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	Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It borders Jordan on the north, Iraq on the north and north-east, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the south and south-east, and Yemen on the south, with the Persian Gulf to its north-east and the Red Sea to its west.
		The Basic Law adopted in 1992 declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the sons and grandsons of the first king, Abd Al Aziz Al Saud, and that the Holy Qur'an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari'a).
		Saudi Arabia was a key player in the successful efforts of OPEC and other oil producing countries to raise the price of oil in 1999 to its highest level since the Gulf War by reducing production.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saudi_Arabia (2650 words)

	Military of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Military Situation: With the collapse of the Iraqi Ba'athist regime in mid-2003, the greatest conventional threat to the Saudi Kingdom was eliminated.
		Although Saudi Arabia is exceptionally religious and defers to religious authorities on many issues, the behavior and legitimacy of the Kingdom is under constant rhetorical attack from both liberal and conservative groups.
		The military is a major employer, and so it provides some relief to the nation's huge unemployment problem by bringing many young men into the defense of the government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Saudi_Arabia (337 words)

	Saudi Arabia (08/05)
		The Basic Law adopted in 1992 declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the sons and grandsons of King Abd Al Aziz Al Saud, and that the Holy Qur'an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari'a).
		Saudi Arabia was a key player in coordinating the successful 1999 campaign of OPEC and other oil-producing countries to raise the price of oil to its highest level since the Gulf War by managing production and supply of petroleum.
		Saudi Arabia supports a peaceful resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict but rejected the Camp David accords, claiming that they would be unable to achieve a comprehensive political solution that would ensure Palestinian rights and adequately address the status of Jerusalem.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3584.htm (5065 words)

	Encyclopedia: Military of Saudi Arabia
		The Saudi Arabian National Guard or SANG (aka White Army) is one of five branches or services of the Saudi Arabian Defence Forces/military.
		Military manpower - military age: 17 years of age (18 Hijri years) The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar is the calendar used to date events in predominately Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Muslim holy days.
		Military of Saudi Arabia Satellite photo of King Khalid Military City, taken June 30th, 2002 King Khalid Military City (KKMC) is a special city in northeastern Saudi Arabia, designed and built by the Middle East Division, a unit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the 1970s and 1980s.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Military-of-Saudi-Arabia (560 words)

	Mena 9
		As Saudi Arabia's highest ranking cleric and head of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars for three decades, bin Baz's religious rulings had strongly impacted on Saudi life, including the ban on women's driving.
		Saudi Arabia is not a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, and there are no legislative procedures for granting asylum to refugees.
		Saudi Arabia continued to be a major customer for U.S. manufactured weapons systems as well as training and maintenance contracts, and the U.S. had 4,873 military personnel in the country as of September 1998.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k/Mena-08.htm (1641 words)

	Shawnee News-Star: Central Oklahoma's #1 news source! U.S. wants to keep military in Saudi Arabia 01/19/02
		The Saudis are unlikely to request a pullout soon for fear of alienating the United States or appearing to cave in to Osama bin Laden's demands, they said.
		But many Saudis, including some in the royal family, are embarrassed that an outsider must defend their country, and also believe the U.S. policy to contain Iraq isn't working and isn't needed, said Joseph McMillan, a former Pentagon official who oversaw Saudi relations.
		However, the Saudis would be loathe to raise the issue now lest they appear to give in to bin Laden, who has called for U.S. troops to leave Saudi Arabia, the site of Islam's holiest places, dissidents said.
	www.news-star.com /stories/011902/new_20.shtml (776 words)

	PBS - frontline: saudi time bomb?: saudi arabia
		Saudi Arabia gains strategic importance during World War II Although Saudi Arabia officially maintained neutrality through most of the war, the U.S. began to court the kingdom as it realized the strategic importance of Saudi oil reserves.
		Saudi Arabia and the United States were close allies during the crisis and war that followed the surprise Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990.
		Saudi Arabia issued a statement on the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, calling them "regrettable and inhuman." As of mid-November, the Bush administration has continued to publicly praise Saudi support for the war on terrorism.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saudi/etc/cron.html (2437 words)

	New Battlefield: The Saudi Arabia files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Military exercises and activities with the United States: A variety of exercises, named and unnamed, keep U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia as part of Operation South Watch and for U.S.-Saudi joint operations and exercises, including Desert Focus, Desert Warrior and Vigilant Warrior.
		The government of Saudi Arabia continues to investigate the bombing in June 1996 of the Khobar Towers U.S. housing facility near Dhahran.
		Saudi authorities have arrested and detained several people in connection with the attack but reached no conclusion in the investigation.
	www.msnbc.com /modules/new_battlefield/saudiarabia.asp?cp1=1 (700 words)

	Terrorism: Q & A \| Saudi Arabia
		The vast, oil-rich desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932 by King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al-Saud, known as Ibn Saud.
		Saudi Arabia has often sold oil to the United States at less than its market value, which has saved the United States hundreds of millions of dollars.
		Bin Laden was born in 1957 to a wealthy Saudi businessman with Yemeni roots.
	www.terrorismanswers.org /coalition/saudiarabia.html (938 words)

	Foreign Correspondent
		Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, is to America what India was to Imperial Britain: the jewel in the crown.
		The feudal rulers of Arabia, the Gulf, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt's military regime, remain the foundation of America's modern Mideast Raj.
		This cozy arrangement may be nearing an end, as many of Saudi Arabia's 10-12 million citizens grow increasingly restive under the oligarchic rule of the 8,000-member Saudi royal family.
	www.monitor.net /monitor/12-3-95/oilenemies.html (868 words)

	Muslim American Society
		Gunmen attacked U.S. military personnel in the capital Riyadh on Wednesday, slightly injuring the driver, while police killed two militants in an unrelated incident in the kingdom's west.
		Saudi security officials had said earlier that no one was injured in the shooting.
		I assure you that installations in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia are secure because they are under intensive protection to prevent such acts," he said.
	www.masnet.org /news.asp?id=1250 (648 words)

	Military to leave Saudi Arabia
		The decision to draw down forces in Saudi Arabia, though largely symbolic given the many U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf, reflects a shift in the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, which built military ties during the 1980s.
		Many Saudis resent the presence of U.S. forces in the nation that is home to Islam's two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, and some--including Osama bin Laden--had used this as a justification for terrorism.
		For the U.S., the presence in Saudi Arabia was also yielding diminishing returns, even before the host country refused to participate in the second war against Iraq.
	www.globalsecurity.org /org/news/2003/030430-psab01.htm (1075 words)

	Knowledge King - Military of Saudi Arabia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Shitte Iran could extend its reach (perhaps through Bahrain) to subvert the Shitte minoritie in Saudi Arabia.
		This is hightened by a growing population of young men who are facing daunting challenges to simply find work.
		The military is a major employer, and so it provides some relief by bringing many young men into the defense of the government.
	www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/m/mi/military_of_saudi_arabia.html (229 words)

	Terrorism: Q & A \| U.S. Troops in Saudi Arabia?
		The presence of about 5,000 U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's two holiest sites, is one of Osama bin Laden's bitterest grievances against America—both because he is offended by having "infidel troops" stand guard over Islam's holiest sites and because the U.S. presence makes it harder for him to topple the Saudi monarchy.
		Their purpose is to deter Iraq from attacking Saudi Arabia and monitor the "no-fly" zones (which are off-limits to Iraqi planes), U.S. officials say.
		In 1990, bin Laden approached the Saudi defense minister and volunteered to mobilize veterans of the 1979-89 Afghan jihad against Soviet occupation to defend Saudi Arabia against Iraq.
	www.terrorismanswers.org /causes/saudiarabia.html (497 words)

	Saudi Arabia
		Saudi Arabia is a monarchy without elected representative institutions or political parties.
		The oil industry has been the basis of the transformation of Saudi Arabia from a pastoral, agricultural, and trading society to a rapidly urbanizing one, characterized by large-scale infrastructure projects, an extensive social welfare system, and a labor market comprised largely of foreign workers.
		Since beginning the investigation of the 1996 bombing of the U.S. military installation at Al-Khobar, in which a number of eastern province Shi'a were arrested, authorities have detained, interrogated, and confiscated the passports of a number of Shi'a Muslims.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/nea/8296.htm (12214 words)

	SAUDI ARABIA NEWS SAUDI ARABIAN NEWS \| HavenWorks.com/world/saudi-arabia capital: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al ...
		"Saudi Arabia's new king, Abdullah, is unlikely to steer the world's largest oil exporter away from its longtime alliances, despite his Arab nationalist views."...
		"Saudi Arabia is pressuring the Syrian president, Bashar Assad, to set a firm timetable for withdrawal of his troops from Lebanon, Arab government sources said yesterday."...
		"Saudi Arabia has said it is prepared to negotiate a "substantial" reduction of Iraq's debt to the kingdom."...
	www.havenworks.com /world/saudi-arabia (2071 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Proposed Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia Announced
		The government of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale for a continuation of contractor maintenance and training technical services, spare and repair parts, support equipment, modification facilities, and labor to accomplish programmed depot maintenance (PDM) on their F-15 aircraft.
		Saudi Arabia remains a highly valued, friendly nation and continues to lead the way for improvements in US-Arab relations.
		The Royal Saudi Air Force was a valuable participant in the Gulf War coalition and provides a tested deterrent force against aggression in the region.
	www.defenselink.mil /releases/2000/b09082000_bt547-00.html (324 words)

	More Rumors: Washington Considers Moving U.S. Military Forces from Saudi Arabia to Qatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		American military commanders who are for relocation of the American forces claim that a visible American troop presence weakens the Saudi royal family rather than strengthening it.
		Saudi bases played an essential role during the 1991Gulf war, and disrupting their use at this point in time could complicate any airstrikes against Iraq, officials said.
		One of the pet peeves of UBL (OBL) is that American troops are in the "holy land" of Saudi Arabia.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/645896/posts (1504 words)

	Military Factory - Saudi Arabia Military Strength (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Today, the monarchy is ruled by a son of ABD AL-AZIZ, and the country's Basic Law stipulates that the throne shall remain in the hands of the aging sons and grandsons of the kingdom's founder.
		The first major terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia in several years, which occurred in May and November 2003, prompted renewed efforts on the part of the Saudi government to counter domestic terrorism and extremism, which also coincided with a slight upsurge in media freedom and announcement of government plans to phase in partial political representation.
		Saudi Arabia has the largest reserves of petroleum in the world (25% of the proved reserves), ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC.
	www.militaryfactory.com /countries/detail.asp?country_id=26 (499 words)

	U.S. Arms Clients Profiles--SAUDI ARABIA
		Since Saudi Arabia is a monarchy, there is no method or right by which citizens can bring about government change.
		Saudi Arabia tried, and failed, to conquer Yemen, which lies on its southern border, during its consolidation of the Kingdom in the 1930s.
		Saudi Arabia expelled between 500,000 and 800,000 Yemenis in 1990 and 1991 to punish Yemen for its opposition to the war against Iraq.
	www.fas.org /asmp/profiles/saudi_arabia.htm (3433 words)

	Saudi Arabia Facilities
		Saudi Arabia is blessed with modern seaports and airports, as well as a limited number of modern highways that can be used to move troops and materiel.
		When the US Air Force arrived in Saudi Arabia to support Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, some Saudi bases were modern facilities, while others were little more than a runway, a parking ramp, and sand.
		Saudi Arabia is an important partner in the campaign against terrorism, providing assistance in the military, diplomatic, and financial arenas.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/saudi-arabia.htm (793 words)

	OhioLINK ETD: Nardulli, Bruce
		U.S. security dealings with Saudi Arabia are an extreme, perhaps unique, case of how security ties unfolded under conditions in which sensitivities to those ties were always a central —oftentimes dominating—consideration.
		The first is from 1942 to 1945, tracing early political relations, security developments, and the initiation of military activities and assistance by the U.S. during the war years.
		It is used here as a metaphor for the intricate moves required by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia in their military dealings, and to denote the distinct patterns of behavior that emerged.
	rave.ohiolink.edu /etdc/view?acc_num=osu1038586191 (525 words)

	Saudi Arabia Military Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Very little is known about the military police within the Royal Land Forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
		The date palm tree, which traditionally, is the main agricultural crop, is symbolic of vitality and growth; the crossed swords, always unsheathed, symbolises strength rooted in the faith of Islam; and the palm branch wreath with the royal crown at the top symbolises the origin and strength of the Royal family.
		No badge or insignia are manufactured within Saudi Arabia, and all badges are made outside Saudi Arabia in Egypt, Korea, Jordan, Taiwan, Middle Eastern countries, or the USA.
	home.mweb.co.za /re/redcap/saudi.htm (228 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. to move operations from Saudi base - Apr. 29, 2003
		The large U.S. military presence at Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base is expected to end in the coming months, depending on the security situation in Iraq, U.S. officials told CNN on Tuesday.
		The decision to move significant U.S. military resources and personnel to neighboring Qatar marks a major shift in U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf region after a longtime presence in Saudi Arabia, currently at about 5,000 troops.
		Exiled Saudi Osama bin Laden has cited the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia as a core grievance in his self-proclaimed holy war against the United States.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/29/sprj.irq.saudi.us (518 words)

	King Khalid Military City (KKMC), Saudi Arabia
		King Khalid Military City (KKMC or "Emerald City") at Al Batin, Saudi Arabia was built to defend the north-eastern border of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
		The theater of operations for Desert Shield was Saudi Arabia, a country of 840,000 square miles, most of which is uninhabited desert.
		Their area of responsibility was all of Saudi Arabia, south of Tapline Road.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/kkmc.htm (1555 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
		The country of Saudi Arabia has been the destination of a disproportionate amount of these weapons.
		By individually analyzing the above factors, it will be demonstrated that the supply relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia is dependent on the convergence of several long standing and deep seated aspirations on the part of the three major players: the US Aerospace Industry, the US Government, and the Saudi Government.
		The Saudi government requires a military defense anchored in high tech aerospace systems, as well as a dependable and capable military ally such as the US.
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=121841 (261 words)

	US sees up to $2.1 bln arms sales to Saudi Arabia - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The biggest potential contract is $918 million to help modernize the Saudi Arabian National Guard with equipment that includes 144 armored personnel carriers, 52 command and control vehicles, 3,600 assault rifles and 12 water cannon vehicles.
		This assistance would "serve to make a key regional ally and partner in the global war on terror more capable of defeating those who threaten regional stability," said the agency, which is part of the U.S. Department of Defense.
		Congress was also alerted to a contract worth up to $760 million to continue providing support service for a range of Saudi military aircraft, associated engines and missiles.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/10/04/us_sees_up_to_21_bln_arms_sales_to_saudi_arabia (313 words)

	US pulls military equipment from Saudi Arabia to Qatar
		American military spokesmen on Wednesday announced that the US will transport equipment from "Prince Sultan" military base, the greatest military base in Saudi Arabia to Qatar but will stay available in the Kingdom, noting that this is not linked to the tension with Iraq.
		Replying to reducing the military presence in the base, Judith Kiebber, the specialist in the Middle East affairs at the external relations research institute said that the Americans only want to verify their papers and reduce their appearance especially in Saudi Arabia.
		Saudi Arabia refuses its territories to be used to strike Iraq
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/020329/2002032913.html (315 words)

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