The authors of this story should also remember how much the Saudis gave to establish a pro-Islamic school called the King Fahd Center at the University of Arkansas
from the NY Times:
“As Governor of Arkansas, Mr. Clinton worked hard to secure a multimillion-dollar Saudi donation to a Middle Eastern studies program at the University of Arkansas, said Bernard Madison, the dean of the university’s Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
The discussions about the donation began in 1989. They involved Americans with ties to both the Saudis and Mr. Clinton; officials of Stephens Group Inc., the Arkansas business empire that has provided crucial financial assistance to Mr. Clinton; and David Edwards, an investment banker in Little Rock who has Saudi clients and is a friend of Mr. Clinton.
Mr. Clinton’s efforts included a 1991 meeting with Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi Ambassador, the dean said.
According to Mr. Madison, the Saudis did not give their first donation to the university — a $3.5 million gift — until last summer.
Mr. Madison said: “The gulf war intervened. It was put on hold. They didn’t have a lot of money.”
One week after he was elected President, Mr. Clinton discussed the donation as part of a telephone conversation he had with Saudi Arabia’s monarch, King Fahd, according to a spokesman for Mr. Clinton.
Another $20 million arrived in February, a few weeks after President Clinton’s inauguration, Mr. Madison said”
Hummmmmmmmm