New Bush program sends 15,000 Saudis to colleges in US

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http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-pupils10.html

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Thousands of students from Saudi Arabia are enrolling on college campuses across the United States this semester under a new educational exchange program brokered by President Bush and Saudi King Abdullah.

The program will quintuple the number of Saudi students and scholars here by the academic year's end. And big, public universities from Florida to Kansas are fiercely competing for their tuition dollars.

Security questioned

Elite Saudi families traditionally sent their children to schools here, but their numbers fell once Congress restricted visas after the discovery that 15 of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi, said Rachel Bronson of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Some officials say efforts to fast-track educational diplomacy could use additional scrutiny. Clark Kent Ervin, a former inspector general of the Homeland Security Department, says the U.S. government has yet to ensure effective background checks on all applicants.

[lostnotforgotten]

1. Bush Is Setting Us Up For The Next 9/11

Remember that the bulk of the terrorists came from Saudi Arabia.

[madokie]

2. wtf

[Kierkegaard]

3. Yet another favor for his oil buddies. How nice.

How about bringing some Iraqis over with them so they can start reaping the benefits of your unjustified attack on their country, hmmm asshat?

Every time he does something stupid, I can just see him in my mind's eye saying "What?" like he has no clue that he's done anything wrong. What a f**ktard

[jazzjunkysue]

4. Disqusting. Total lack of understanding or care for the U.S. or his

own approval rating.

Unbelievable.

[enigma000]

5. Studying avionics and nuclear science no doubt n/t

[INdemo]

6. Ya ,they owe the Saudi's

They cut pell grants for our kids to set up this program to educate future terrorists.......Typical Republican BS

[salin]

7. I hope all of Rush's listeneres read this story and ask him about it

it would be very, very entertaining to hear how Rush would spin it given his propensity to use xenophobia and "islamofacism" to whip his listeners frenzies.

[Deja Q]

13. They don't know how to ask questions.

[Ioo]

8. This is a Great Idea - Remember Bush wants another 9/11 - BOO!

This will be a great way to make sure that we get another 9/11

15 of the 19 hijackers were from SA, oh and most were in (expired) student visas! HAZAA!

Bush WANTS to distroy America

[MetaTrope]

9. Shouldn't an "exchange" mean that we're sending students there in return?

Sounds like the only "exchange" involved is the one that neocons look for, i.e., money.

[City Lights]

10. I'd love to see how the fundies react to Kansas State celebrating Ramadan.

:rofl:

[lonestarnot]

11. Well there have been no attacks in 5 years. The reason

is that bushitler and co. orchestrated the fucking attacks. This may be part of the deal.

[Deja Q]

12. Gee, how about sending Americans to college?

Wait, that's welfare and a gross misuse of taxpayer funds. :eyes:

[Contrary1]

14. I'm only surprised that US taxpayers

aren't footing their tuition. But then, in reality, we probably are,
we just don't know it. Dubya is a good friend to the Saudis.

Maybe we can throw in flying lessons as a bonus.