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"Defining
Interests and a Changing Relationship" -- Ambassador Chas Freeman Interview |
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Election
2004 -- Kerry on the Middle East, Energy Independence and U.S.-Saudi Relations |
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Election
2004 -- Bush on the Middle East, Energy Independence and U.S.-Saudi Relations |
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Media,
Terrorism, and Reality -- Remarks by Khaled al-Maeena |
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"Choosing
Between Boilerplate and One Who Is Prodigiously Insincere,"
by Sarah Whalen
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News in Depth:
The
Image of Saudi Arabia |
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Wahhabi
Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad -- Excerpts from Chapter One
-- By Natana J. DeLong-Bas |
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"Kerry Allies Focus on Bush-Saudi Connection,"
by Dave Eberhart |
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"To
Cast Aside a Friend" -- Remarks by Rep. Randy
"Duke" Cunningham [Part 1] |
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"Intelligence and Policy Formulation,
Implementation and Linkage: A Personal Perspective" -- Remarks by Raymond Close |
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Ramadan Begins |
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"Reform and
Terrorism in Saudi Arabia" -- A Roundtable Discussion with Amr Khashoggi |
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"Imperial
Over-Reach? How to Lose Friends
and Alienate People in the Arab East" -- Remarks by Dr. Michael Hudson |
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U.S.
Commends Saudi Arabia for Combating Terrorist Financing -- Remarks by Juan C. Zarate |
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Crossroads
in US-Saudi Relations -- Jean-Francois Seznec Interview |
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Wahhabi Islam:
From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad -- Introduction
By Natana J. DeLong-Bas |
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"The
Dynamics of Economic and Commercial Reform: Near-Term Prognoses -- Usamah
Al-Kurdi" |
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"Why
Reforge the U.S. and Saudi Relationship?" -- An Interview with Anthony Cordesman |
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"Virginia
Exports: Diversifying for New Saudi Demand," by
Grant F. Smith |
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Congressman
Encouraging Strong U.S.-Saudi Relations Deserves Support |
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Saudi-US Relations Information Service
(SUSRIS) & Saudi-American Forum (SAF) Quarterly Summary |
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"Arab
World Economies: Prosperity Amidst Political Uncertainty," by Brad Bourland |
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"Robert
Jordan's Crucible," by Jim Landers |
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"Beyond
Anger and Counterterrorism: A New Grand Strategy for U.S. and Arab Relations,"
by Anthony Cordesman |
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"How
to Reform Saudi Arabia Without Handing It to Extremists" -- Panel
Discussion |
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"Shaybah
Cafe: Saudi Aramco Gathers Business Leaders to Ponder Future," by Stephen L. Brundage and Rick Snedeker |
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"Saudi Trial Could Alter Pace of Reform,"
by Scott Wilson |
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"Crises
and Opportunities in U.S.-Saudi Relations:
Ambassador Robert Jordan Interview" |
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"Saudi Arabia -- Tragedy and Triumph,"
by Peter C. Valenti |
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"The Impact of U.S. Visa
Policies: Implications for America's Economy -- An Initial Inquiry,"
by National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce |
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"Saudi
Arabia: Driving Michigan Export Growth," by Grant F. Smith |
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"Saudis
Fight Militancy With Jobs," by Scott Wilson |
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"Foreign
Investment In Saudi Arabia's Energy Sector," by Gawdat Bahgat |
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"U.S.-Saudi
Relations: A Glass Half Empty, Or Half Full? -- An Interview With Thomas Lippman" |
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"Top
Figures Prepare to Contest Polls,"
by P.K. Abdul Ghafour |
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"Saudi
Arabian Oil Fields Brimming" |
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News
In Depth: Saudi
Arabia Launches New PR Campaign |
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"The
Day I Met My Dad," by Steve Furman |
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News
In Depth: Saudi
Arabia Ready to Boost Crude Oil Output |
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Mosque by David Macaulay
-- A Book Review |
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"How the Holy Warriors Learned to
Hate," by Waleed Ziad |
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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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An
Item of Interest from SUSRIS
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 The
Way Forward: A Diplomat's Perspective
Remarks by Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr.
"The past four years have
established what honesty compels me to describe as without doubt the most
erratic foreign policy record in our history.." -- Amb. Chas W.
Freeman, Jr.
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A
Book Serial from SAF
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 Wahhabi
Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad
By Natana J. DeLong-Bas
Excerpts from Chapter Four
"All of these
stereotypes and images are assumed to be based on the conservative Wahhabi
interpretation of Islam despite the fact that no systematic analysis of
Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's writings about women and gender has ever been
undertaken. In addition, no distinctions have been made between tribal
customs, local traditions, and Islamic law in these portrayals.."
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 Enough Faith to Fast?
By Faiza Saleh Ambah
"I returned
from a trip to the States to find my home city transformed.
"Multicolored strings of lights blink
from shopping malls next to large "Ramadan Is Generous" signs.
Restaurant stalls are draped with the traditional red, green, white, and black
Bedouin textiles.
"It feels something like Christmas in
America.."
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An
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 A
Month of Fast and Feast
While all
around her commemorate the 30-day fast, a Muslim reporter wrestles with its
meaning
By Faiza Saleh Ambah
"I
was prepared to start my fast when Ramadan began a week ago. But never
having fasted, I was anxious, as if I were about to take an exam in a
subject unfamiliar to me.
"Then I woke up Friday with a
toothache. The doctor prescribed antibiotics - and no fasting until next
week. I was more relieved than disappointed.."
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Election Web site Launched
By Javid Hassan, Arab News*
Access to Saudi municipal elections
is now a click away with the launch of a Web site dedicated to the poll
scheduled to take place early next year.
"The bilingual Web site
(Arabic/English), www.saudielection.com,
is the only one of its kind providing an update on the municipal and the
chambers of commerce elections throughout the Kingdom," Turk Faisal Al-Rasheed,
president of Golden Grass and webmaster of the new website, told Arab News.
He said it contains a wealth of information on election news from both Arabic
and English sources.
To access the information, one needs
to log on to the Web site. The home page that opens provides details of the
contents, with the options available in both the languages.
Al-Rasheed said all election news,
including official announcements, polling dates, arrangements for polling
booths and related items have been published on both the Arabic and English
versions. The webmaster has called on the candidates to use the Web site to
announce their candidacy as well as their policies and programs. Personality
profiles of the candidates will also be available for Internet browsers.
He said the Web site has been linked
both to Arab News (www.arabnews.com)
and www.Yahind.com,
enabling visitors to these Web sites to link up with www.saudielection.com
and vice versa.
Saudi Arabia's first-ever municipal
elections will be conducted in three phases from February next year and ending
in March. The elections to pick half the members of 178 municipal councils in
the Kingdom's 13 regions will be held under this phased program, while the
rest will be nominated. Women's representatives contend that there should be
some provision for them as well in the list of nominees.
Elections in the Riyadh region will
be conducted in the first phase. The second phase will cover the Eastern
Province as well as the Asir, Baha, Jizan and Najran regions. The third phase
of elections in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Qasim, Al-Jouf, the Northern
Border Region, Tabuk and Hail will be held after Haj.
Click
here to visit the new Saudi election Web site.
Click
here to visit the Saudi Arabian Elections Timetable.
*Reprinted with the permission of Arab
News.
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Code of
Conduct for Candidates Announced
By Javid Hassan, Arab News
"The Ministry of Municipalities and Rural Affairs has announced that
electioneering for the Kingdom�s forthcoming municipal elections should be
conducted according to a prescribed mode.." Complete
report..
Over 43
Nations in Riyadh Anti-Terror Conference
By Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, Okaz
"Following is an interview conducted with Dr. Turki Bin Mohammad Bin Saud
Al-Kabir, deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs and head of the
Central Department of International Organizations on the international
conference on combating terrorism being organized by Saudi Arabia. The
four-day conference is scheduled for Feb. 5 in Riyadh.." Complete
report..
Saudi
to pump 9.5 million bpd in Nov.
CNN Money
"Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia will keep production turned up to
9.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in November as it seeks to curb runaway
crude prices and meet growing demand.." Complete
report..
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From
the History of U.S.-Saudi Relations |
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 Remarks
and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Working Luncheon With Out-of-Town
Editors
October 16, 1981
Saudi Arabia's Role in the Middle East
Question: What kind of
expectations do you have about what the Saudis might be willing to say about
Israel's right to exist?
President Ronald Reagan: Well,
the best evidence that we have that -- first of all, they're as concerned
about the threat to the Middle East by the Soviet Union as, I think, we are.
They have seen those puppet
governments installed around them with the proxy troops and so forth. They
have seen the ability of -- now, with Iran in chaos and the Soviets in
Afghanistan, they've seen the ease with which the Kuwait oil installations
were bombed. They know that they're vulnerable, their oil fields are
vulnerable to such an attack.
But I think they want to be a part of
the West. They associate more with our views and our philosophy.
In the Lebanon situation, when we'd
sent Phil Habib over there, there came a point in which it was close to
blowing up. The triggers were ready to be pulled. And he called us, and he
told us of a gentleman from part of the establishment in Saudi Arabia who was
here in the United States. He wasn't here on any official mission. He wasn't
here in Washington. And we contacted him, that man, and on a Saturday
afternoon, late afternoon, he was here in the White House, or in the Oval
Office. We told him what it was we wanted and what we believed might forestall
this blowup. And by evening, he was on a plane headed for Saudi Arabia, and he
delivered our message to Prince Fahd. And within 12 hours, Prince Fahd was
dealing with the Syrians and with the PLO. And Habib says there would have
been no cease-fire without their intervention.
Now, this is what leads us to believe
that with that kind of leadership and position in the Arab world, that if we
go forward with this AWACS deal, that we will have further strengthened our
credibility with them and our peacemaking ability in the Middle East. If we
don't, I believe we could lose all credibility. And what could I say in trying
to negotiate with them in the future? They could say, "Well, we don't
know whether anything you tell us is right, because you may not be able to
deliver."
Click
here to read the complete transcript of President Reagan's remarks.
Source: Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library
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