| Islam and the West | |
| 01 Aug 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com | |
| The American-Saudi Relationship: An Old Friendship Starts to Crumble | |
By Rudolph Chimelli
Saudi Arabia openly endorses a Palestinian state, shows understanding for Iran and no longer only buys arms "made in USA": despite a weapons deal worth over 60 billion dollars, cracks are beginning to appear in what was once an unquestioned partnership with the USA. By Rudolph Chimelli
He calls himself a "private individual", listing on his business card as sole official post that of chairman of the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. As the 65-year-old Prince Turki al-Faisal is a nephew of King Abdullah, however, anyone keen to find out what's happening in the Middle East hang on his every word.
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