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powerclown · 09-07-2004, 06:52 PM

Man, it just keeps getting stranger and stranger...

There are a couple of interesting facts to this case:
1) the timing of the release of this book (next week), or, ~59 days to election.
2) the political affiliation of Bob Graham (democrat).

Saudi arabia & the US are allies on paper, yet many of the 911 hijackers were saudi. This fact Im sure must cause extreme complications in the relations not only between the 2 countries, but especially among the relations the saudi government have with their own people. On the one hand, the saudi government must placate the americans by letting them know they are doing all they can to crack down on the anti-american rhetoric and radicalism rampant across their country, while on the other hand, they must constantly seek to appease and de-fuse their own rabidly anti-american citizenry so as to stay in power (and alive).

Given this potentially explosive political relationship between the 2 countries, I can see both governments making deals in back rooms or on airplanes where secrecy is imperative for the sake of both countries' well-being. Politics aren't black & white, because relationships between people (and therefore, governments) aren't black & white.

09-07-2004, 06:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
powerclown Junkie Location: Detroit, MI	Man, it just keeps getting stranger and stranger... There are a couple of interesting facts to this case: 1) the timing of the release of this book (next week), or, ~59 days to election. 2) the political affiliation of Bob Graham (democrat). Saudi arabia & the US are allies on paper, yet many of the 911 hijackers were saudi. This fact Im sure must cause extreme complications in the relations not only between the 2 countries, but especially among the relations the saudi government have with their own people. On the one hand, the saudi government must placate the americans by letting them know they are doing all they can to crack down on the anti-american rhetoric and radicalism rampant across their country, while on the other hand, they must constantly seek to appease and de-fuse their own rabidly anti-american citizenry so as to stay in power (and alive). Given this potentially explosive political relationship between the 2 countries, I can see both governments making deals in back rooms or on airplanes where secrecy is imperative for the sake of both countries' well-being. Politics aren't black & white, because relationships between people (and therefore, governments) aren't black & white. Last edited by powerclown; 09-07-2004 at 06:55 PM..