Tag: saudi
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December 17, 2007 07:38 PM EST --
If you think we don't live in a barbaric world, think again.
A Saudi woman from Qatif was alone with a man in order for her to retrieve a photo of herself. He was not her spouse or relative . . . more
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October 06, 2007 11:29 AM EDT --
So guess which country is the world’s largest arms purchaser – with $5.1 billion worth of orders in 2006? Give up? It’s the Islamic state of Pakistan. And coming in third with $3.2 billion . . . more
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September 14, 2007 03:46 AM EDT --
Dallas ATC: "Tower to Saudi Air 911 - You are cleared to land eastbound on runway 9R."
Saudi Air: "Thank you Dallas ATC. Acknowledge cleared to land eastbound on runway 9R - Allah . . . more
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September 27, 2006 11:45 AM EDT --
Warning, this is another one of my periodic "why people should pay more attention to history posts."
Today, after reading about recent revelations of Saudi-Israeli contacts I was reminded of . . . more
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December 14, 2006 06:24 PM EST --
Steve Clemon's has a whopper of a story today:
While reports of how far Bandar has gone in supporting Cheney's desire for military action vary, insiders report that Bandar has "essentially . . . more
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April 26, 2007 01:47 PM EDT --
I think that the US should get out of Iraq and let Iran and Saudi Arabia (and, I fear, Turkey) fight over it--as will happen whenever the US withdraws whether tomorrow or in 2009. The surge has only somewhat . . . more
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July 18, 2007 10:07 AM EDT --
There are deep suspicions that the invasion of Iraq was a smokescreen on the part of the Bush administration to distract attention away from the campaign in Afghanistan that was allegedly intended to . . . more
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November 21, 2007 04:58 PM EST --
Will President Bush Get Involved?
In March 2006 a Saudi Arabian woman, then aged 18 and engaged to be married, and an unrelated man were abducted from a mall in Qatif, Saudi Arabia, by . . . more
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February 23, 2008 11:42 PM EST --
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22293189/
Abdullah reportedly spares woman in sex- assault case from jail and lashes
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a female rape . . . more
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April 11, 2008 11:11 PM EDT --
Very quickly some are seduced by the lure of semantics.
Let's not use this word, let's use another word, let's not address the issue, let's change the direction of the conversation. . . . more
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December 08, 2006 09:25 AM EST --
The Associated Press reports Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq. The much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles. . . . more
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May 08, 2006 09:00 PM EDT --
Due to popular demand (by my three fans) I humbly bow before the gods of gather and offer up a few more facts.
6. (well, you missed the first five, they are out there) I have three younger sisters, . . . more
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April 15, 2007 01:15 PM EDT --
By Marty Salo
News Correspondent
The New York Times had an article about the progress the Gulf Cooperation council has made, Turkey has made, and Egypt has made toward acquiring Nuclear energy . . . more
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October 28, 2007 06:19 PM EDT --
I ordinarily refrain from commenting on the statements or conduct of first ladies. After all, it is not an elected position and being overly snarky about them can be inappropriate. But Laura Bush's . . . more
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January 11, 2008 11:57 AM EST --
(This may become rather long, so if you don't read to the end of this, it's OK. It's just one of those things that hit me this morning and if I don't write it, it will drive . . . more
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January 13, 2008 08:41 AM EST --
In the news today, an Indonesian maid was convicted of smothering her employer in Saudi Arabia and stealing her jewelry. The maid's head was removed from her neck, causing her death. Beheading executions . . . more
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December 17, 2007 09:02 AM EST --
The King of Saudi Arabia, under pressure from the international community, finally issued a pardon to a young woman. The young woman was the victim of a gang rape at age 19 when a group of males spotted . . . more
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April 28, 2007 07:27 AM EDT --
By Marty Salo
News Respondent
Saudis round up 172 terrorists.
I'm not sure what's more disturbing about this, that they got 172 participants in these plots, or that there might . . . more
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March 31, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
By this time, you probably already know that "Al-Qaeda" means "The Base", in Arabic.
What you probably didn't know is that, in the CIA files, Al-Qaeda's "operational . . . more
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May 30, 2007 11:14 AM EDT --
US forces in Iraq will peak at around 170,000 next month and GIs in the new units are being told they could be on operations for at least 15 months. The US has told the British it is considering introducing . . . more
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