Posted on 09/11/2002 5:55:29 AM PDT by NativeNewYorker
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Saudi Interior Minister Nayef bin Abdel Aziz said Wednesday that Riyadh will not hand over any Saudi terror suspect to the United States, though it will keep up its intelligence cooperation with Washington.
The Saudi mass-circulation daily Okaz quoted Prince Nayef as saying, "Saudi Arabia will not deliver any Saudi suspect to the United States," stressing, however, that, "We will keep on briefing Washington about the results of investigations."
The prince deplored what he called attempts to undermine U.S.-Saudi relations saying if the names of some Saudi nationals were mentioned among terror suspects, the charge should not be generalized and applied to all Saudis.
The prince dismissed as unfounded media reports that members of the royal family were imprisoned for terror links or that they were restricted from traveling abroad.
He said the Saudi authorities have recently released six out of 16 Saudis who were handed over to Riyadh by Iran after fleeing Afghanistan. In addition to the six men, all women and children deported back to Saudi Arabia were also set free, Nayef added.
Fat anxious fingers.
How do the Saudis get away with this?
Saudi Minister: "Constantinople."
Never forget that the Saudis created this, and then protected the terrorists.
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