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Immediately after the disclosure of the funds Safran used for his conference, it was revealed that he also received $107,430 in April 1982 for another research project, which turned into a book in 1985. The book, “Saudi Arabia, The Ceaseless Quest for Security,” also neglected to mention the CIA funding...
...adopt true democratic ideals, follow the rule of law, respect women, support gay rights, and observe basic liberties such as freedom of the press—these are all principles shared by America and Israel. Therefore, the Crimson Staff should first suggest that the U.S. reconsider its aid to Saudi Arabia if it is truly committed to the ideals that the U.S. is supposed to uphold...
...Israel’s shortcomings, applying a double standard to Israel, without making similar claims regarding how the U.S. should use its influence on other countries in the region. There are gays being stoned to death in Egypt; there are roads that are accessible only to Muslims in Saudi Arabia; Jordan recently revoked Jordanian citizenship from some 3,000 Palestinians (I do not recall the Obama administration making a strong public condemnation of this injustice, nor the Crimson Staff demanding the U.S. to pressure the Jordanian government). Instead, the Crimson Staff simply says that if the U.S. distances itself from...
American arms sales to Israel are thus beneficial for both nations; weapons export is one of the very few industries in which the U.S. maintains a positive trade balance. These arms sales to Israel are also necessary for supporting the balance of power in the region, as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, Egypt, and other nations in the area vastly outspend Israel on the imports of advanced American and Russian weaponry...
...lack of transparency," and it called on the government to end its secrecy surrounding capital trials and state executions. China was one of 18 countries Amnesty listed as "known to have carried out executions" in the past year. Iran executed at least 388 people, Iraq at least 120 and Saudi Arabia at least 69. The total of 714 documented judicial killings outside China--a low estimate, Amnesty says--includes 52 in the U.S. The anti-death-penalty group also reported that for the first time since it started keeping track some 30 years ago, there were no executions in Europe...