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...impeach Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo. The lower House of Representatives backed a resolution calling on Obasanjo to resign or else face impeachment on charges of misrule. SAUDI ARABIA Bent Out of Shape The axis of evil developed a kink in it when Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal revealed that Iran, one of U.S. President George W. Bush's three arch-enemies, had handed over 16 Saudi Arabians who were allegedly members of al-Qaeda. The 16 men had fled to Iran to escape war in Afghanistan. The Iranian authorities knew that information gained from the men would...
...against the U.S. could rebound against them. That's why the Saudis have pleaded with Washington to restart the peace process and put more pressure on Israel. In mid-June, as the White House was drafting the President's Middle East policy speech, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met with Bush and handed him a letter from his uncle Abdullah urging the U.S. to promote a "clear vision" in the speech, including geographical boundaries and a timetable for Palestinian statehood. Two days later, Abdullah personally phoned Bush to lobby for specifics. The Bush speech ultimately dodged the border...
...DIED. PRINCE AHMED BIN SALMAN, 43, nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and a publishing and horse-racing magnate who owned War Emblem, this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner; of a heart attack; in Riyadh. In a double blow to the royal family, Prince Sultan bin Faisal, 41, a cousin of Bin Salman's, was killed in a car crash on the way to the funeral...
...DIED. PRINCE AHMED BIN SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, 43, owner of numerous prize race horses including 2002 Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem, of a heart attack; in Riyadh. Prince Ahmed's death was the first of two blows to the Saudi royal family. His cousin Prince Sultan bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah, 41, died in a car accident on his way to Prince Ahmed's funeral. RETIRED. MIKA HAKKINEN, 33, two-time Formula One champion; announced in Hockenheim, Germany. Born in Vantaa, Finland, the 'Flying Finn' recovered from a near-fatal crash at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix...
...against the U.S. could rebound against them. That's why the Saudis have pleaded with Washington to restart the peace process and put more pressure on Israel. In mid-June, as the White House was drafting the President's Middle East policy speech, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met with Bush and handed him a letter from his uncle Abdullah urging the U.S. to promote a "clear vision" in the speech, including geographical boundaries and a timetable for Palestinian statehood. Two days later, Abdullah personally phoned Bush to lobby for specifics. The Bush speech ultimately dodged the border...