Here’s what I don’t get. The US is allied with Saudi Arabia, right? Last year, Libya was removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. Yet a new study released by the US Army’s West Point military academy accusing Saudi Arabia and Libya of producing 60 per cent of the al Qaeda fighers in Iraq.
You will remember that of the 19 hijackers, 16 of them were Saudi nationals. As for Libya, Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie should ring a bell. To put it into words, both governments have been complicit of terrorism. And, continue to foster a relationship with the White House exactly as the West Point study is released - it just seems awkward is all I’m saying.
I can only assume that the US is following the adage to keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer.
