Which simply means he knows the truth.
"New Saudi crown prince won praise for crackdowns" October 28, 2011|Associated Press
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia named a new crown prince late yesterday: the tough-talking interior minister who is known for cracking down on Islamic militants and resisting moves toward greater openness in the ultraconservative kingdom.
State TV announced the naming of Prince Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz Al Saud as heir to the Saudi throne, following the death last week of the previous second-in-line, Crown Prince Sultan, at age 80.
Nayef would assume the throne upon the death of King Abdullah, 87.
Saudi TV showed the king sitting in an armchair, wearing a white headscarf and robe, with another cream-colored robe draped over his shoulders. He did not speak.
Traditionally, the king chooses his heir. But Prince Nayef was chosen by the Allegiance Council, a 37-member body composed of his brothers and cousins.
Prince Nayef, 78, will keep his job as interior minister. He has earned praise in the West for crackdowns on Islamic extremists.
He was criticized for a 2002 interview in which he said Zionists - Jews - benefited from the 9/11 attacks as world opinion turned against Islam and Arabs.
Yeah, turns out Muslims didn't do 9/11; Israel and her helpers in various western governments and intelligence agencies did.
--more--"
What little else I see regarding Saudi Arabia in my newspaper:
"Libyans finally get to make pilgrimage
ARAFAT - Libyans long denied the chance to make the hajj usually reserved for Moammar Khadafy’s cronies were among millions of Muslims to begin the pilgrimage yesterday. Relatives of fighters who were killed ousting the longtime dictator were given preference to fill the North African nation’s quota. Vast crowds ascended the Mountain of Mercy at Arafat, where the Prophet Muhammad is said to have delivered his farewell sermon (AP)."
"Saudi women to run, vote without male approval" December 29, 2011|By Associated Press
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian’s approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said yesterday....
Despite the historic decision by the king to allow women the right to participate in the country’s only open elections, male guardian laws in Saudi Arabia remain largely unchanged. Women cannot travel, work, study abroad, marry, get divorced, or gain admittance to a public hospital without permission from a male guardian.
The country is guided by an ultraconservative interpretation of Islam called Wahhabism....
Just wondering where they came up with that one.
--more--"
Related: Saudi Suffrage
Also see: Saudis name ambassador to Iraq
Oil price falls as Saudis trump Iran threat
How long do you guys think those pumps will protect you from the EUSraeli war machine and its lifeblood?
