Saudi Foreign Minister calls Iran’s nuclear program danger to region’s security

[bananas]

Source: Associated Press

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran’s nuclear program to the region’s security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic.

“We stress the danger of the Iranian nuclear program to the security of the whole region,” Prince Saud said Saturday in a joint news conference with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in the city of Jiddah.

Turning to Syria, he also that Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime should have no role in the country’s future.

Saudi Arabia announced last week the arrest of 10 more members of an alleged Iranian spy ring.


Read more: http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-foreign-minister-calls-irans-nuclear-program-danger-to-regions-security/2013/05/25/f6a03b3c-c53d-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html

[SHRED]

1. Where were the 9/11 bombers from again?

[whatchamacallit]

3. Our old partners

in crime.

[kristopher]

2. That can't possibly be correct.

Civilian nuclear power is not related at all to the proliferation of nuclear weapons. I'm sure of that because I read it on DU.

[leveymg]

4. KSA bought its own proxy nuclear force in Pakistan. Why shouldn't Iran have one as a deterrent?

Israel also has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons.

I frankly don't see the distinction, except for the fact that the Saudis have also bought a good chunk of politicians and media in the English-speaking world with their Yamamah Slush fund.

[John2]

9. I don't think

the Saudis should be dictating whom should be the ruler of Syria or any other Foreign nation. They are definitely knee deep in trying to over throw Assad without using their own forces. They pay people to do their dirty work while putting down dissent within their own borders. Saudi Arabia and neither Qatar are Democracies.

We supply the Saudi government military aid to keep them in power while they are ruled by one single family. The Western Media is silent on Saudi Human rights abuses. Iran is definitely a threat to the Saudis power in the region as well as it was with Saddam Hussein who turn against them for not paying off the War debts he accumulated when they supported him in his eight years of War with Iran. That was his motive for attacking Kuwait. He was becoming a threat to the Saudis and the oil fields in that region controlled by the Saudis and kuwait.

The way I see this now, it is a War within the Arab world that cannot be avoided. These people have to determine their own Destiny. If the venue is by War, it cannot be avoided. The people of that region has to determine which side represents their best interests. Which side oppresses them more. Take religion out of the equation. Which side causes divisions among all the Arabs. That argument needs to be settled for the region to reach their full potential. There is one thing I don't like in this Day and Age, and that is monarchies. They are no better than dictators. Why don't the Saudi Royal family abdicate?

[roamer65]

5. Very soon the ME regional war will begin.

Then the Russians, Chinese and America will get involved...you know what that means...

[Sunlei]

6. Saudis have enough trillions to hire the war contractors.We Americans will keep our Federal $,@ home

[bahrbearian]

7. When it comes to the Saudis, we are the War Contractors.

[Diclotican]

8. bananas

bananas

As long as Saudi-Arabia itself have a nuclear reactor program going on - in a desolate part of the country - a long away from any population who could use the nuclear power to heat their home and light the lights when the sun goes down - I doubt they should put the finger of Iran and blame them.. Many is afraid the Saudi-Arabia itself want to have a nuclear bomb or two - in a decade or two - as the program is on the slow end of building as it was... They have a lot of place to hide a nuclear program, that be peacefully or other vice in Saudi-Arabia..

The other reason I have doubt about the Saudi-Arabian reasoning about the danger of Iranian nuclear ambitions - is because Saudi-Arabia and Iran have for decades been looked in a struggle for being the one who are in charge of the region.. It is not helping that Saudi-Arabia is Sunni muslims - and Iranian is Shiite muslims - two parts of the Islamic religion who have been in deep distrust of each other since the late 800 AD.. In some times outright enemies - sometimes allies- but always distrusting each other...

And Saudi-Arabia have for almost two years financing the uprising against the regime of President Bashar Assad, who is an Allawit - a sect of muslims, not exactly trusted of anyone of the two other major parts of the islam faith.. They have their own plans for a Sunni-dominated Syria - possible more in the line of Saudi-Arabia, than of the in name secular Assad regime...

Diclotican

[John2]

10. Assad is an Alawite

that was educated in the West. His wife is a Sunni, that was educated in Britain, I think. There is one aspect that I notice, which the West doesn't like about them. They are both hostile towards Israel to the point Assad was helping Hezbullah and Hamas in their War with Israel. Everythingelse, they have been very tolerant of religious freedom in Syria. That is why the Christians within Syria hasn't taken sides that much against him. It is mostly the Sunni population and the Kurds have interests of their own. They want an independent state. The West wants to divide Syria. I can see the dynamics of this plot they are trying to achieve. That is why the opposition is not united.

A divided Syria is better for Israel and the West. It will give them a Kurdish independant Territory and give Christians more power in the Government. The wild card are actually the Sunnis because of the religious extremist factions within that population. That is not good for the Shiites in Iran,Lebanon or Iraq. There is also a minority Shiite population within Bahrain. The plot to destabilize Syria was in motion within the United States even while they were planning their War on Iraq. Their were Syrian dissidents in this country soliciting the U.S. Congress for overthrowing the Syrian Government at the same time Iraqi dissidents were doing their solicitation. The American public did not pay any attention about what members of their Congress was up to. The cutting of domestic programs is tied in to the military buildup. Our Congress has been bought. At the same time, America's Foreign Policy changed in the Middle East from the Peace Process, regime change. Whether President Obama wants to admit it or not, some people who are Pro Israel has convinced him in regime change. That is entirely their interests, moreso than the rights of Arabs. If this was not so, than they would not still be supporting Saudi Arabia and monarchies, because they are the farthest thing from being Democracies. And the country of Turkey, has more human Rights abuses than any country listed in the U.N. Let us not forget the human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories either. Is it a surprise, that the Republican Presidential candidate made racist remarks on his trip to Israel and ignored the Palestinian Authority on his visit? The rightwing republicans and neocons are not interested in their rights. When you hear them speak in Congress about it, they are speaking out both sides of their mouths. It was no different when John McCain lied to his own constituents in Arizona. He is the same man.