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38-year-old King George III ruled the largest empire that planet earth had ever seen. The Declaration of Independence, signed JULY 4, 1776, listed 27 reasons why Americans declared their independence from the King: ... He has made judges dependent on his will alone ... ... He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. ... He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies ... ... To subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution ... ... For quartering large bodies of armed...

JEDDAH, 4 July 2005 — Crown Prince Abdullah yesterday reasserted the Kingdom’s resolve to continue its fight against terrorism in cooperation with the United States and other friendly countries. “We’ll continue our efforts with the support of our friends to root out all factors of destruction and terrorism,” he said. In a congratulatory message to US President George W. Bush on the occasion of his country’s independence day, the crown prince also commended Washington’s “pivotal role” in combating the scourge. Prince Abdullah said he looked forward to working with Bush in resolving the decades-old Arab-Israeli conflict. “We take this opportunity...