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To: JohnM who wrote (5696)	10/17/2001 1:36:44 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Abdullah is viewed by Sultan and other opponents as a leader who could jeopardize the kingdom's most special foreign relationship—someone who is willing to penalize the United States, and its oil and gas companies, because of Washington's support for Israel. In an intercept dated July 13, 1997, Prince Sultan called Bandar in Washington, and informed him that he had told Abdullah "not to be so confrontational with the United States." Confrontational? I guess Abdullah hasn't yet lost his grip, and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, of Giuliani-rejected $10M cheque fame, is the public messenger? The prince's statement said the United States "should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stand toward the Palestinian cause. "While the U.N. passed clear resolutions numbered 242 and 338 calling for the Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza Strip decades ago, our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek," the statement said.

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