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 Issues
in Context:
Prince Bandar Meets the Press
"On
April 25, 2004 His Royal Highness
Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz
appeared on 'Meet the Press' hosted by
Tim Russert. Prince Bandar
followed Bob Woodward, author of 'Plan
of Attack,' which chronicled the Bush
Administration's preparations for the
invasion of Iraq. Russert began
with questions about the book's
revelation that Prince Bandar was
briefed on the plan for war and
allegations about crude oil prices.
The interview moved on to cover a wide
range of issues and developments in
the U.S.-Saudi relationship."
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An
Item of Interest from SUSRIS
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 Examining
the Relationship
Saudi
Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal
"The
Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, HRH
Prince Saud al-Faisal, is visiting the
United States and has made a number of
speaking engagements and interviews.
This SUSRIS Item of Interest provides
an unofficial transcript of remarks he
delivered to the Foreign Policy
Association and US-Saudi Business
Council, April 26, 2004, on the
subject of US-Saudi relations.."
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 US-Saudi
Cooperation in War on Terrorism Lauded
in State Department Annual Report
The
U.S. State Department annual report
"Patterns of Global
Terrorism" for 2003 was released
April 29, 2004. The report,
mandated by the U.S. Congress,
provides a snapshot of developments in
the global war on terrorism focusing
on a region by region overview.
This year's report provides a detailed
discussion of Saudi-US cooperation in
combatting terrorism and offers high
marks for the Kingdom's efforts to
fight Al Qaeda.
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 Honey
& Onions: A Memoir
of Saudi Arabia in the Sixties
By
Frances Meade
Excerpt
from Chapter Nine
"Coming
back to Riyadh was not as I
imagined it.
I saw myself as the
prodigal daughter being
welcomed back as though
nothing had happened in the
three years since our
departure.
But, there had been
many alterations in the fabric
of Riyadh life since then.
Most of our old friends
were gone, a testament to the
transient nature of the
community that I had not
recognized before.
Everything had seemed
comfortably permanent during
the time we had lived here,
and it was something of a
surprise to discover that I
was a stranger once again.."
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we will use this space to alert you to
articles, essays and other items of
interest on the Internet. If you
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"Saudi
Oil Is Secure and Plentiful, Say
Officials"
By Tim Kennedy, Arab
News
"WASHINGTON,
29 April 2004 -- Officials from Saudi
Arabia's oil industry and the
international petroleum organizations
shocked a gathering of foreign policy
experts in Washington yesterday with
an announcement that the Kingdom's
previous estimate of 261 billion
barrels of recoverable petroleum has
now more than tripled, to 1.2 trillion
barrels.."
Click
here to read the complete article.
"Saudi
knew of Bush war plans just hours
before Powell"
by Robert Novak, Sun-Times
Columnist
April 29, 2004
"Did
President Bush really brief Prince
Bandar on his Iraq war plans before he
informed Colin Powell? Did the Saudi
ambassador really cut a deal with the
Bush administration to increase oil
production in time for the
presidential election? The answer to
both questions is no, but those
allegations entered the election year
bloodstream thanks to distortion of
Bob Woodward's Plan of
Attack.."
Click
here to read the complete column.
"First
Saudi Gas Conference Scheduled for
Next Month"
By P.K. Abdul
Ghafour, Arab News
"JEDDAH,
29 April 2004 - Senior executives of
six international oil companies
including Shell, Total and Lukoil will
take part in the first Saudi gas
conference scheduled to be held in
Dammam from May 15-17.."
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here to read the complete article.
And
for something completely different..
Saudi
Skydivers Make It to the North Pole
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Mubarak Al-Swailim, 2nd
right, and Ibrahim Al-Sayad,
2nd left, after their
successful sky-diving
attempt over the North Pole.
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"We
wanted to step over it and
raise the Saudi flag on the
most extraordinary place on
earth. And we did it!"
In
early March, two veteran
Saudi skydivers - Mubarak
Al-Swailim and Ibrahim Al-Sayad
- set off to realize their
dream. Now back in Jeddah,
they have achieved it,
having successfully skydived
over the North Pole in the
first attempt by any Saudi
or Arab nationals.
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An
A to Z of Places and Things Saudi
by Kathy Cuddihy
Book
Description
How
does Islamic banking work? What are
the un-spoken rules of bargaining in
Arabia? How is the camel so uniquely
equipped to survive the harshness of
the desert? From Abaya to the Zabaydah
Road, this text aims to answer all the
questions and more, and should provide
a useful reference for all those
interested in learning more about life
in Saudi Arabia.
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relations as a service to subscribers
but does not necessarily endorse the
views expressed.]
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Secretary
Rumsfeld Interview with Wolf Blitzer,
CNN