Saudi prince says U.S. ties at risk over Mideast

[HorseArcher]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE50M0XF20090123

There you go. It wasn't enough having an economy crisis, this will sure add some oil to the fire.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

One of the 22 children of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud said this!?

[Von Reichgraf]

One of the 22 children of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud said this!?

the other 21 were too busy funding terrorism to make a comment.

[HorseArcher]

One of the 22 children of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud said this!?

You're right. Let's add him on the international ignore list.

Current ignore list:

-UN
-International Amnesty
-Human Rights Watch
-Red Cross
-Iran
-Turkey
-Much of EU
-Pakistan
-Syria
-Jordan
-Venezuela
-Cuba
-Chile
-Russia
-Iran
-United Arab Emirates
-Saudi-Arabia

Close surveillance:
-Afghanistan
-Iraq

Allies:
-Israel

Current Administrator: Barack Obama
Hexagon: Hillary Clinton, Rahm Emmanuel, Joe Biden

[Thanatos]

You're right. Let's add him on the international ignore list.

Current ignore list:

-UN
-International Amnesty
-Human Rights Watch
-Red Cross
-Iran
-Turkey
-Much of EU
-Pakistan
-Syria
-Jordan
-Venezuela
-Cuba
-Chile
-Russia
-Iran
-United Arab Emirates
-Saudi-Arabia

Close surveillance:
-Afghanistan
-Iraq

Allies:
-Israel

Current Administrator: Barack Obama
Hexagon: Hillary Clinton, Rahm Emmanuel, Joe Biden

Hooray!

But seriously, this is annoying. We need to be more open.

[Kiljan Arslan]

and eating pork./

[Exarch]

good on the saudis:

Unless the new U.S. administration takes forceful steps to prevent any further suffering and slaughter of Palestinians, the peace process, the U.S.-Saudi relationship and the stability of the region are at risk," said Turki, a former Saudi intelligence chief and former ambassador to the United States and Britain.
About 1,300 Palestinians, many of them civilians, were killed and 5,000 wounded during the 22-day offensive, which ended with a ceasefire Sunday.

along with the worldwide condemnation for the attacks, hopefully the obama admin will take notice and yank israel's leash

[Kiljan Arslan]

find it funny that Saudi Arabia is condemning another country for human rights violations.

[Grof]

find it funny that Saudi Arabia is condemning another country for human rights violations.

yes but the Saudis do it in their own country...

[Kiljan Arslan]

oh that makes it right. (SARCASM)

[Grof]

oh that makes it right. (SARCASM)

did I say it does???

[tree151]

Okay, I guess no one in the world remembered that Hamas is the one starting to fire missiles at Israel... And Israel rightfully reacted back, though did not do the operation as planned.

[Manco]

Okay, I guess no one in the world remembered that Hamas is the one starting to fire missiles at Israel... And Israel rightfully reacted back, though did not do the operation as planned.

Let's not start this again, you people are starting to sound like a broken record. ( and with you people I mean both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine people, just making sure before I get anti-semite thrown at me)

[tree151]

Let's not start this again, you people are starting to sound like a broken record. ( and with you people I mean both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine people, just making sure before I get anti-semite thrown at me)

I just said that so that people will not go all "Oh Israel is nazi! invading gaza with no reason!".

[Zephyrus]

I just said that so that people will not go all "Oh Israel is nazi! invading gaza with no reason!".

You seem like your in a grumpy mood. Here, let me show you some palestinian families you can tear apart with indiscriminate bombing. How do you feel now? Better? I thought so, you loveable doll, you!

[Carach]

You seem like your in a grumpy mood. Here, let me show you some palestinian families you can tear apart with indiscriminate bombing. How do you feel now? Better? I thought so, you loveable doll, you!

dont believe he was ever justifying the operation conducted. the motive for conducting an operation was however justified.

but hey we can do the old switcheroo on u mate and ask u about the familes of those israelis that were kidnapped by hezbollah and other islamic groups in the surrounding area? the constant rocket attacks? (israel spends billions building a massive wall and developing anti missile capabilities for a reason.....)

what about those civilians that were catching the bus to work? the last thing they ever did..

we could go on all day going back and forth at each other.

oh and btw: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/7851545.stm

to quote the bits that matter:

A senior European Union official touring war-torn Gaza has blamed the ruling militant movement Hamas for the humanitarian crisis there.

Humanitarian aid chief Louis Michel called the destruction left by Israel's offensive "abominable", but said Hamas bore "overwhelming responsibility".

[jankren]

How funny. Saudi Arabia needs USA as much as USA needs Saudi Arabia. One needs the oil while the other needs the protection.

Okay, I guess no one in the world remembered that Hamas is the one starting to fire missiles at Israel... And Israel rightfully reacted back, though did not do the operation as planned.

Okay, I guess no one in the world remembered that Israel is the one starting to kill Hamas members ... And Hamas rightfully reacted back, though did not do the operation as planned.

[Carach]

Okay, I guess no one in the world remembered that Israel is the one starting to kill Hamas members ... And Hamas rightfully reacted back, though did not do the operation as planned.

Rubbish.

but anyway. GL saudi lads! had they said this to bush i bet he would of come back with a witty comment about how human rights abuses go on in Saudi arabia all the time so wtf should they care that some terrorists and their families have been killed hundreds of miles away.

so many muslim countries that express all this shock and stuff, butnever actually do anything to help the people of palestine :/ i would respect them more at least if they were not so two faced.

[Gumpfendorfer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turki_bin_Faisal_Al_Saud

Turki was one of the most active princes, I think he fell out after 9/11 of being too close to the Taliban. Its window dressing what he is saying now.

so many muslim countries that express all this shock and stuff, butnever actually do anything to help the people of palestine :/ i would respect them more at least if they were not so two faced.

Indeed, indeed, no one wants the Palestinians to have their own state it seems.

[Farnan]

Indeed, indeed, no one wants the Palestinians to have their own state it seems.

Exactly. It benefits the Arab states to have the Palestinian Refugee Camps remain to have a common enemy for their people.

Not saying Israel is in the right, just neither are the Arab states.

The one most right seems to be Jordan, the only nation that allowed the Palestinians to leave the camps and become citizens.