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Afghan Source: The U.S. Has Offered the Taliban Control in Return for Quiet
Afghan Source: The U.S. Has Offered the Taliban Control in Return for Quiet
thememriblog.org — An Afghan source in Kabul reports that U.S. Ambassador in Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry is holding secret talks... with Taliban elements headed by the movement's foreign minister, Ahmad Mutawakil, at a secret location in Kabul. According to the ... ... (more) Afghan Source: The U.S. Has Offered the Taliban Control ...
Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion ruling
in.reuters.com — RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old... man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert, newspapers reported on Tuesday. The convict was arrested earlier ... (more) Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion ruling

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U.S. Tops in Energy Resources
humanevents.com — The United States has largest energy reserves on Earth, according to a report from the Congressional Research... Service. As shown in the charts below, the U.S. has 1,321 billion barrels of oil (or barrels of oil equivalent for other sources of energy) ... (more) U.S. Tops in Energy Resources
Say no to the bow
Say no to the bow
faustasblog.com — Why is the President of the United States bowing to foreign dignitaries? How low will he go?... Obama gives Japan’s Emperor Akihito a wow bow Democrat president Barack Obama bows to Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 11-09 How low will the new American president go ... (more) Say no to the bow
U.S. to Move Air Base to Qatar
U.S. to Move Air Base to Qatar
nytimes.com — BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 27 ? The United States is shifting its major air operations center for the... Middle East from Saudi Arabia to Qatar, the first step in what is likely to be a significant reduction of American forces in Saudi Arabia and a realignment ... (more) U.S. to Move Air Base to Qatar
US pulls out of Saudi Arabia
US pulls out of Saudi Arabia
news.bbc.co.uk — The United States has said that virtually all its troops, except some training personnel, are to be... pulled out of Saudi Arabia. The decision was confirmed by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld during a joint news conference with Saudi Defence ... (more) US pulls out of Saudi Arabia
DefenseLink News Article: Gates Lauds U.S. Efforts to Boost Saudi Military Capacity
defenselink.mil — American Forces Press Service ESKAN VILLAGE, Saudi Arabia, May 6, 2009 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates... today called the mentorship that U.S. forces are providing the Saudi Arabian military a key factor in maintaining stability in the region and an ... (more) DefenseLink News Article: Gates Lauds U.S. Efforts to ...
Latifia Trading & Contracting
latifia.com — Al-Latifia Trading and Contracting Company is one of the leading building construction companies in the Kingdom of... Saudi Arabia. Al-Latifia provides engineering, procurement, and building construction services to clients in a variety of industry ... (more) Latifia Trading & Contracting
Cubic Receives $9.5 Million Extension To Saudi Arabia Logistics Contract
cubic.com — SAN DIEGO, California - May 4, 2009 - Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) has received contracts valued at... approximately $9.5 million to continue to operate and maintain the air combat training system used to support F-15 fighter pilot training for the ... (more) Cubic Receives $9.5 Million Extension To Saudi Arabia ...
Obama's "Christian" grandmother in Mecca for Hajj
jihadwatch.org — Why the deception? And who is behind it? AP? The Obama camp? Someone else? What was its... purpose? AP , March 5, 2008: "In the world of today, children have different religions from their parents," she said. She, too, is a Christian. Is she ... (more) Obama's "Christian" grandmother in Mecca for Hajj
Hillary and Bill's Excellent Adventure
Hillary and Bill's Excellent Adventure
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — "I never expected that anywhere, someone would make such a big statue of me," - Bill Clinton... “I will admit that clearly there is a lot of misperception, and perception is reality, so therefore it is up to us to try to set it straight,” - Hillary Clinton I'm beginning to think that Israel ... (more) Hillary and Bill's Excellent Adventure
Obama topping previous bow attempt
rightofcourse.com — Earlier this year, Obama denied bowing to a King of Saudi Arabia. I think he wanted to... look at the King’s watch or something. This time, there is no denying his deep, unreciprocated bow to the despot Emperor of Japan. There is no audio of conversation during this video ... (more) Obama topping previous bow attempt
Qaeda' arms cache
news.bbc.co.uk — Saudi officials say they have found a large arms cache near Riyadh, linking it to a dismantled... al-Qaeda cell. It contained nearly 300 assault rifles and some 41,000 rounds of ammunition. The weapons are believed to be linked to 44 suspected members of ... (more) Qaeda' arms cache
Saudi air force hits Yemen rebels after border raid
washingtonpost.com — By Souhail Karam Reuters Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:33 AM RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has launched... heavy air strikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the Shi'ite insurgents, ... (more) Saudi air force hits Yemen rebels after border raid
Saudi Air Force Attacks Yemeni Rebel Villages
xrdarabia.org — The Washington Post is running this Reuters story online right now. In response to a cross-border attack... on a Saudi security post earlier this week, which resulted in the death of now two Saudi officers, the Saudi Air Force has launched attacks on ... (more) Saudi Air Force Attacks Yemeni Rebel Villages
Al-Qaida in Yemen warns against Iran_English_Xinhua
news.xinhuanet.com — SANAA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- An al-Qaida-linked group in Yemen warned Tuesday the Yemeni and Saudi majority... Sunnis against Shiite Iran's dangerous plots. In an audio recording posted on an Islamist website, Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman al-Rashid, one of the ... (more) Al-Qaida in Yemen warns against Iran_English_Xinhua
Steve Clemons: Saudis Will Fill Vacuum Left by US in Iraq and Challenge Iran's Pretensions
huffingtonpost.com — OilTrans_nawaf.jpg Read Nawaf Obaid today in the Washington Post . Read it carefully. The preamble: In February... 2003, a month before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, warned President Bush that he would ... (more) Steve Clemons: Saudis Will Fill Vacuum Left by US in ...
Obama, bow wow wow
Obama, bow wow wow
blogs.dailymail.com — Fox News: President Obama visited Japan. Unfortunately, as the picture shows, he thought he was in Saudi... Arabia. Didn’t his great-grand-uncle fight in World War II? From the New York Times, June 19, 1994: It wasn’t a bow, exactly. But Mr. ... (more) Obama, bow wow wow
Gulf arms race triggered by Iranian aggression
telegraph.co.uk — Tensions over Iran's nuclear programme have spurred an arms race in the Gulf with record defence deals... being negotiated. (more) Gulf arms race triggered by Iranian aggression
Marriage Saudi Arabia-Style
weeklystandard.com — The “kings” and “princes” of sand and oil who rule Saudi Arabia may have signed on to... the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1997, but the daughters of their subjects—and no doubt some of their own, as well—still live under the sick tyranny ... (more) Marriage Saudi Arabia-Style
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