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WHAT'S
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"The
Story of the Saudi Government Railroad," by
Frederick Haack |
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"Honey
& Onions: A Memoir of Saudi Arabia in the
Sixties - Author's Foreword & Chapter
1," by Frances Meade |
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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 SUSRIS
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 Future
of Global Oil Supply:
Saudi Arabia
Officials
from Saudi Aramco recently briefed
audiences in Washington, DC on oil
reserves and management in the
Kingdom. Mr. Mahmoud Abdul Baqi,
VP Exploration, and Dr. Nansen Saleri,
head of reservoir management at Saudi
Aramco provided a detailed
presentation hosted by the Center for
Strategic and International Studies on
February 24, 2004. The Saudi-US
Relations Information Service has
compiled audio and text versions of
their presentations, along with
briefing slides, and background
materials to serve as a resource for
your use.
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 Breaking
the Ties that Bind?
U.S. Exports, Saudi Arabia and the
Accountability Act
By
Grant F. Smith
The
U.S. share of total Saudi merchandise
import dollars was 15%.
Total American exports to Saudi
Arabia fell 3% to U.S. $4.6 billion in
2003.
Benchmarking U.S. merchandise
exports to other petroleum exporting
countries reveals that the United
States could capture a 20% share of
total Saudi imports. Also, U.S.
service providers are tackling growing
demand for cross-border service
exports, such as consulting and oil
field services.
Stung by negative trade fallout
following 9/11, American service
providers are seeking to capture a
potential U.S. $41.2 billion cross
border service export opportunity over
the coming decade.
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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 Two
"Memory
often paints a pastel picture, but I
see the Yamama Hotel as clearly in my
mind's eye as I saw it that first day
when we drove through the gate and
around a circular plot of unmowed
grass and undisciplined flowers. A
dozen men sat crosslegged on the grass
in a circle of their own. I was to
discover in due time that these were
the taxi drivers, who attached
themselves to the Yamama just as their
counterparts did to the Sahari Palace,
the only other hotel in town. Here, in
this bit of garden they waited for
fares, ate, drank tea, prayed, and
came to know all there was to know
about us and all the other guests in
the hotel.."
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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.
First
Human Rights
Association Gets
King's Approval
P.K.
Abdul Ghafour, Arab
News Staff
 "JEDDAH,
10 March 2004 -
Saudi Arabia
yesterday officially
approved the
recently-established
human rights
watchdog, the first
in the Kingdom, and
pledged its support
for the 41-member
organization.."
Click
here for the
complete article.
We'll
Fight Injustice,
Says NHRA Chief
P.K.
Abdul Ghafour, Arab
News Staff
"JEDDAH,
11 March 2004 - The
National Human
Rights Association (NHRA)
will fight injustice
and despotism
without any
partiality or
favoritism, said
NHRA President Dr.
Abdullah Al-Obaid.."
Click
here for the
complete article.
"Saudi
Reform Aims to
Promote Open
Dialogue"
National Public
Radio
"Extremist
social practices die
hard, especially in
Saudi Arabia. NPR's
Mike Shuster reports
from the Saudi
capital of Riyadh,
that a National
Dialogue to promote
more political
inclusion is
underway and people
are becoming
increasingly
comfortable speaking
their minds.."
Click
here to listen to
this report.
"Saudi,
U.S. Ties
Strained"
National Public
Radio
"Although
Saudi Arabia and the
United States have
been tacit if not
always open allies
for decades, the
relationship at the
moment is uneasy.
Many Americans have
concluded that the
conservative form of
Islam predominant in
Saudi Arabia has
encouraged
terrorism. And many
Saudis feel that the
United States has
behaved clumsily
throughout the
Middle East. NPR's
Mike Shuster
reports.."
Click
here to listen to
this report.
[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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 Joint
Media Availability with U.S. Secretary
of Defense William S. Cohen and Prince
Sultan Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud, Saudi
Minister of Defense and Aviation
November
2, 1999
Secretary
Cohen: Good morning. It gives me a
great deal of pleasure to welcome
Prince Sultan back to the Pentagon. Of
course, as you know, this is not his
first visit. He has been minister of
Defense and Aviation for the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia since 1962 when Robert
McNamara was secretary of Defense.
During his tenure, he has built on the
relationship established by President
Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz. Our
countries share a commitment to peace
and stability in the Middle East, and
the ties between the United States and
the Saudi militaries are close and
strong.
Today
we focused on improving ways to work
together to counter weapons of mass
destruction. We discussed the
Cooperative Defense Initiative, and
Prince Sultan received a briefing on
Shared Early Warning from the Joint
Staff in our National Military Command
Center. Shared Early Warning, the
development of active and passive
defenses to deal with chemical and
biological weapons, and methods for
dealing with the potential
consequences of a chemical or
biological attack, are all very
important parts of the Cooperative
Defense Initiative that we are
developing with the Gulf States. This
is just one of the many ways in which
our countries are working together to
keep the Gulf region secure.
Your
Royal Highness, perhaps you have a
statement.
Prince
Sultan: (Through interpreter) I
would like to thank you, Mr.
Secretary, for your comments.
I also
would like to thank the press corps,
both Saudi and international. And I
want to emphasize that we want to give
you the facts as they are with
sincerity because making the facts
clear is good for peace and stability
and understanding worldwide.
As you
know, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is
totally against the spread of mass
destruction weapons of all kinds,
generally as a principle in the world
and particularly in the Middle East,
because it causes -- it destabilizes
the region or any region that will
have the mass destruction weapons
present.
And as
the secretary has said about the
relationship, this relationship is
special and it's based upon mutual
respect and equality. And it has been
set on solid foundation by King Abdul
Aziz and President Roosevelt. And
since then, it has continued always in
the same direction, which is to
preserve the mutual respect and the
dignity of the Saudi people. And this
relation is always put to good use to
serve Arab and Muslim causes and
particularly the Saudi people and the
people of the Gulf region.
We
would like also to thank the United
States government for handing over the
suspect, El-Sayegh, who is accused of
betraying his nation and is accused of
committing terrorist acts.
However,
he is only accused. He is not
condemned yet. This depends on the
trial and on the investigation that's
taking place. And in the kingdom, we
strictly adhere to Islamic "sharia"
that emphasize fairness and justice in
the process and giving the accused the
chance to prove he's innocent or
guilty.
On
this occasion, I also want to
emphasize our great appreciation for
the great response by this great
nation, when the custodian of the two
holy mosques, King Fahd, asked and
made a call for the liberation of
Kuwait. And this great effort that was
made by the United States, and by the
Arab partners in the coalition, is
something we will never forget and we
appreciate greatly.
And
this shows that this relationship is
special. Also, the Saudi people are
greatly appreciative of what the great
nation and the people of the United
States of America have committed to in
the service of this relationship.
Click
here to read the complete transcript.
Source:
U.S.
Department of Defense
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(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
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The Saudi-US Relations Information
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