-Caveat Lector- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 17:49:00 -0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PalestineDiary] Saudi King Fahd Backs U.S. Fight Against Terrorism/AP Saudi King Fahd Backs U.S. Fight Against Terrorism Slideshows AP Photo Terrorists Attack U.S. By Rawhi Abeidoh DUBAI (Reuters) - King Fahd pledged Monday that Saudi Arabia would stand by the United States in its fight against terrorism and said he wanted to disassociate the kingdom from Saudi-born terror suspect Osama bin Laden (news - web sites). ``The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (King Fahd) reiterated that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia will stand by the U.S. and support it and cooperate with it in combating terrorism wherever it is and fight it in all its forms,'' the state-run Saudi Press Agency said. The remarks were the most explicit the monarch has made about Saudi support for America in hunting down those behind last week's terror attacks in New York and Washington. Friday, King Fahd denounced the suicide attacks, saying the oil-rich kingdom backed international efforts to fight terrorism. Crown Prince Abdullah has urged Washington to avoid rushing to conclusions about who was behind the attacks and warned against blaming Arabs and Muslims in general. ``The kingdom rejects being associated with any person whose name is linked to terrorism,'' the agency quoted the monarch as saying after the weekly cabinet session Monday. Saudi Arabia, a staunch supporter of the United States, stripped bin Laden of his Saudi nationality in 1994 for his activities against the royal family. ``No sane person who believes in God and Islam would commit such acts,'' King Fahd said. He did not say what support the regional heavyweight would give the United States, which is building an alliance against the attackers and those who harbored them. POLITICAL, NOT MILITARY, SUPPORT Saudi Arabia acted as a springboard for the U.S.-led coalition that evicted Iraq from Kuwait in 1991 after a seven-month-old occupation. Gulf Arab sources said Saudi Arabia and its five allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) would avoid being sucked into a military confrontation and instead give Washington political support and share intelligence on militant Muslims. A Gulf source said earlier Monday that the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal would visit Washington this week to offer condolences and open detailed talks on efforts to counter terrorism. The prince will be accompanied by senior interior ministry officials, the source said. ``Consultations are already taking place (between Washington and Riyadh), but specifics have not been reached,'' he added. A Saudi newspaper has quoted Prince Saud as saying U.S. authorities had told him that some Saudi nationals had been detained for questioning about the attacks. Analysts say the kingdom can play a crucial role in the U.S. investigation by providing intelligence information about bin Laden, Washington's prime suspect, and the Taliban movement that has given him refuge in Afghanistan (news - web sites). Thousands of Saudis including about 6,000 students live in the United States. An estimated 30,000 Americans reside in Saudi Arabia, the world's leading oil exporter and the biggest supplier of crude oil to the United States. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/47cccB/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/hkJplB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! 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