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November 23, 2003

OUR "CLOSE ALLY" THE SAUDIS

Apparently it was not 9-11 and their continued funding of al Qaeda and Wahabbi fanatics that caused "strained relations" with the Saudis; it was our FBI! Thank God we have the Washington Post clearing things up.

Bank Data For Saudi Embassy Subpoenaed
FBI Investigating Riyadh's Spending for Terrorist Ties
By Douglas Farah
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 23, 2003; Page A22

"The FBI, in an unprecedented move that has strained relations with a close ally in the war on terrorism, has subpoenaed records for dozens of bank accounts belonging to the Saudi Embassy, part of an investigation into whether any of the hundreds of millions of dollars Riyadh spends in the United States each year end up in the hands of Muslim extremists, U.S. and Saudi officials said..." See the rest here

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What of Giuliani's refusing the Saudi's $10 million check? Didn't that strain relations too?

(Talk about "unprecedented". When else has a politician turned down that kind of money?)

Posted by: Bernard on November 23, 2003 07:19 PM
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