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UPI: King Fahd of Saudi Arabia Reported Dead
Washington Times ^ | 5/27/05

Posted on 05/27/2005 5:42:59 PM PDT by gopwinsin04

Edited on 05/27/2005 6:29:16 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Reliable sources in the Saudi capital of Riyadh said Friday that King Fahd is dead, reports the Saudi Institute.

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has been dead since late Wednesday, according to several well-placed sources in the capital Riyadh who spoke to the Saudi Institute, a pro-democracy think tank in Washington, on condition of anonymity.

A spokesman for the Saudi Institute told United Press International that the official death of the king will be announced Saturday.

There was no confirmation of a hightened security alert reported by some western media.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: crownprinceabdullah; fahd; houseofsaud; kingfahd; oil; royals; saudiarabia; weekendatbernies
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To: anticommunist8
"Excuse me, I meant that Bush tells him to fight terrorists and the Saudis pretend to, not that Bush tells them to pretend to. I think it's undeniable that Bush has put pressure on Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia may have gotten tough on Al Qaeda recently, but Al Qaeda isn't the only terrorist organization out there."

That's fair to say, though it is also fair to say that *recently* the Sauds have cut off terrorists' funding, made numerous anti-terror raids, captured and killed the top 24 of 25 Al qaeda leadership terrorists inside Saudi Arabia itself, as well as aided the U.S. in pressuring Yemen to aid us in this fight.

Likewise, it's fair to say that Americans should have reasonable levels of trust and distrust of the Sauds analogous to how we felt about West German cooperation against the Communists circa 1949 after just being at war with them 4 years earlier.

141 posted on 05/28/2005 7:31:29 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: USAfearsnobody
"They *might* hate Osama, but that doesn't mean they don't like what he does to us."

At least they hate Osama. That puts them above the French and Senator Murray.

142 posted on 05/28/2005 7:35:35 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: gopwinsin04

Dead? Then why is the MSM reporting his condition is improving. I don't think they are referring to aging.


143 posted on 05/28/2005 7:43:02 PM PDT by ampat
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To: Southack

They do have a reverence for Osama, but the only two reasons the Sauds would ever help us is for our dollars. That's why they may have not liked September 11th, although they enjoyed watching the "infidels" get killed. Yes, I know about the tension that bin Laden and the so-called Royal Family have, but that doesn't mean they are not radicals.


144 posted on 05/28/2005 8:20:23 PM PDT by USAfearsnobody
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To: gopwinsin04

Too bad I was going to organize a hog roast in his honor and use the profits to buy Bibles for needy Saudis.


145 posted on 05/28/2005 8:53:35 PM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: gopwinsin04

How could they tell?


146 posted on 08/01/2005 12:54:34 AM PDT by Dr.Hilarious (Notice how Al Qaeda doesn't denounce the U.S. MSM ?)
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To: Dr.Hilarious

Looks like he's dead again.

I guess he dies a lot.


147 posted on 08/01/2005 12:58:25 AM PDT by Route66 (America's Main Street)
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To: Route66

Are we now going to see days of Middle Eastern women screaming in the streets like someone shot them in the forehead with a nail gun? They DO go on over there when a leader dies.


148 posted on 08/01/2005 1:02:15 AM PDT by Dr.Hilarious (Notice how Al Qaeda doesn't denounce the U.S. MSM ?)
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To: gopwinsin04
Now it's a question of who the head of the Saudi Military supports.
149 posted on 08/01/2005 9:03:17 AM PDT by .cnI redruM ("Krugman is bar none, one of the worst journalists in the country." -nikos1121)
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To: gopwinsin04

UPI: King Fahd of Saudi Arabia Reported Dead

Pass out the candy!!!


150 posted on 08/01/2005 5:11:44 PM PDT by He'sComingBack! (Just another National Championship from the "weak" PAC-10)
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