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Politics : Piffer Thread on Political Rantings and Ravings

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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (3213)10/26/2001 12:10:32 PM
From: Alan Smithee  Read Replies (2) of 14610
 
I'd say it's time to cut these Saudi bozos loose and see how they fare if Osama brings his terrorism home to focus on the Royal Family and ordinary Saudi citizens.

Saudi authorities assisted the United States in confirming the identities of the hijackers, helping American investigators reach the conclusion that 15 of the 19 were Saudis. American investigators also say some recruiting, financing and planning for the attacks occurred on Saudi soil.

After weeks of avoiding the issue of who was responsible for the attacks, Prince Nayif acknowledged the kingdom's vulnerability to home- grown terrorism.


We at Smithee Manor don't normally think much of Sen. Joe Biden, but his recent comments are on track:

After his remarks were interpreted as an admission that the attacks could have been planned in the kingdom, Prince Nayif said at the news conference that perhaps he had been misunderstood. He announced that no one linked to Al Qaeda or other terrorism suspects had been found in Saudi Arabia saying, "We, the official authorities in this country, have not received any material evidence convicting any Saudi

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., for example, Delaware Democrat and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Monday that Saudi Arabia "is funding hatred." He also said the United States had "gone overboard" in its "love affair" with Saudi Arabia.

"I know they've got a lot of oil, but they need us more than we need them," he told editors at The New York Times.

dailynews.yahoo.com

Screw 'em I say.
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