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"The
Prospects for Stability in Saudi Arabia in 2004," by Anthony
H. Cordesman |
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"Foreign
Students' Toughest Test: Getting In," by Susan Taylor Smith |
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"Religious
Reform, from American and Saudi Perspectives," by Jon
Mandaville |
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"No
End to War," by Patrick J. Buchanan |
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"Has
Saudi Arabia Been a Positive Influence in the Middle East?"
by John Duke Anthony
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"Saudi
Arabia: Enemy or Friend?," Middle East Policy Council
[Part 5] |
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"How
the Saudis Can Defend Against American Critics," by Jamal A.
Khashoggi |
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"Saudi
Women and the Jeddah Economic Forum," by Maggie Mitchell
Salem and Reem Al Jarbou |
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"A
Mind-Bending Venture into Saudi Gender Politics," by
Judith Barnett |
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"Ten
Reasons for Reforging the US and Saudi Relationship," by
Anthony H. Cordesman |
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"United
States-Saudi Arabian Relations in Light of the Current
International Crisis," Summary by Mary E. Morris |
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"Saudi
Arabia: Enemy or Friend?," Middle East Policy Council
[Part 1] |
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"Re-inventing
Saudi Arabia: The View from Washington," by John R.
Bradley |
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"A
Saudi Vision for Growth," by Lubna Olayan |
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"Joint
U.S.-Saudi Action Announced to Fight the Financial War on
Terror" |
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"Saudi
Reform," by Middle East Economic Survey |
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"On
a Dagger's Edge -- Saudi Women, Long Silent, Gain a Quiet
Voice," by Faye Bowers, Staff Writer of The Christian
Science Monitor |
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"On
a Dagger's Edge -- Saudi Students Face a Changing System," by
Faye Bowers, Staff Writer of The Christian Science Monitor |
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"The
Quiet Revolution - Saudi Arabia," by Edward S. Walker, Jr. |
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"Al-Ikhbariya
Makes Waves," by Raid Qusti |
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On
a Dagger's Edge -- "For Saudis, A Hard Fight Over
Faith," by Faye Bowers, Staff Writer of The Christian
Science Monitor |
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On
a Dagger's Edge -- "How an Al Qaeda Hotbed Turned
Inhospitable," by Faye Bowers, Staff Writer of The
Christian Science Monitor |
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"Special
Energy Supplement: The New Geopolitics of Oil," by Joe
Barnes, Amy Jaffe & Edward L. Morse |
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Saudi-U.S.
Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) & Saudi-American Forum
(SAF) Quarterly Summary |
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Saudi
Arabia - 2003 GulfWire Digest Reporting |
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"Of
Virtue and Vice: The Saudi-American Fight Against Terror
Financing," by Tanya Hsu and Grant F. Smith |
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Saudi
Arabia Accountability Act |
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"Thomas
Lippman - 'Inside the Mirage'- US-Saudi Relations - SAIS
Panel" |
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"Scapegoating
Saudi Arabia for 9/11," by Ahmad Faruqui |
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"Deputy
Secretary of State Richard Armitage Applauds Saudi Arabia's
Anti-Terrorism Efforts" |
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"A
Different View: A Young Saudi Woman Talks About Society
and Culture - An
Interview with Sahar al Husseini" |
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"Understanding US-Saudi
Relations: Challenging Stereotypes - Amb. Chas
Freeman at SAIS" |
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"Security
in Saudi Arabia and the Prospects for Political
Reform - Khaled al-Maeena,
Editor in Chief of Arab News at the Middle
East Institute" |
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"A
Change in the Kingdom," by William Tracy |
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"The
Arab Peace Initiative," by Shafeeq N. Ghabra |
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"I
Trust Crown Prince Abdullah: Bush," by Abdul Rahman
Al-Rashid |
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"Riyadh:
Rooting Out Al Qaeda," by Edward S. Walker and Wyche Fowler |
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"President
Bush Nominates James Oberwetter to Serve as the New Ambassador to
Saudi Arabia" |
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"Same
Tactics, New Target," by Amir Taheri |
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"A
Clear and Present Danger: 'Wahhabism' as a Rhetorical
Foil," by Alexander Knysh |
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"Saudi
Pseudo Studies," by Amir Taheri |
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"Terrorists
Strike Riyadh Compound in Suicide Bombing - [Special Report #2]" |
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"Terrorists
Strike Riyadh Compound in Suicide Bombing - [Special Report #1]" |
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"Perspectives
on Developments in US-Saudi Relations: A Saudi Woman Speaks on the Issues" |
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"President
Bush on Freedom in the Middle East" |
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"Redeployment
of the F-15 to Tabuk," by Anthony H. Cordesman |
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"Saudization:
Development and Expectations Management," by Grant F. Smith |
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"Behind
and Beyond the Headlines: Saudi Arabia," by Karen Miller Lamb |
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"Correcting
Misconceptions About Women's Role in Saudi Society," by Maha Akeel, Arab
News staff |
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"Saudi
Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah Discusses Relations between Muslim and Non-Muslim
Nations" |
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An Item of Interest from SAF |
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 The Story of the Saudi
Government Railroad
By Frederick Haack
In 1947, the Arabian American Oil Company
(ARAMCO) was trying to expand at a very rapid rate.
Crude oil production was over 100,000 barrels/day and was programmed to
reach 200,000 barrels/day as soon as possible.
The main obstacle to expansion was the problem of offloading
required material and moving it to required sites.
Cargo vessels were offloaded to barges, which were then towed to Ras
Tanura or Al Khobar for handling. At
the time, there were no roads in El Hasa province. There were only trails in the sand, which required specially
equipped vehicles for moving cargo. The
moving of material was therefore very slow, and cargo ships were required to
remain at anchor for long periods of time.
Not only did this result in high demurrage rates, but also ship owners
were becoming reluctant to come to Arabia.
Something had to be done, and Aramco decided to build a new port and a
railroad.
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An Item of Interest from SAF
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 Honey
& Onions: A Memoir of Saudi Arabia in the Sixties
By Frances Meade
Excerpt from Chapter One
"How would you like to go to Jeddah for
eighteen months?" A post-interview phone call from Dick.
Jeddah. Jeddah? A wild guess--Yugoslavia,
perhaps? An expensive education had clearly let me down and I was grateful
that my parents would never know how badly.
"It's in Saudi Arabia." Aha. That
conjured up a map in my fourth grade geography book of Africa and Asia tied
together by the strings of an apron called Saudi Arabia with accompanying
pictures of Bedouins and camels. How much more exotic could I hope for?
So I said, "Okay."
"Okay,"
and our lives changed forever.
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"On
the Web" -- from time to time we will use this
space to alert you to articles, essays and other items
of interest on the Internet. If you see web items
that other readers might want to see please let us know
via email -- click
here to email SUSRIS. Please include
the URL. Thanks.
"Saudi Arabia
Accountability Act or US Job Elimination Act?"
Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy
Policy Brief, March 1, 2004
Executive
Summary
The Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2003 now under
consideration in Congress is rife with problems.
Although the bill hopes to address the global scourge of
terrorism, evidence cited in the act is inaccurate,
obsolete, or narrow to the point of discriminatory.
A consequence of passing the bill into law would be
heavy US employment losses. In 2003 US global
exports partially recovered from post 9/11 trade
declines. US exports to Saudi Arabia currently provide
124,000 jobs in America and should reach 177,000 by
2012. However, like many other countries,
Saudi Arabia has shown a capability for self-defense
through economic retaliation. This could translate
into 81,000 lost jobs in the US beginning in 2004.
Most Americans reject disinformation and haste as a
basis for sound solutions to complex global problems,
especially in the Middle East. The Saudi Arabia
Accountability Act lacks the integrity, accuracy and
responsibility that form the foundation of American law.
Click
here for the complete article.
For more information
on the Saudi Arabia Accountability Act:
[Note: Links to
"On the Web" items were active on the day this
newsletter is distributed. Host sites may remove
the item at a later date or alter the link.]
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From
The History of the Saudi-US Relationship |
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 Secretary
Rumsfeld Joint Interview with Prince Sultan
October
3, 2001
Joint press conference
with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Saudi
Defense Minister Prince Sultan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prince Sultan:
The friendship established long ago between the United
States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is based on
frankness and serves the interests of both the American
and the Saudi people. As you know, your Excellency, this
country is a holy country. It is distinguished by having
the two holy mosques and the Qibla which is for all
Muslims all over the world. Muslims direct their faces
to the Qibla five times a day. Hence, the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and its leadership and people are obliged
to serve all Muslims and humanity all over the world and
to respect all the divine religions which came by
messenger from the prophets Moses, Jesus and Prophet
Mohammed, may peace be upon them all. I would like to
state once again that we are friends, and our friendship
leads to all good things and benefits both our countries
and also recognizes the divinity of service of Muslim
and Arabs and this has been the approach of the people
of Saudi Arabia throughout our history.
Secretary Rumsfeld: Your
Royal Highness, may I on behalf of President Bush and
the people of the United States thank you for your
hospitality and the privilege of meeting with His
Majesty King Fahd and the Crown Prince. This has been an
important day for us, to have the chance to be here to
express our personal appreciation to you for the
sympathy that your government has offered concerning the
tragic events that took place in the United States. I've
been to this country a number of times over the years
and benefited from the friendships and the
relationships, and I recognize the importance of the
Kingdom's responsibility to the holy places. Our
delegation includes civilians and military personnel,
people who have participated with your country in
important activities over the years, both civilian and
military. We are here of course at a time when President
Bush is determined to do what can humanly be done to
deal with the problem of terrorism across the globe. He
has resolved to proceed in a measured and thoughtful way
across the broad front, doing what is possible to
provide for the self-defense of the United States and
friends and allies and deployed forces across the globe.
We are grateful for the wonderful, spontaneous
cooperation we have received from so many nations, and
for the expressions we have received from your country.
We thank you so much for your hospitality.
Click
here to read the complete news transcript.
Source: U.S.
Department of Defense
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About
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web site and weekly newsletter -- all designed to enhance your understanding
of the historic relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
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