An Open Letter to President Bush (By Saudi Editor in Chief of Arrab News)

Arab View - The Internet Home of Independent Arab Opinions. ^ | FR Post 6-20-02 | Khaled Al Maeena, Editor-in-Chief Arab News. Senior columnist, Asharq Al-Awsat, Al Madina, Urdu News

[vannrox]

This guy is living in a cartoon world. Barf alert. He does not understand that Palistine is a UN issue, not a US issue, but we will support israel as long as the opposition engages in TERRIORIST Actions. The US will NOT support any country that uses terror to achieve their goals. Jeeze! Is this guy stupid or what?

[sheik yerbouty]

Arrogant and stupid. Must be all the inbreeding.

[dighton]

I have been a long-time admirer of the political principles of the American Founding Fathers.

Stop it, man, you're killin' me!

[PoppingSmoke]

"You are soon to meet Crown Prince Abdullah, who embodies the qualities of integrity, truth, honor and conviction."

I get a kick out of this statement. The last word should read "Convicted"! Thus smoke makes the Colorado forest fires look like a dumpster fire.

[THX 1138]

I can't pick out one line of this nonsense to comment on. What a load of crap.

[Shermy]

Besides crap, it's deflection to Palestinianize current events. No Osama. No Wahhabism.

[areafiftyone]

No Arab mother wants her son or daughter to die

Than perhaps you should talk to that dog faced mother who was sooo happy that her son was going to blow himself up. And also don't forget the ever smiling dog of a father that was proud of his son's actions in blowing himself up at the bus stop 2 days ago. How much money are you going to pay them you liar!

[Howlin]

EXACTLY!!!!!!

[eddie willers]

No Arab mother wants her son or daughter to die.

Could have fooled me.

It's becoming more and more obvious that it is Islam that is the problem.
Richard the Lionhearted knew it.....
And I'm afraid we will need to pick up his sword and end this once and for all.

[Orual]

You are soon to meet Crown Prince Abdullah, who embodies the qualities of integrity, truth, honor and conviction. He is a leader who speaks according to the strong logic of his mind and the deep passion of his heart. He never minces his words, which when spoken in your presence in a few days time, I am sure, will provide you — if you listen and act on his advice — with the key to bringing about real, lasting peace in the Middle East.

Bilgy effluent. I stopped reading at this paragraph.

[Howlin]

Why do we do this to ourselves? It's not like we don't KNOW what it's going to say. I cannot figure us out. We must be gluttons for punishment.

[McGavin999]

Dear Mr. Al-Maeena:

Since you wrote to our President in such a polite and concerned manner, I would like to respond to your letter in the same way.

Mr. Al-Maeena, we all know that Israel has one of the strongest and best equipped armies in the world, agreed? Then I want you to think about that for a minute. If the Israelis really wanted to wipe out the Palestinian people, the could do it in an instant. Do you think the world condemnation could be any worse than what they are getting right now? Of course not. Then what do you suppose is the reason they have not eliminated these people? Have the Israelis ever attacked the Palestinians without the Palestinians striking first? Have the Israelis ever gone out deliberately to kill civilians? Now, we know that civilians have been killed, but that was never the intent. However, the homicide bombers HAVE deliberately targeted women and children.

I want you to think for a minute what this does to people who are watching this.

You seem inordinately concerned about what your people think about us, stop and think about what WE are now thinking about you!

You condone the murder of innocent women and children. You find no moral repugnace in bombers including nails and poison in their bombs. You try to find some sort of moral equivalence in what terrorists do and what a military defending it's people do. You have no gratitude for a US military who put themselves in harms way to defend you and your Muslim neighbors. You ignore the fact that the very money that is paid to you for your job originates in the US who is not only your best customer, they are the ones who discovered and developed the oil you live on in the first place.

Now I ask you Mr. Al-Maeena, what do you think Americans now think of you?

[eddie willers]

No Arab mother wants her son or daughter to die.

Same reason we look at car wrecks, I guess.

[TLBSHOW]

islam is the enemy and the problem

[areafiftyone]

If only that Khaled Al Maeena would read our responses. Maybe we could get some satisfaction. Okay I can dream can't I?

[Thinkin' Gal]

Mr. President, the Arab people want to live in peace. No Arab mother wants her son or daughter to die.

LOL, does this guy do stand up?

[Marine_Ironman]

In the interest of national security, President Bush should have responded on 9/12/01 by nuking Mecca. Each following terror-bombing by a Muslim should be responded to by nuking another Saudi city. This was our successful strategy with Japan in 1945.

[afuturegovernor]

Worse still, 72 hours after Sharon insisted that Arafat condemn terrorism in Arabic, you yourself repeated the same words.

Condemning terrorism is a BAD thing???!!!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

You are soon to meet Crown Prince Abdullah, who embodies the qualities of integrity, truth, honor and conviction.

Third paragraph in. I stopped reading right there.

My hip waders are in the shop and I just didn't want to risk e. coli contamination.

Nope. Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent.

[Thumper1960]

Don't forget to mention that since he greatly admires the Founding Fathers' Principles, why is it that the Arab states do not allow for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Why do the Arab states not allow for freedom of speech; freedom of religion; freedom of the press? In effect-Freedom? Why is it that he is so concerned about Palestinian children and not about Israeli children blown to bits from murderous homicide bombers...or even Saudi children who are forced to burn to death because they dared exit a school improperly covered?

Americans increasingly are disgusted and fed up with the Arab states and Muslims who continue to cause grief and pain not only in Israel, but also in the United States.