to reduce our dependence on oil, and we know how to do it on two levels." He then describes how alternatives can be used, and he also describes how it was possible in the 70’s to organize the consumers to act collectively in the face of what he calls a "monopoly.".."
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