Saudi - US
Hillary Clinton and Saud Al-Faisal - Saudi cable - 2009: LINK ¤ DOC118384
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- "Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, says: "the Arab Peace Initiative - is very important !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "the wide support for the plan - is very encouraging !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the rights of Palestinians - and Israelis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to live in peace and security in two states - side by side !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi Foreign Minister, says: "I have to express our thanks and appreciation - to Barack Obama and to Hillary Clinton !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "for their early and robust focus - on trying to bring peace to the Middle East !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is time for all people in the Middle East - to be able to live normal lives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "what is required is a comprehensive approach - that defines the final outcome at the outset !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and launches into negotiations - over final status issues: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "borders - Jerusalem - water - refugees - and security !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the whole world knows what a settlement have to look like: withdrawal from all - occupied territories !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a just settlement - for the refugees !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and an equitable settlement of issues - such as water and security !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Arab world is in accord with such a settlement - through the Arab Peace Initiative adopted at the Arab Summit in Beirut !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "which not only - accepted Israel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but also offered full and complete peace - and normal relations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in exchange for Israeli withdrawal - from all Arab territories occupied in 1967 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "this initiative was adopted unanimously - by the Islamic countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Israel must decide - if it wants real peace ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "which is at hand - or if it wants to be obfuscating ?!"
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- "the question is not - what the Arab world will offer ?! - that has been established !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but an end - to the conflict !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "recognition - and full normal relations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as exist between countries - at peace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the question is: what will Israel give in exchange - for this comprehensive offer ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Arab peace plan talks about full peace - in the Middle East !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "total peace - on all aspects !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Cabinet Session - Saudi cable - 2009: LINK ¤ DOC123576
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- "the Saudi Cabinet expresses optimism regarding - the statement of Barack Obama - in which he says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that he is affected by the humanitarian status - in Gaza !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "expressing his intention to immediately - and methodically search !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for a just settlement - to the Palestinian issue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and the Cabinet hoped that the new US administration - will be more serious !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "than the old one - when addressing the Palestinian issue !"
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- "the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says: "we need to get in the habit - of looking to the horizon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
- "and planning for how - we want things to be ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is not all - about governments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in the 21st century, a diplomat is as likely to meet with a tribal elder - in a rural village !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as a counterpart in a foreign ministry - and is as likely to wear cargo pants as a pinstriped suit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to engage directly with the civil society - and opinion leaders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to create a - global civilian service !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to elevate development as a co-equal - among the priorities of foreign policy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "strengthening middle classes - around the world is key !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to create a just and sustainable - international order !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Clinton also noted that one in five US diplomats - had been working in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan !"
Condoleezza Rice and Saud Al-Faisal - Saudi cable - 2005: LINK ¤ DOC117584
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- "Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State, said: "we had launched our Strategic Dialogue - that was envisioned by Bush !""
- "the Strategic Dialogue would allow us - in a more systematic and institutionalized fashion !"
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- "to have regular discussions about a number of issues - of interest to us !"
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- "and we welcomed Saudi Arabia - into the World Trade Organization - WTO !"
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- "Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi Foreign Minister, said: "the US had special positions - about the entrance to the WTO !""
- "the press questioned: "with the Bush approval ratings at an all-time low - and the people having doubts about progress in Iraq !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
- "does the US have an - exit strategy ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Condoleezza Rice said: "Bush had decided that Saddam Hussein - should be removed from the region !""
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- "our strategy was one for success - and we did not talk in terms of exit strategies !"
- "the press questioned: "when did the US expect to start pulling out - its troops from Saudi Arabia ?!""
- "Condoleezza Rice said: "any decisions about that would be on recommendation - from the commanders on the ground !""
Prince Saud Al-Faisal on WTO - Saudi cable - 2006: LINK ¤ DOC120456
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- "the press questioned: "Saudi Arabia exerted big efforts - about the accession to World Trade Organization - WTO !""
- "Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi Foreign Minister, said: "the easier step had been taken - the more difficult one has started !""
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- "I cannot summarize the steps taken in regulating the administrative conditions - and legal and organizational status in the Saudi economy !"
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- "to agree with the requirements - of joining WTO !"
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- "all concerned circles - including the Ministry of Commerce and Industry !"
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- "were studying - what was required from it ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we had no choice - in this !"
Prince Saud Al-Faisal on Iraq - Saudi cable - 2006: LINK ¤ DOC119699
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- "the French press questioned: "what are the reasons of the absence of initiatives - as we see the US-American strategy is clearly failing ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
- "Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi Foreign Minister, says: "our position - about Iraq is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "we want to assure the unity - the territorial integrity - and the prosperity of the country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we hope that the troubles will end - and we can see a united Iraq !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "living harmoniously and peacefully - and at peace with its neighbors !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Iraq is not a small country - it is a historic country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is a country - of culture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
US Policy in Iraq - Daily Telegrap - Saudi cable - 2005: LINK ¤ DOC118606
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- "the Saudi ruling family made no secret - of its opposition to a war on Iraq !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Prince Saud had tried - to persuade Bush !"
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- "not to take military action - to overthrow Saddam Hussein !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "following Iraqi elections, Prince Saud said that - the lessons of the past must be learnt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "if similar mistakes - were to be avoided !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
US Policy in Iraq - Wall Street Journal - Saudi cable - 2004: LINK ¤ DOC118950
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- "Prince Saud al-Faisal described the US-American decision to disband the Iraqi army - as a serious error !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and a reason for the security morass - in which US-American forces found themselves !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Prince Saud - who advised Bush against war !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "painted a bleak picture - of US-American options in Iraq !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "one way to change the circumstances is - to give the UN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the United Nations - a larger role - in the future of the country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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