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"Terror,
Students, Policy and Relationships: A Congressman Looks to
the Future" |
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"Lunch
with a Prince," by Steve Furman |
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"From
Exclusivism to Accommodation: Doctrinal and Legal Evolution
of Wahhabism" -- Part 5, by Abdulaziz
H. Al-Fahad |
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"How
Does the Saudi Relationship With the Bush Family Affect U.S.
Foreign Policy?" -- An E-mail Debate between Craig
Unger and Rachel Bronson |
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"The
Ambush"
A Poem By Nimah Ismail Nawwab |
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"From
Exclusivism to Accommodation: Doctrinal and Legal Evolution
of Wahhabism" -- Part 4, by Abdulaziz
H. Al-Fahad |
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"Saudi
Arabia Proposes Sending Islamic Forces to Iraq" |
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"9-11
Commission Report -- Saudi Arabia" |
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"Secretary
Powell Interview -- Al Ikhbariya Television, Saudi
Arabia" |
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"From
Exclusivism to Accommodation: Doctrinal and Legal Evolution
of Wahhabism" -- Part 3, by Abdulaziz
H. Al-Fahad |
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"Saudi
Society, Reform and Terrorism," by Dr. Haifa R. Jamal
Al-Lail |
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"Drill
Bits and Data Bytes: The Texas-Saudi Export
Relationship
," by Grant F. Smith |
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"From
Exclusivism to Accommodation: Doctrinal and Legal Evolution
of Wahhabism" -- Part 2, by Abdulaziz
H. Al-Fahad |
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"U.S.-Saudi
Relations:
Online Discussion with Rachel Bronson" |
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"A
Combustible Mix: Politics, Terror, Oil and the Future of the
U.S.-Saudi Relationship" -- Remarks by Chas W. Freeman,
Jr. |
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"From
Exclusivism to Accommodation: Doctrinal and Legal Evolution
of Wahhabism" -- Part 1, by Abdulaziz
H. Al-Fahad |
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"Cooperation
with Saudi Arabia on Combating Terror Financing" --
Jody Myers' Testimony |
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"In
Rare Public Dialogue, Saudi Women Talk Rights," by
Faiza Saleh Ambah |
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"A
Combustible Mix: Politics, Terror, Oil and the Future of the
U.S.-Saudi Relationship" -- Thomas
W. Lippman |
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"Blackening
the Face of Terrorism in Saudi Arabia," by Eric Watkins |
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"The
Saudi Arabia that I Remember," by
John R. Bradley |
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"Playing
Into the Enemy's Hands," by Patrick J. Buchanan |
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Saudi-US
Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) & Saudi-American
Forum (SAF) Quarterly Summary |
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"John
Kerry's Saudi Sucker Punch," by Ashraf Fahim |
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"The
Crisis Within," by Thomas W. Lippman |
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U.S.
Advice to American Citizens in Saudi Arabia |
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Terrorism
Updates |
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"Threats
to U.S.-Saudi Ties," by Dr. James J. Zogby |
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"Dad
Loved Saudi Arabia and Its People: Frank Floyd Jr.,"
by Barbara Ferguson |
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"Homemade
Oil Crisis
," by David Ignatius |
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"Remembering
President Ronald Reagan and the U.S.-Saudi
Relationship" |
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"The
Attack in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia: Reflections on
'Tolerance,'" by John Duke Anthony |
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"Prince
of a Guy or Al-Qaida Spy?" by John Eisenberg |
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"A
Diplomat's Call for War," by Prince Bandar bin Sultan
bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud |
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Joint
U.S. and Saudi Action in the Financial War on Terror --
Remarks of Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Juan Zarate |
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Economic
Reform in Saudi Arabia -- Summary of Remarks by Usamah
Al-Kurdi |
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"Novak:
Bandar, Bush and 'Plan of Attack,'" by Robert Novak |
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"Who
Authorized the Flights? Clarke claims responsibility,"
by Alexander Bolton |
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"U.S.
Group Gets Positive View of Kingdom,"
by Roger Harrison |
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Attack
in Khobar - Special Report |
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"Saudi
Arabia's Oil Reserves," by Dr. Sadad Al-Husseini |
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"Fatal
Friendship," by Patrick J. Buchanan |
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"Saudis
Out to Help the U.S., Not Push for Bush Re-election,"
by Frank Richter |
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U.S.-Saudi
Relations and Global Energy Security -- Part 3 -- Guy
Caruso |
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"Restoring
Saudi Visitor Flow: The American Stake
," by Tanya Hsu and Hassan Elkhalil, Esq., Forecasts
and quantitative analysis provided by Grant F. Smith |
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U.S.-Saudi
Relations and Global Energy Security -- Part 2 -- Kyle
McSlarrow |
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U.S.-Saudi
Anti-terror
Cooperation on the Rise -- An Interview with Amb. Richard
W. Murphy |
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Item of Interest from SUSRIS
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 Saudi
Arabia Ready to Boost Crude Oil Output
Kingdom
holds last OPEC spare capacity as crude price
nears $50
Saudi
Arabia, the world's largest oil producer,
announced it was ready to increase the Kingdom's
crude oil production to help reduce and
stabilize high oil prices. The Kingdom estimated
that it could increase production by 1.3 million
barrels of oil per day if necessary..
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Item of Interest from SUSRIS
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 Mosque
by David Macaulay
A
Book
Review
Author
and illustrator David Macaulay has
succeeded again with his latest
installment in his architectural
series for children.
Macaulay's Mosque offers
an in-depth look at the materials used
to design and erect a mosque in late
16th-century Turkey.
With wonderfully detailed
illustrations, Macaulay transports the
reader back in time to witness the
step-by-step construction of the
mosque..
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An
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 How
the Holy Warriors Learned to Hate
By
Waleed Ziad
Instant
so-called experts sprang from nowhere
and everywhere, most of whom have
never even visited Saudi Arabia,
claiming a gift of analysis denied to
mere mortals. By using such words as
jihad, Wahhabism, madrassa, they endow
them with emotively negative contents
that surpass the realm of objectivity
and defy any sense of
reality.'.."
-- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud
Al Faisal
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Mosque
by David Macaulay
Book
Description
An
author and artist who has continually
stripped away the mystique of
architectural structures that have
long fascinated modern people, David
Macaulay here reveals the methods and
materials used to design and construct
a mosque in late-sixteenth-century
Turkey. Through the fictional story
and Macaulay's distinctive full-color
illustrations, readers will learn not
only how such monumental structures
were built but also how they
functioned in relation to the society
they served.
As
always, Macaulay has given a great
deal of attention to the relationship
between pictures and text, creating
another brilliant
celebration
of an architectural wonder.
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In
the News
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Secretary
Colin L. Powell -- Commenting on the
War on Terrorism --An Address to
the National Convention of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
States
"..As a result, since September
11th, 2001, more than two-thirds of
al-Qaida's top leadership have been
killed or captured. More than 3,000
al-Qaida criminals have been detained
in over 100 countries. Terrorist cells
have been wrapped up in Singapore, in
Italy, right here in the United
States. The Saudis are going after
them with vigor and are more
successful with each passing
day." Complete
report ..
Abdullah
Assures Oil Market
"Crown Prince Abdullah would like
to see oil prices between $25 and $30
a barrel. He said that Saudi Arabia
would pump 'as much as the fields
allow' to bring prices down and calm
the volatile markets.." Complete
report ..
Kingdom
Voices Concern Over Iraq Situation
"
Saudi Arabia
[Aug 16] expressed deep concern over
the worsening security situation in
Iraq
and urged the United Nations to play a
greater role to stop the bloodbath in
the war-ravaged country.. ..It urged
all political and religious factions
and ethnic groups in
Iraq
to support the interim government of
Prime Minister Iyad Allawi in its
efforts to bring about peace and
stability in the country.." Complete
report..
KSU
Team to Visit U.S. Over Student Visa
Hurdles
"A
13-member educational mission from
King Saud University has been invited
by a group of American universities
for a two-week visit to the US to sort
out problems facing Saudi students in
getting US visas.. ..Saad A. Al-Hagan,
public relations manager at the
Ministry of Higher Education.. ..said
it would be the second mission of its
kind to visit American universities to
iron out the kinks for Saudi students
wishing to pursue higher studies in
the
US
.
Last year 15 Saudi professors had
visited the
US
on
a similar mission.." Complete
report..
Abdullah
Pleased With 9/11 Report
"Crown Prince Abdullah yesterday
[August 14] expressed satisfaction
over the 9/11 Commission's report on
Saudi Arabia and said it had
exonerated the Kingdom and Islam from
terrorist charges.." Complete
report ..
UN
Team To Monitor Voter Registration
"UN experts will monitor
registration of voters and candidates
for the Kingdom's first-ever municipal
council elections to be held in three
phases from November to early 2005..
..Muhammad Al-Naqadi, deputy minister
of municipal and rural affairs for
planning, said the UN team, which
arrived at the Kingdom's invitation,
has already started its work.." Complete
report..
As
Oil Prices Boil...
You wouldn't know it from the
running-on-empty rhetoric of the U.S.
presidential campaign, but crude oil
prices hit an all-time high this week
of more than $48 a barrel. Some
economists are warning about a
full-blown energy crisis, with prices
rising to $65 or more until they bring
on a global recession that finally
slows demand.. Complete
report..
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On
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 Testimony
of Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz as
Delivered to the House Armed Services Committee on
Denying Terrorist Sanctuaries
August 10,
2004
[The following is
an excerpt from Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz's
remarks.]
Paul
Wolfowitz, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense:
The [9/11] commission I think properly highlights
three key countries that are illustrations of the
importance of denying sanctuary and that are
important fronts in the war on terrorism:
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia..
..Third
identified by the commission is Saudi Arabia,
which has long been a key front in the war on
terror, and indeed, if you read bin Laden's
statements, it's probably fair to say Saudi Arabia
is his principal target. It's certainly one
of the most important.
The
attacks in Riyadh of May 12th of last year were
perhaps the September 11th of Saudi Arabia, a kind
of wake-up call for the Saudis, alerting them to
the fact that terrorism was not something that was
other people's problem but was their own.
Fortunately, because of close U.S.-Saudi
cooperation across various different government
agencies -- has assisted the Saudis in killing or
capturing more than 600 individuals during
counterterrorism operations, including some very
important named al Qaeda figures that I mention in
my testimony.
I
believe it's also the case that Saudi
counterterrorist efforts have benefited
substantially from the fact that following the
liberation of Iraq, the United States was able to
remove most of our military presence from Saudi
territory, eliminating what had been a 12-year
substantial political burden on that government.
It's essential that we continue to do everything
we can to support Saudi efforts to eliminate
terrorism and its support structures, but it's
also essential, I believe, as Saudi Arabia combats
terrorism, that it pursue political development,
which is the key to long-term stability.
Click
here to read the full transcript of
Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz's remarks.
Source:
U.S.
Department of Defense
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