Re: [iwar] Saudi Arabia Unhappy with US Raids

From: e.r. (fastflyer28@yahoo.com)
Date: 2001-10-17 12:34:48

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one more point-it is clear they have agreed to most of our basing and
assistnace given their strategic position in the region.  It has and
now more so does put them in a very bad position with their neighboors.

--- "e.r." <fastflyer28@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The "House of Saud" has told the US that they know they live in a
> tough
> neighborhoor and we helped them during the Gulf War, but have asked
> the
> US to let them handle their own problems now.
> --- yangyun@metacrawler.com wrote:
> > Monday October 15 3:06 PM ET 
> > 
> > Saudi Arabia Unhappy with U.S. Raids on Afghanistan
> > By Mariam Isa 
> > 
> > RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - U.S. ally Saudi Arabia said it was
> 
> > unhappy about the bombing of Afghanistan, sending the clearest
> signal
> > 
> > yet that its relations with Washington are being tested by the war
> on
> > 
> > terrorism. 
> > 
> > Interior Minister Prince Naif broke Saudi silence on the bombing
> late
> > on 
> > Sunday, telling reporters the kingdom opposed terrorism but did not
> 
> > approve of the U.S. response. 
> > 
> > ``We wish the United States had been able to flush out the
> terrorists
> > in 
> > Afghanistan without resorting to the current action ... because
> this
> > is 
> > killing innocent people,'' he said. 
> > 
> > ``We are not at all happy with the situation. This in no way means
> we
> > 
> > are not willing to confront terrorism,'' he said in remarks
> reported
> > by the 
> > official Saudi Press Agency. 
> > 
> > In response, State Department spokesman Philip Reeker said the 
> > United States was very satisfied with Saudi cooperation. 
> > 
> > ``They've agreed to everything we've asked of them in our campaign 
> > against terrorism,'' Reeker added. 
> > 
> > Analysts said Prince Naif's public disapproval confirmed the
> > 50-year-old 
> > strategic alliance between the world's largest industrial power and
> > the 
> > world's largest oil supplier had come under stress since the air
> > raids 
> > began a week ago. 
> > 
> > ``It's unbelievable the way the feeling here has changed from
> > sympathy 
> > to anger in such a short time,'' a Western analyst based in Riyadh
> > said. 
> > 
> > ``More sensitive and astute decision-making on both sides is
> required
> > 
> > to handle a relationship which has become extremely difficult to 
> > manage. Every aspect of it is under pressure.'' 
> > 
> > Saudi Arabia, which sees itself as the world's principal advocate
> of
> > pure 
> > Islam, has condemned the Sept. 11 attacks which killed nearly 5,400
> 
> > people but has remained sensitive to widespread public anger over 
> > casualties in Muslim Afghanistan. 
> > 
> > Riyadh said early on it would not allow attacks on Afghanistan to
> be 
> > launched from its soil. 
> > 
> > U.S. officials say the country is cooperating in more appropriate
> > ways, 
> > by sharing intelligence and cracking down on funding of groups and 
> > individuals suspected of terrorist links. 
> > 
> > ``Saudi Arabia is still trying to make clear that they are willing
> to
> > 
> > confront terrorism without alienating their own population,'' a
> > western 
> > diplomat in Riyadh said on Sunday. 
> > 
> > U.S. troops have been based in the kingdom since U.S.-led forces 
> > evicted Iraq from Saudi Arabia's neighbor Kuwait in 1991, albeit as
> > only 
> > a small and discreet force nowadays. 
> > 
> > Some religious leaders in the birthplace of Islam have strong
> > objections 
> > to their presence. So does Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden, 
> > Washington's main suspect in last month's attacks, who is believed
> to
> > 
> > be in Afghanistan. 
> > 
> > MANY ADMIRE BIN LADEN 
> > 
> > It is impossible to tell how many Saudis want the Americans to
> leave 
> > Saudi Arabia. But it is clear many people admire bin Laden for his
> > role 
> > in driving the Soviets from Afghanistan years ago and do not
> believe
> > he 
> > masterminded last month's attacks. 
> > 
> > U.S. high-tech attacks on one of the poorest countries in the world
> > are 
> > viewed here as arrogant and insensitive. 
> > 
> > ``The message appears to be 'see how great our toys are, watch them
> 
> > smash things to smithereens' -- it seems we have learned nothing in
> > 10 
> > years,'' the Western analyst said. 
> > 
> > Saudis feel they have been unfairly singled out because the U.S. 
> > Federal Bureau of Investigation has said that 12 of the 19
> suspected 
> > hijackers who slammed hijacked commercial airliners into buildings
> in
> > 
> > New York and Washington were Saudis. 
> > 
> > Many of the people it originally identified were later shown to be
> > either 
> > living in the kingdom or dead, officials say. 
> > 
> > There has been no public U.S. apology and media have reported in 
> > detail on harassment of Saudis in America. 
> > 
> > A final episode rubbed salt in wounded Saudi pride in the past
> week. 
> > 
> > Saudis have been outraged by the rejection of a $10 million
> donation
> > by 
> > Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal to victims of the
> > collapse of 
> > the World Trade Center. 
> > 
> > Alwaleed's check was shunned because of his criticism of U.S.
> Middle 
> > East policy during a trip to New York. New York Mayor Rudolph
> > Giuliani 
> > said Alwaleed's remarks appeared to be an attempt to justify the
> > attack. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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