"Saudi adverts avow loyalty to US"

[viivo]

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Saudi Arabia has launched a series of radio advertisements in the US aimed at restoring the kingdom's battered public image there.

The announcements stress that Saudi Arabia is a loyal ally in the fight against al-Qaeda.

The Saudis appear to have been stung by heavy criticism in the US press and mass media.

There have been repeated claims that the Saudi government is not fully committed to the fight against terror.

The theme has been taken up, among others, by the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry, who has repeatedly questioned the will of the Saudis to take on al-Qaeda.

Now, the Saudis are clearly determined to act to restore their damaged image among ordinary Americans.

Saudi officials have launched two radio commercials in 19 key cities across the US, which quote from the US commission that investigated the 11 September attacks.

The broadcasts stress that the commission found there was no evidence that the Saudi government supported or funded al-Qaeda and insist that their country is a strong ally and committed friend of the US.

There is no mention of other comments published in the commission's report, which conclude that Saudi Arabia is a problematic ally in combating Islamic terrorism.

My question: Why do they care what the American people think? The majority of the Saudi people couldn't care less about us, but I don't see the government running propaganda there (well, not yet.)

 

[glenn1]

Because they don't want us to go shock and awe on their ass. And with good reason, they deserve an ass whipping far more than Saddam did. If Kerry gets elected I hope he gives them a couple of years to get their sh!t straightened out, and if they don't we turn the Ka'aba into a WalMart and the royal family into greeters at the door.

 

[arsbanned]

I heard one of those ads today. I kept flashing on all the facts presented in F/911. The ad and the facts don't square.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Come again . . . where did most of the 9/11 tairists come from . . . Iraq? I couldn't possibly be wrong b/c I get my info from FOX.

 

[Klixxer]

Most like the rest of the world, they just don't want to be next, with a madman steering the ship you can expect no less.

But you will crash if you keep the set course.

 

[Todd33]

I dare them to run those ads in SA. They say one thing and do another. Bunch of low life Billionaires.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Todd33
I dare them to run those ads in SA. They say one thing and do another. Bunch of low life Billionaires.

and the P&N Neocon Elite get their panties in a wad when I call their friends, Sand Thugs.

 

[cpumaster]

Originally posted by: viivo
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My question: Why do they care what the American people think? The majority of the Saudi people couldn't care less about us, but I don't see the government running propaganda there (well, not yet.)

Well they care because they have a lot of their money invested in our country. Probably to the count of several billions dollars. If public turn against them and press start asking hard question, they might lost their investment or investment opportunity (restriction from govt), getting more lawsuit from 9/11 victim families (some are already pending in court I believe, just not much news on that), etc
It's essentially in their interest to have positive public image, so no one put any pressure on our govt to do something about them...

 

[cpumaster]

Originally posted by: glenn1
Because they don't want us to go shock and awe on their ass. And with good reason, they deserve an ass whipping far more than Saddam did. If Kerry gets elected I hope he gives them a couple of years to get their sh!t straightened out, and if they don't we turn the Ka'aba into a WalMart and the royal family into greeters at the door.

I don't think we would ever invade Saudi for whatever reason (I might be wrong, never underestimate the arrogance of neocons), but if we do, the problem we will have will make our problem in Iraq looks like a picnic.
Not only we will face the wrath of billion muslims in the world, we automatically converted everyone of them into a walking bomb jihadist