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Prince Turki Al-Faisal, ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States, called for global cooperation in the fight against al Qaeda and other terrorist groups during a speech last night at the Kennedy School of Government...
...Faisal encouraged a deepening of U.S.-Saudi relations and further collaboration against terrorism, affirming his kingdom’s stance against al Qaeda...
...national character has been marred in the eyes of the world,” Al-Faisal said. “As a result of the actions of a few deranged criminals, Saudi Arabia, its people, and its country have been called into question...
...absence of the frank seminars, teach-ins, and study groups that characterize discussions of other timely issues at Harvard.And don’t expect these honest discussions to come from Harvard’s new Islamic Studies program, funded by a $20 million grant from a Saudi prince whose kinsman recalled the kingdom’s ambassador to Denmark over those dozen cartoons and whose government, we are now learning, hosted a conference where a worldwide, violent response to the cartoons was contrived.For the time being, I await those glossy Institute of Politics posters which...
...Western allies, that should serve as an admonishment. The Bush Administration's promotion of democracy in the Arab world since Sept. 11 has helped rouse stirrings of participatory democracy throughout the region; even a society as closed as Saudi Arabia's has held local elections for the first time. But for most Muslims, any credit owed to the U.S. for such advances is outweighed by simmering resentment over the war in Iraq and the lack of progress toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. As the triumph of Hamas in last month's Palestinian elections showed, holding free elections in such...