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Red
Sea Summit participants from left King Abdullah Bin Al Hussein
of Jordan, Prince Abdullah Bin Abd Al Aziz of Saudi Arabia,
President George W. Bush, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt,
King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, and Prime Minister
Mahmoud Abbas from the Palestinian Delegation.
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Saudi-US Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) Launched
Visit the web site for more information on the SUSRIS
features. [more]
> New Saudi-American
Forum Essays/Items of Interest:
"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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| AN
ITEM OF INTEREST FROM THE SAUDI-AMERICAN
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Internet
May Lubricate Politics and Economies in
Arab World
by
Jim Landers/The Dallas Morning News
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WASHINGTON � There's a hopeful thread to follow
through the tangled reform efforts for the Arab
world's sick economies, where repressive regimes and
the yearning for an Islamic alternative too often
lead to reactionary violence.
It's the Internet.
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AN
EXCERPT FROM GULFWIRE PERSPECTIVES
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From
Goodwill to Ill-Will and Back:
The Road Less Traveled
by
John Duke Anthony
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An excerpt from GulfWire Perspectives:
"...on July 14, in
an effort to delineate the causes of the continuing
fall in American-Arab goodwill dating from before
but accelerated since the onset of the Bush
Administration, on one hand, and to highlight, among
other things, what would be required for its
resumption, on the other, GulfWire Publisher Dr.
John Duke Anthony delivered the following address...
...Editor, GulfWire"
FROM GOODWILL TO ILL-WILL AND BACK: THE
ROAD LESS TRAVELED
By John Duke Anthony
As late as mid-autumn, 1947, the United States
had no enemies in the Arab and Islamic world.
Whether from west to east, or north to south,
neither did it have any adversaries. Indeed, in all
this vast terrain, from Morocco to Muscat, from
Baghdad to Berbera, and from Algiers to Aden, with
Aleppo in between, not one critic of America
existed. From both ends of the spectrum, what
characterized the Arab-U.S. relationship was an
extraordinary reservoir of multifaceted and mutual
goodwill.
In light of the present circumstances, how did
the relationship fall from this goodwill so far into
a sea of increasing ill-will? What can be done to
restore the former while diminishing the latter? My
remarks will focus on one, the roots of the
goodwill, two, on the reasons for the mounting
ill-will, and three, on some food for thought as to
what is needed for the resumption of the goodwill
that has been lost.
[Complete
GulfWire Perspectives]
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| FROM
THE HISTORY OF SAUDI-U.S. RELATIONS |
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Letter
to Congressional Leaders on the Deployment of U.S.
Armed Forces to Saudi Arabia
August 9, 1990
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Deployment of United
States Armed Forces to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East
August 9, 1990
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded and occupied the sovereign
state of Kuwait in flagrant violation of the Charter of the
United Nations. In the period since August 2, Iraq has massed
an enormous and sophisticated war machine on the Kuwaiti-Saudi
Arabian border and in southern Iraq, capable of initiating
further hostilities with little or no additional preparation.
Iraq's actions pose a direct threat to neighboring countries
and to vital U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf region.
In response to this threat and after receiving the request
of the Government of Saudi Arabia, I ordered the forward
deployment of substantial elements of the United States Armed
Forces into the region. I am providing this report on the
deployment and mission of our Armed Forces in accordance with
my desire that Congress be fully informed and consistent with
the War Powers Resolution.
Two squadrons of F - 15 aircraft, one brigade of the 82nd
Airborne Division, and other elements of the Armed Forces
began arriving in Saudi Arabia at approximately 9:00 a.m.
(EDT) on August 8, 1990. Additional U.S. air, naval, and
ground Forces also will be deployed. The Forces are equipped
for combat, and their mission is defensive. They are prepared
to take action in concert with Saudi forces, friendly regional
forces, and others to deter Iraqi aggression and to preserve
the integrity of Saudi Arabia.
I do not believe involvement in hostilities is imminent; to
the contrary, it is my belief that this deployment will
facilitate a peaceful resolution of the crisis. If necessary,
however, the Forces are fully prepared to defend themselves.
Although it is not possible to predict the precise scope and
duration of this deployment, our Armed Forces will remain so
long as their presence is required to contribute to the
security of the region and desired by the Saudi government to
enhance the capability of Saudi armed forces to defend the
Kingdom.
I have taken these actions pursuant to my constitutional
authority to conduct our foreign relations and as Commander in
Chief. These actions are in exercise of our inherent right of
individual and collective self-defense. I look forward to
cooperation with the Congress in helping to restore peace and
stability to the Persian Gulf region.
Sincerely,
George Bush
Note: Identical letters were sent to
Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore of the Senate. The
letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
August 10.
Source: George
Bush Presidential Library and Museum online
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"Please
listen to what I have to say ... I am an American
woman who married a Saudi Arabian. He is
wonderful. We have a one year old son
together. He is a very good father and a
wonderful provider for our family. He is not
like what many people say about Saudi men.
"What
this country needs to understand is that there are
good Saudi men. Some men are bad in every race
and religion ... I think people should not judge a
book by its cover. Read the book and
understand it before you throw it away.
"I
just needed to get that off my chest. I
strongly believe in what I have written, and I hope
others do too."
- Valerie
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| Saudi Arabia Enters the
Twenty-First Century: The Military and
International Security Dimensions
by Anthony H. Cordesman
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| Book Description
(Amazon.com)
As the world
carefully monitors tensions in the Middle
East, Saudi Arabia increasingly finds itself
the center of political scrutiny in both its
internal and external relations. This study
looks beyond a narrow definition of
political stability to examine the
implications of Saudi Arabia's changes in
external relations with Iran and Iraq, as
well as its cooperation with the other
Southern Gulf States.
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weekly newsletter -- all designed to enhance your
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