danielpipes.org - 1/27/2009
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[FPM title: "Royal Grumble"] His Royal Highness Prince Turki al-Faisal is a leading Saudi powerbroker. Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal threatens the U.S. government. Born in 1945 in Mecca to the future King Faisal, his official biography informs us Turki studied at the Ta'if Model Elementary and ...
lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 1/26/2009
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lynch.foreignpolicy.com —
The Israeli attack on Gaza during the last
weeks of the Bush administration looks more than ever
like Bush's "last gift" to Israel and to the region -- carried out during the transition, with no American attempt to intervene, ending ...
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How badly did Gaza poison the well?
commentarymagazine.com - 1/27/2009
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commentarymagazine.com —
I've just returned from a week-long trip through
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Israel's border with Gaza, and
I'm reminded all over again of what has been beaten into me during my many visits to the Middle East: there is no solution to the problems that ...
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The Mother of All Quagmires
commentarymagazine.com - 1/25/2009
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commentarymagazine.com —
It is not only our enemies that will
be testing the young new American president. So will
our allies. Or should I say ostensible allies? The latest test comes from Saudi Arabia. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a member of the royal family and a former chief ...
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The Laughable Saudi Peace Plan
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Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/26/2009
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... A Saudi Prince’s Threat to the Obama Administration Born in 1945 in Mecca to the future King Faisal, his official biography informs us Turki studied at the Ta’if Model Elementary and Intermediate School, the Lawrenceville School, and Georgetown University. His career began in 1973 as an advisor in the Royal Court. He served as director general of the kingdom’s main foreign intelligence service for nearly a quarter-century, from 1977 to 2001, leaving that office just before 9/11. Between 2002 and 2007, he ...
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