Responding to last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Saudi Arabia’s role in the war on terror, entitled “Saudi Arabia: Friend or Foe in the War on Terror?”, Riyadh’s ambassador to the U.S., Prince Turki al-Faisal,charged the committee … [Read more...] about Saudi Accountability?
U.S. Policy
Protecting U.S. Strategic Assets
While different port security bills have been proposed after the Dubai’s retreat from the U.S. deal, few, if any tackle the issue of foreign ownership. Yet, as U.S. Rep Christopher Shays noted, “We should want to pay particular attention to this … [Read more...] about Protecting U.S. Strategic Assets
Embarrassing Questions For Bush
Something strange is going on in our nation's capital. The lack of transparency with which the U.S. administration has handled the ports sale to Dubai Ports World is just the latest in a series of troubling incidents in which the administration tried … [Read more...] about Embarrassing Questions For Bush
Welcoming Terror To U.S. Ports
President George W. Bush justifies the sale of the private British company that manages six U.S. ports to the government owned Dubai Ports World, saying that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a close ally of the U.S. in the war on terror. Indeed, the … [Read more...] about Welcoming Terror To U.S. Ports
Terror's Missing Link
President George W. Bush's most recent reminder that the U.S. needs to fight the worldwide terrorism of the Islamists, ignored a major target and victim of this terrorism Israel. In a February 9 speech at the National Guard Memorial Building, in … [Read more...] about Terror's Missing Link
Hamas Will Not Change
The way the U.S. is promoting Democracy in the Middle East, it is likely to backfire on the West. President George W. Bush in his State of the Union Address stated: ” Elections are vital, but they are only the beginning. Raising up a democracy … [Read more...] about Hamas Will Not Change
Saudi Interest In America
A financial jihad against the U.S. economy? Many are aware of widespread Saudi investments in the United States, but few know how potentially harmful they are. Moreover, U.S. policy-makers remain unaware of this grave danger. On Sept. 28, 2001, … [Read more...] about Saudi Interest In America
Inviting Enemies And Rejecting Friends
While welcoming outspoken Islamists like Moroccan Mustafa El Khalfi and Malaysian Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim into the U.S. on "fellowships" and as "visiting scholars," the State Department has repeatedly denied visas to an Israeli … [Read more...] about Inviting Enemies And Rejecting Friends
Caving In To Palestinian Pressure
Nothing seems to disrupt the momentum towards the creation of a Palestinian state that supports martyrdom, not even repeated, clear statements by Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. "[Martyrs] receive their reward in the Garden of … [Read more...] about Caving In To Palestinian Pressure
Funding Palestinian Terror
The U.S. government has exempted itself - and gone against its established policy on terror, again - from requirements to stop terror financing by giving $50 million to the Palestinian Authority, which continues to incite and support terrorism and … [Read more...] about Funding Palestinian Terror