Saudi Arabia - Biggest sponsor of terrorists?

[Gromit]

While Bush blames Iran, he should look no further than Saudi Arabia as the real financiers of muslim terrorists.

"President George W Bush will face a frosty reception today during a visit to Saudi Arabia amid anger at America's continued detention of the kingdom's citizens at Guantanamo Bay.

Intense lobbying by Saudi Arabia has resulted in the release of more than 100 of its nationals, almost half in the past four months.

But talks today will be soured by the demand that the prison camp's remaining 13 Saudi detainees should be sent home at once."

For more on this odious regime, see vehelpfulguy posts here

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Travel/Question 507871.html

Most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi citizens, but Bush wants to flog them $20Billion in weapons.

Should we be kow-towing to the Saudis just because they are sat atop of an ocean of oil?

[kwicky]

There certainly seems a paradox in having a friendly country willing to help in the war on terror yet seemingly has citizens who are the world's worst terrorists. Maybe its something to do with the world's biggest supplier of oil and without it the American economy would collapse.

But on the other hand another close ally of the US is Pakistan. They also under Masharaff assist in the war on terror. They don't have any oil but like Saudi Arabia is a breeding ground for terrorists.

What therefore is the USA up to? Could it be without regional bases they could not achieve world domination. When the UK went to war over the Falklands we had to rely on aircraft flying thousands of miles and could only get there by refuelling in mid air.

[China Doll]

Do you know poppet this actually makes me so angry I find it hard to comment rationally? Weird eh.

[fagidill]

It wouldn't only bring a collapse to USA ,it would also effect
the uk! this country also "ass licks" SAUDI ANIMAL'S.
for their oil ! Is the uk investing million's looking for an
alternative fuel for our car's & industry? The USA are, which i know as fact. As my son inlaw who is english by the way,
Is an engineer working in Detroit on the subject of alternative fuel.once they have found it ,we will be able to forget about the backward, barbaric muslim idiot's.

[SRH]

And what about all the defence contracts the UK has with Saudi - they're paying us billions for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon planes fighter planes being built right here on British soil (including in Lancashire at BAE)?

Talk about dirty money...

[fagidill]

SRH, You just pipped me to the post! I have just come of wikidedia for the info on our Arm's deal's, Why everybody
on AB seem's to take a stab every opertunity they are given,
against the USA, WHY? They are the only country i know
who has anything good to say about the UK

[SRH]

Hi fagidill. Yeah, I keep reading in my local paper about the BAE Saudi deal - with the angle of 'hey, our local workers are being kept in jobs by multi-billion deal'.

Irrespective of the terrorism issue, Saudi's track record on human rights is appalling. Public beheadings and woman having to cover up from head to foot are the norm. Are these really people we want to be supplying fighter planes to?

Love or hate the US (who with captial punishment don't have a great human rights record themselves), we would be sitting ducks without them. I doubt we could rely on any other country to defend us if World War Three broke out.

[fagidill]

SRH, Hello, thanks for your post i thought i was on my own
with this saudi ,usa subject.
it's the only country in the WORLD who dosn't put down
the UK. I go over to the states often, and watch their TV
honestly they put BRITAIN on a pederstal.
unlike the French ,German ect

[paulos66]

fagidill, just to put this into perspective - if your best friend turned out to be a rapist or serial killer would you continue to be friends just because they were good to you

[fagidill]

Errrrrrrr NO! They Would Be Banged Up,
Your Point Is?

[paulos66]

Fagidill my point is america is arguably one of the worst human rights abusers in the world but you seem to suggest we can overlook that because they "put us on a pedestal" -