Saudi Arabia criticises U.S. policy over Lebanon

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Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, criticised Washington's stance on the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon and urged it on Wednesday to press for an immediate ceasefire.

"We disagree with the U.S. policy in this area ... the United States is the super power and it can seek an immediate ceasefire," Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal told a news conference.

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In rare public criticism of the United States, the minister also slammed U.S. plans for a "new Middle East" that Washington says is aimed at promoting peace and democracy in the region.

"We would like to return to the old Middle East as we did not see anything in the new (Middle East) apart from more problems," he said. "The Middle East is not an uninhabited area, it has people, governments and our destiny is determined after God's will by its people."

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02132656.htm

[dipsydoodle]

1. I think the Saudis are acutely aware

they are on the USA's list of countries which need democracy. Guess thay are being left until last.

[tnlefty]

2. With Eqypt as the prize is what I thought I remembered from PNAC.

I think Saudi would be next to last. :hi:

[saigon68]

3. Bush will never EVER SCREW WITH SAUDI

[ixion]

4. maybe Abdullah should come to 'the ranch' (sic) for a sleepover

he and Little Lord Soggy Britches can do some smoochin' and some jawbonin' and some ass rubbin' and come to some consensus, I'm sure. :evilgrin:

[0007]

6. junior gets to be on top tonight

[saigon68]

7. LOL

A Topman--- How exciting !!!!!!

[plasticsundance]

5. SA and Egypt are client states of the West

There are some that are part of the SA Royal Family that side with the Islamists, and even in the SA government. SA's Royal Family is scared shitless that all hell will break loose in their country because of the actions of Israel and the US. In other words, they have little choice but to make this statement.

Good article by Greg Palast for anyone interested:

Keeping Iraq's Oil In the Ground

That makes the Saudis even unhappier. It would take a decade or more, but start drilling in Iraq and its reserves will about double, bringing it within gallons of Saudi Arabia's own gargantuan pool. Should Iraq drill on that scale, the total, when combined with the Saudis', will drown the oil market. That wouldn't make the Texans too happy either. So Fadhil Chalabi's plan for Iraq to pump 12 million barrels a day, a million more than Saudi Arabia, is not, to use Bob Ebel's (Center fro Strategic and International Studies) terminology, "ridiculous" from a raw resource view, it is ridiculous politically. It would never be permitted. An international industry policy of suppressing Iraqi oil production has been in place since 1927. We need again to visit that imp called "history."