Tag: saudi arabia
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the cia’s gift to conspiracy theorists
from robert baer: The CIA has proved, once again, that the cover up is worse than the crime. Or at least let’s hope that’s the case. CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden has admitted that in 2005 the CIA destroyed two videotapes of interrogations of al-Qaeda prisoners, including a central figure in 9/11, Abu Zubaydah… What…
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israel: ‘apocalyptic scenario’ if egypt & saudi go nuclear
from afp: Egyptian and Saudi nuclear ambitions, on top of Iran’s atomic drive, will lead to an “apocalyptic scenario”, a senior Israeli cabinet minister said in comments published on Friday. “If Egypt and Saudi Arabia begin nuclear programmes, this can bring an apocalyptic scenario upon us,” Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the English-language Jerusalem…
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obl may have arranged family’s US exit: fbi docs
from global research: Osama bin Laden may have chartered a plane that carried his family members and Saudi nationals out of the United States after the September 11, 2001 attacks, said FBI documents released Wednesday. The papers, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, were made public by Judicial Watch, a Washington-based group that investigates…
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Saudi ambassador abruptly resigns, leaves washington
from washington post: Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States, flew out of Washington yesterday after informing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and his staff that he would be leaving the post after only 15 months on the job, according to U.S. officials and foreign envoys. There has been no formal announcement…