- Word is spreading around the Mideast and through
diplomatic
channels that the Saudi regime is embroiled in heated debate about whether
to end the U.S. military presence in the kingdom.
-
- The royal family, United Press International reported
today, "is united only in the growing sense of panic that Osama bin
Laden has provoked an internal political crisis that threatens to topple
the regime."
-
- "Crown Prince Abdullah, far more sympathetic to
the fundamentalists, is said to want the 13,000 American troops and airmen
to leave. Defense Minister Prince Sultan, far more pro-Western, wants them
to stay - but even he opposes the use of Saudi bases for U.S. airstrikes
against the Taliban.
-
- "Bin Laden's contemptuous attacks on the Saudi
monarchy
as 'hypocrite Muslims' and American puppets have struck a popular chord.
Demonstrations in support of bin Laden have been called for Thursday night
across the Saudi kingdom through Internet sites and mobile phone text
messaging.
Riyadh, Qaseem, Jeddah, Mecca and Khobar are all targeted for
demonstrations.
-
- "The Saudis have given Washington no overt warning,
but Pentagon officials have quietly been looking at alternative bases in
the Gulf region. Fear of the impact on the shaky Saudi monarchy is one
big reason why Pentagon deputy secretary Paul Wolfowitz has been told to
silence his earlier calls to complete the unfinished business with Saddam
Hussein's regime in Iraq."
-
-
- All Rights Reserved © NewsMax.com
Link<
/FONT>
-
- MainPage
http://www.rense.com
-
-
-
- This
Site Served by TheHostPros
|