Saudis Return in Record Numbers to U.S. Universities

Independent Media Review Analysis ^ | 11/14/06

[libertylovinactivist]

Saudi students studying in the US have achieved a record figure as their number has reached 11,000 after several years that witnessed a drop in their numbers following the September 11 attacks, Asharq Al-Awsat, the London-based Arabic-language daily reported Sunday.

These include 1,653 Saudi girls who got scholarships to study in America.

[Revolting cat!]

Evidently, aeronautics is a subject of great interest to our friends the Saudis.

[kinoxi]

Un freakin believable.

[SpaceBar]

Everything is fine folks. It's September 10'th 2001. Nothing to see here. Move along.

[MaineVoter2002]

It's beginning to look like our government is one of the bigger obstacles we face fighting the WOT

[ladyjane]

These include 1,653 Saudi girls who got scholarships to study in America.

So ten times more males than females get these scholarships?

Does EEOC know about this? Aren't universities risking their federal funding?

[LeoWindhorse]

send all the Saudi guys home and do not accept any more.
Saudi girls ok .....

We can turn them away from the fantasy of islam .

[kinoxi]

Mazyad Ibrahim Al-Mazyad, the Saudi Cultural Attaché said 10,936 Saudi students have been registered in 733 education institutions throughout the United States. He said 3,000 other Saudi students are expected to arrive in the new semester. This means their number will reach 14,000 students. Virginia occupies the fourth position after California, Florida and Colorado as a favored destination for Saudi students seeking study at US universities. There are 736 Saudi students at universities in the state of Virginia.

[Orbiting_Rosie's_Head]

So ten times more males than females get these scholarships?

Does EEOC know about this? Aren't universities risking their federal funding?

The scholarships are given out by the Saudis, I believe.

[353FMG]

Believe it! Just watch them hi-fiving each other at the next successful terrorist attack like many Muslim students did on 9/11. You can't stop a country from committing suicide.

[353FMG]

"Saudi girls ok ..... "


As long as they do not wear burqas to hide explosive belts.

[durasell]

To the best of my knowledge, Saudi Arabia is still an ally and major trading partner of the U.S., not to mention investor in real estate and media.

[BW2221]

Thank you President Bush.

[samm1148]

To the best of my knowledge 15 of the 19 Sep 11 hijackers were Saudi nationals.

[durasell]

They were, but they weren't official represntatives of the Saudi government.

[Blackirish]

To the best of my knowledge, Saudi Arabia is still an ally

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Better your knowledge.

[vox humana]

They were, but they weren't official representatives of the Saudi government.

They were covert representatives of the Saudi government?

[pawdoggie]

I don't care how carefully these "students" are "vetted", all it takes is for a few of these Wahabi wunderkinder to get that "old time religion", and we're in a heap of trouble. Should have ended this practice right after 9/11. There are a lot of good French and German schools that would be more than happy to accept Saudi Riyals. We can't spare 12,000 FBI agents to watch these clowns.

[BlackbirdSST]

They were, but they weren't official represntatives of the Saudi government.

Says who? The WH? Not the best of sources. Blackbird.

[durasell]

Are you suggesting we break off relations with SA?