| from the May 26, 2003 Newsweek
In the weeks before the Riyadh bombings, U.S. officials virtually
pleaded with the Saudis to take the threats seriously and toughen up
security. But the requests were all but ignored. As the intelligence
warnings became more dire in early May, the White House tried to drive the
point home. Deputy national-security adviser Stephen Hadley, at the time
traveling to Russia and Israel, was secretly diverted to Riyadh to meet
with Saudi leaders. Yet the man in charge of Saudi security, Interior
Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, did little to intervene. It wasn’t
the first time the aloof, 71-year-old prince had resisted U.S. efforts.
After the September 11 attacks, Nayef refused to admit that Al Qaeda was
operating inside his country; last December, Nayef told an Arabic
newspaper that he believed “Jews” were responsible for the 9-11 plot.
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Did the Saudis Do
Enough to Prevent Attack?
He's the same guy who promised to
monitor Saudi charities. Fat chance he'll find any.
Here's a site that calls him minister
of torture
From the arch right wing Weekly Standard Who
is Prince Nayef? |
