SAUDI Arabia’s rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents.
Previously secret files, just revealed, describe how investigators were told they faced “another 7/7″ and the loss of “British lives on British streets” if they pressed on with their inquiries. Prince Bandar, the head of the Saudi national security council, and son of the crown prince, was alleged in court on Thursday to be the man behind the threats to hold back information about ******* bombers and terrorists.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/saudis-threatened-blair-with-terror/2008/02/15/1202760602703.html
January 3rd, 2010 at 9:28 am
The long and the short of it is this: the U.S. is hooked on drug called oil and Saudi Arabia is our main drug dealer. Bush and Cheney have no problem with this arrangement. But those of us who are not sociopaths and psychopaths do.
January 4th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
It’s a relationship out of convenience not friendship. Just like Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Anyway, we need the Saudi’s oil and they need our money. It’s as simple as that.
January 6th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Yes, but not before we do a lot of science, engineering, and construction of nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, tide, and wave energy facilities. Biofuel is a no-no for the long term and maybe even the short term.
January 8th, 2010 at 12:57 am
Yes the attackers on 9/11 all came from Saudi Arabia.
There is also other issues to take into consideration such as to bring pressure on the media to record what people think of Global Warming in The Middle East as it must be a central issue there. The next step to make Global Warming a central issue to make clear this is what people think of in The Middle East. The Leaders likely made no such threats of allowing attacks to take place but to have Global Warming as a central issue and for people to decide whether they want Solar Power could help.
January 9th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Bush speaks of freedom in the Middle East but only
for America’s enemies….like Iran.
But Saudi Arabia is worse than Iran for human rights
and democracy and , as you say, it is the source for
all kinds of extremists and terrorists who are resentful
of the ruling family.
January 11th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Now that Russia and China are beginning to export large quantities of consumer goods and the European markets are equal to our now Saudi Arabia real has no need for us any longer . They liked our money and investment opportunities but have been burned several times .
They like the weapons we can sell them .
They are not our friends because there is no way on this earth they can accept our lifestyle .
That would be like making ***** legal and having to live next door to people on ***** . No way people would accept that and no way Muslims will accept others .
January 13th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Nooo..Prince Bandar? Isn’t that the same Prince Bandar that is jokingly referred to in the Bush family as “Bandar Bush?”
We should have cut ties with them 9/12/01. Period.
January 16th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
Saudi Arabia is a feudal monarchy, that bases it’s law on Sharia (Islamic Law), and is considered one of the world’s most authoritarian regimes. It has no political parties, and only local elections were held, in 2005, and only men could vote. They kill, flog, and amputate hands and feet for various crimes, but they did outlaw slavery in 1962.
But they are OUR ally and feudal monarchy, and we will overlook much to get oil and position in the Mideast.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
That’s what makes this “Global War on Terrorism” such a joke around the world. We look like a bunch of suckers.
The Bush’s are in cahoots with the very people that if aren’t active participants, they are complicit by their knowledge.
January 19th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
The Clown Prince, they are a bunch of playboys and use their money they make off of us to fund Muslim terrorists.