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"Never
Hate in Plurals": US-Saudi People-to-People
Relationships -- Khaled
Al Maeena at the Hampton Roads World Affairs Council |
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"America's
Need to Personalize the Enemy Is a Tough Challenge for
Saudis," by Abdulaziz
Sager |
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Rice
Moving Up To State - Background on the News |
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"As
Fasting Ends, the Lessons of Ramadan Linger," by Faiza
Saleh Ambah |
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"Myths
and Realities: Saudi
Arabia Re-examined" |
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"Carrying
Dates to Hajar," by Eric Hansen [PDF] |
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"Georgia
Exports to Saudi Arabia: Coke,
Innovation and Islam," by Grant F. Smith |
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"Halfway
through the Ramadan Fast," by Faiza Saleh Ambah |
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"U.S.-Saudi
Relations: Attitudes and Perspectives" -- Amb. Wyche
Fowler Interview |
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"Waging
'Inner Jihad' on an Empty Stomach," by Faiza Saleh
Ambah |
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Saudi
Aramco Facts & Figures [PDF] |
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"The
Way Forward: A Diplomat's Perspective" -- Remarks by
Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr. |
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Wahhabi
Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad -- Excerpts
from Chapter Four -- By Natana J. DeLong-Bas |
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"Enough
Faith to Fast?"
by Faiza Saleh Ambah |
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"A
Month of Fast and Feast," by Faiza
Saleh Ambah |
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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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Special
Report from SUSRIS
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 U.S.
Consulate, Jeddah Attacked
Special
Reports
Five
terrorists attacked the compound of the US
Consulate in Jeddah at 11:00 am on Monday,
December 6, 2004 and engaged in a three-hour
gunbattle with security forces. Three
terrorists and five employees at the Consulate
were killed in the attack. An Al Qaeda group
claimed responsibility for the attack in a Web
site post.
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Terrorism
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K eeping
Cool about Jeddah
By
Anthony H. Cordesman
"The
attack on the U.S. consulate in Jeddah needs to
be kept in careful perspective. It is a tragic
event. Innocent foreign employees died, caught
up in an attack on Americans. Saudi security
forces died protecting the consulate, and some
were wounded. It also, however, is the kind of
attack that the world is going to have to get
used to. No country that is relatively open,
where people move freely into public buildings,
and where terrorists can make easy gains by
attacking such targets is going to be able to
stop all such attacks nor prevent some from
being successful.."
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An
Interview Series from SUSRIS
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![Usamah al-Kurdi participating in a panel discussion of reform in Saudi Arabia at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC on September 16, 2004. From left to right: David Chambers, Middle East Institute; Usamah al-Kurdi, and James Placke, Cambridge Energy Research Associates. [Photo: Ryan & Associates]](https://www.saudi-us-relations.org/images/IOI/2004_12_09a.jpg) A
Strong Relationship is the Only Path
Interview
with Usamah Al-Kurdi
Part 1
"The
relations between Saudi Arabia and
United States over the many decades
have served the interests of the
United States and the interests of
Saudi Arabia as well as the interests
of the Middle East in general. The two
countries cooperated in critical areas
-- on political issues, energy market
stability and many other areas -- that
needed to be addressed in the Middle
East and the world.." -- Usamah
Al-Kurdi
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![Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the UK in a recent CNN interview. [Televised image]](https://www.saudi-us-relations.org/images/IOI/2004_12_08a.jpg) Controversial
Libel Suit Won
"On
Monday, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Saudi
Arabia's ambassador to Britain, won a
libel suit against the French
magazine, Paris Match, and its
publisher Hachette Filipacchi Associes.
An October 2003 article in the
magazine alleged that Prince Turki
Al-Faisal had set up Al Qaeda and was
responsible for the 9/11 attacks on
the United States.."
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 Attack
on U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah
James C. Oberwetter, U.S. Ambassador
to Saudi Arabia; Consul General Gina
Abercrombie-Winstanley
On-the-Record Briefing in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
December 7, 2004
"This
morning I toured the facility with our
Consul General. While our gates were
breached, the Consulate stands and is
in working order. It should reopen for
business within a few days. The column
of smoke that was noticed in all the
press reports was from a single
structure on the compound, a temporary
marine house which caught fire.."
-- James C. Oberwetter, U.S.
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia [more]
 Arab
Americans in Arizona: Stories,
Traditions, Experiences
An Exhibit at the Mesa Southwest
Museum
"This
exhibition explores the migrations of
Arabic-speaking peoples to Arizona
since the latter part of the 19th
century, and examines why different
nationalities from the Middle East
chose to come to Arizona, whether they
were seeking new opportunities or
escaping hardships in their native
lands.."
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Honey
and Onions: A Life in Saudi Arabia
 By
Frances Meade
"'So
many books have been written about the
boom years and the country's
[Saudi Arabia's] gigantic leap into
the 21st century as if the past has no
value .. The book brims with
interesting descriptions and humorous
anecdotes .. Frances Meade has the
ability to bring back the warmth, the
liveliness, the tempo of those years
of the Riyadh of the sixties..'"
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Saudi
first elections not compulsory
Washington Times
"Riyadh Governor Prince Abdel
Aziz bin Mohammed said Saudi Arabia's
first municipal elections are not
compulsory and women might be allowed
to take part.." Complete
report..
Saudi
forces praised over attack
BBC
"The US ambassador to Saudi
Arabia has praised the country's
forces for their handling of Monday's
attack on the US consulate in
Jeddah.." Complete
report..
Budget
Stresses on Development
By P.K.
Abdul Ghafour, Khalil Hanware & M.
Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News
"Reaping a windfall from record
prices for its crude exports, Saudi
Arabia yesterday announced a 2004
budget surplus of SR98 billion ($26.1
billion) and set a balanced budget for
2005 fiscal with revenues and
expenditures projected at SR280
billion ($74.6 billion).." Complete
report..
Saudi
National Dialogue Addresses Youth
Problems
Islam Online
"The relations between the youth
and society and roots of extremism and
violence are taking central stage at
the fourth round of the Saudi national
dialogue.." Complete
report..
Student
unions could be set up in Saudi Arabia
Middle East Online
"The fourth round of a national
dialogue launched in Saudi Arabia 18
months ago and which focused on youth
issues ended Thursday with a
recommendation to set up student
unions, the official SPA news agency
reported.." Complete
report..
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Honey
and Onions: A Life in Saudi
Arabia
By Frances Meade
Book
Description
Frances
Meade lived in Saudi Arabia
from 1965 to 1998.
She and her husband
and two daughters exchanged
their desert life in Arizona
for another desert land when
they had the opportunity to
transplant themselves to
Arabia for an eighteen-month
adventure that was to last
thirty-three years.
This was not the
Arabia of the oil companies
nor the high tech country of
today.
Hers
was the experience of
Riyadh, the capital, in the
days before paved roads,
telephones, and dependable
electricity and water. Her
story opens a window onto a
culture much misunderstood
by westerners.
How
the family adjusted to an
alien way of life and became
a part of it is told with
humor and an intimate
understanding of a people
and a country that are
constantly in the news
today.
Originally published
in 1996 in Saudi Arabia,
this revised edition is even
more timely in 2004.
Click
here for more
information on the book and
to read some reviews.
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From
the History of U.S.-Saudi Relations
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Letter
from Crown Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia
to President Johnson
January
5, 1964
 The
following is an excerpt from a letter
of correspondence from Crown Prince
Faisal of Saudi Arabia to President
Johnson, which
was written on January 5, 1964.
"I
share with Your Excellency the
conviction that the relations between
our two countries and peoples have not
been confined to the mere utterance of
words. These relations have often
manifested themselves in deeds, facts
and achievements which have filled the
long history of relations between our
countries--that history whose
foundations were laid by his majesty,
the late King 'Abd al-Aziz and the late
Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and John
F. Kennedy; it is a history which
continues to the present.." --
Crown Prince Faisal
Click
here to
read the complete letter of
correspondence from Crown Prince Faisal
of Saudi Arabia to President Johnson, which
was written on January 5, 1964.
Source:
Department
of State
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