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  • Saudis Prepare For "Sudden Nuclear Hazards" After Cheney Visit

    03/29/2008 1:21:09 PM PDT · by Fennie · 32 replies · 1,557+ views
    Empire Burlesque ^ | March 23, 2008 | Chris Floyd
    Last Friday, Dick Cheney was in Saudi Arabia for high-level meetings with the Saudi king and his ministers. On Saturday, it was revealed that the Saudi Shura Council -- the elite group that implements the decisions of the autocratic inner circle -- is preparing "national plans to deal with any sudden nuclear and radioactive hazards that may affect the kingdom following experts warnings of possible attacks on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactors," one of the kingdom's leading newspapers, Okaz, reports. The German-based dpa news service relayed the paper's story. Simple prudence -- or ominous timing? We noted here last week that...