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Newsletter #311

March 29 - April 4, 2009

What's New on SUSRIS

Amb Chas Freeman Withdraws as Intel Council Chair

"..I have concluded that the barrage of libelous distortions of my record would not cease upon my entry into office. The effort to smear me and to destroy my credibility would instead continue. I do not believe the National Intelligence Council could function effectively while its chair was under constant attack by unscrupulous people with a passionate attachment to the views of a political faction in a foreign country. I agreed to chair the NIC to strengthen it and protect it against politicization, not to introduce it to efforts by a special interest group to assert control over it through a protracted political campaign.." [more]

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AND OTHER RECENT SUSRIS ITEMS

Mar 28 IOI - Prince Nayef Named Second Deputy Prime Minister
Mar 25 IOI - U.S. Financial Plans Boost Markets
Mar 10 Special Report - Amb Chas Freeman Withdraws as Intel Council Chair
Mar 2 Interview - Exclusive - Middle East Peace and the U.S.-Saudi Relationship - Thomas Lippman
Mar 2 IOI - The Gaza Crisis: Different This Time - Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Saeed
Feb 28 IOI - Former US Envoy to Kingdom Named to Top Intelligence Post
Feb 25 Special Report - Crown Prince Sultan Medical Update
Feb 20 IOI - Bolstering Information Ministry's Goals - P K Abdul Ghafour
Feb 15 Special Report - Government Shuffle
Feb 14 IOI - China: A Powerful New Trade Partner - John Sfakianakis
Feb 12 IOI - China to Boost Relations with GCC
Feb 5 IOI - Sino-Saudi Relations: President Hu to Visit Riyadh
Feb 5 Interview - Exclusive - The Vital Triangle: China, the United States, and the Middle East - A Conversation with Jon Alterman
Feb 4 IOI - World Food Program Honors King Abdullah
Feb 2 Special Report - President Obama's Mideast Envoy George Mitchell Visits Saudi Arabia
Jan 28 Special Report - President Obama Engages the Arab World - Reactions
Jan 27 IOI - Ready to Initiate a New Partnership and a Hand of Friendship - President Barack Obama
Jan 23 Special Report - Relationship and Stability at Risk
Jan 22 IOI - Dramatic Changes Expected in Education System
Jan 20 Special Report - Arab Economic Summit in Kuwait
Jan 15 - Special Report - SUSRIS EXCLUSIVE - An American Ambassador’s Farewell to Saudi Arabia - John Duke Anthony
Jan 10 IOI - The Gaza Crisis: Regional Consequences
Jan 10 IOI - US-Gulf Relations Post-Election - 2009 Gulf Forum
Jan 9 Interview - Exclusive - Leadership Transitions - A Conversation With Thomas Lippman
Jan 9 IOI - Solving the Saudi Succession Puzzle - Thomas W. Lippman
Jan 8 Special Report - Crown Prince Sultan Health Report Questioned: Condition Said Not To Be Grave
Jan 7 IOI - US-Gulf Relations Post-Election - Prince Turki al-Faisal Critical of US Gaza Stand
Jan 6 IOI - US-Gulf Relations Post-Election - 2009 Gulf Forum Opens in Riyadh
Jan 1 Special Report - SUSRIS Annual Summary
Dec 31 Special Report - SUSRIS Quarterly Report - A Summary of Articles, Interviews and Special Reports from Oct 1-Dec 31, 2008
Dec 31 IOI - Energy: Hard Truths - Jim Burkhard (AUSPC 2008)
Dec 30 IOI - Energy: The Long View - Jay Pryor (AUSPC 2008)
Dec 29 IOI - Peace for the Mideast - Prince Turki al-Faisal
Dec 28 Interview - Exclusive from Muscat, Oman - On the Eve of the 29th GCC Summit - A Conversation with John Duke Anthony
Dec 27 IOI - Iran Capturing Iraq (AUSPC 2008) Dr. Kenneth Katzman
Dec 26 IOI - Opening the Aperture on Defense Cooperation (AUSPC 2008) Ambassador Barbara Bodine
Dec 23 IOI - Saudi-U.S. Cooperation: Building Dialogue (AUSPC 2008) Amb Robert Jordan
Dec 23 IOI - Saudi Arabia's 2009 Budget - Jadwa Forecast - Brad Bourland
Dec 23 IOI - Saudi Arabia's 2009 Budget Analysis - John Sfakianakis (SABB)
Dec 23 IOI - Saudi Arabia's 2009 Budget Overview
Dec 21 IOI - Consequences of the Oil Price Crash - Jean Francois Seznec
Dec 20 IOI - Defense Cooperation: Industry Perspective (AUSPC 2008) Jeffrey McCray
Dec 19 IOI - Election 2008: Arab World Views (AUSPC 2008) Media Panel (Part 2)
Dec 18 Special Report - Oil on a Slide: OPEC Acts, Again
Dec 18 IOI - Iran and Iraq: Challenges in Transition (AUSPC 2008) Wayne White
Dec 16 IOI - The Centrality of Saudi Arabia (AUSPC 2008) Amb Wyche Fowler
Dec 16 IOI - Saudi Arabia and the Global Financial Crisis - Brad Bourland - Jadwa Investment
Dec 15 IOI - Regional Defense Challenges: A New Administration, A New Congress (AUSPC 2008) Christopher Blanchard
Dec 14 IOI - Manama Dialogue - Continuity and Commitment - Robert Gates
Dec 13 IOI - Geo-political Dynamics: Iran and Iraq - Engagement is the Answer (AUSPC 2008) - Gen. Joseph P. Hoar
Dec 11 IOI - Hajj Reflections - Siraj Wahab - Arab News
Dec 11 IOI - Energy: The Integral Element (AUSPC2008) Ms. Nabilah Al Tunisi
Dec 10 IOI - Election 2008 - Arab World Views - (AUSPC 2008) Media Panel (Part 1)
Dec 9 IOI - Energy: A Complex Interdependence (AUSPC 2008) - Ms. Karen Harbert
Dec 8 IOI - Regional Defense: A Need for Credibility, Effectiveness and Transparency (AUSPC 2008) - Dr. Anthony Cordesman
Dec 7 IOI - Media Note - 60 Minutes - The Oil Kingdom

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Arab Leaders Gather for Doha Summit [Mar 29] [more]
Saudi Interior Minister Sworn in as Second Deputy Premier [Mar 29] [more]
King Presents Faisal Prizes [Mar 29] [more]
JCCI Revokes Weekend Change [Mar 29] [more]
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Sharp Rebound in Profits of Saudi Banks [Mar 29] [more]

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