US CENTCOM chief meets Saudi king
Saudi King Abdullah met on Tuesday with the visiting head of the US Central Command, Admiral William Fallon, the official SPA news agency reported.
The United States recently announced it has put together an arms package worth at least 20 billion dollars over 10 years for Saudi Arabia, saying the sale is meant to defend the kingdom against Iran, which Washington believes is working to acquire nuclear weapons.
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Five Bahrainis released from Guantanamo Bay may each soon receive a 50,000 Bahraini Dinar grant (US $132,500) from the government. MP Mohammed Khalid said it is crucial the men receive compensation for the suffering and torture they were forced to endure in the US prison camp and so they are able to financially support their families ... Juma Al Dossary, who has dual Bahraini-Saudi nationality, was also among a group of 16 Saudis freed and transferred to Riyadh last month. "Look at what the government of Saudi Arabia has given Juma - a car, monthly allowance, help to find a job and to get married.
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Thank you for the link and the report. I find this very disturbing! That's to say the least. If you would like to follow Rosemary's (that's me) reporting on the war, I am now over at Rosemary's Thoughts. Working 8 sites just got to be too much.
ReplyDeleteHowever Bos'un here, he's is a fantastic writer and a retired Navy man. Wow, has he got some stories he could share with you. lol. One of his other sites is The Bos'un Sails. He's a great guy. :)
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