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...Even before Sept. 11, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, the Kingdom's de facto ruler, had undertaken a major effort to attract foreign investment and create new jobs. The Kingdom is now also revamping its school curriculum to churn out more scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs rather than religious scholars...
...terrorism, Washington has a right to expect all the help it can get. It is clear that some Saudis give financial support to terrorist groups and that others join them. Of the 19 hijackers, 15 are thought to have been Saudis. The house of Saud has no reason to pussyfoot with terrorists. Osama bin Laden has made plain that the Saudi regime is his ultimate target. Saudi rulers know all about Islamic militancy. They have been dealing with it--rather effectively and rarely with kid gloves--since Ibn Saud's forces slaughtered the religious zealots of the Ikhwan...
...apopleptic. Even back in August, before Sept. 11 raised the stakes, de facto Saudi leader Crown Prince Abdullah sent a blunt message to Bush: "You've left us no choice but to take steps irrespective of what effects they have on U.S. interests." Last week Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal was similarly scathing: "He cannot be an honest broker and only meet with one side." Even the closest U.S. ally is growing tense. Britain's Tony Blair has jetted in and out of the region for weeks, acting as shadow Secretary of State for Colin Powell, who went...
Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdel Aziz al Saud, who is sixth on the Forbes list of the world's richest people and has some $16 billion invested in such American companies as Citigroup ($9.65 billion), News Corp. ($1.1 billion), Apple ($314 million) and TIME's parent company, AOL Time Warner ($932 million), is known as one of the most ardent Arab supporters of the U.S. "It is my personal duty," he said before leaving Saudi Arabia for a trip to New York City, "to show my alliance and show the real face of the Arab, Islam...
...Losers JOAN CUSACK What about Joan? sitcom pulled by ABC. The famous sister goes back to a career of supporting roles in John Cusack flicks PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL AL SAUD uggedaboutit! NYC Mayor Giuliani rejects $10 million for WTC relief from Saudi royal who linked the attacks to U.S. foreign policy JAMES R. KING Cleveland firefighter admits to trying to earn more bonuses through arson. Time for Ohio to rethink "Light a Fire, Win a Prize" campaign...