Is Syria or Saudi Arabia Next?

Middle East Modifications

The Christian Science monitor seems to be exceptionally courageous in publishing realities which are often uncomfortable for the Bush Administration. For instance, page 10 of the June 03, 2003 Christian Science Monitor had a large color photo of President George W. Bush and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah holding hands while they were both attending a conference in France. Does this obviously warm relationship between these two world leaders mean that President Bush would not try to over throw the de facto king of Saudi Arabia, when he and his militaristic Machiavellian advisors decide that the time is ripe?

The December 19, 2003 issues of Christian Science monitor answers that question. Within a few days after President Saddam Hussein was both captured and internationally humiliated on TV, there was a lengthy article in the Dec.19 issue of the same highly respected, authoritative newspaper. This article was about the final years of certain national "tyrants" who had been successfully removed from power, such as Ida Amin, Slobodan Milosevic, Papa Doc Duvalier and Saddam Hussein. But the article also listed and showed the pictures of other "tyrants" who had not yet been removed from office. On that second list of not yet removed "tyrants", were Fidel Castro, Muammar Qaddafi, and Kim Jon IL. Yet, there was one name in the list of "tyrants" yet to be deposed which was a surprise but not a surprise. This man and his country have not only been long time allies of the US but their nation have often stabilized the entire world's economy. But at least the name of the person and the country was without the picture: FAHD BIN ABDUL AZIZ, SAUDI ARABIA. After his name and country was written the supposed justification for labeling him as a tyrant to be deposed "Under King Fahd, Saudi Arabia, citizens face arbitrary arrest and are denied freedom of expression and assembly."

Of course, having the king of Saudi Arabia on the hit list of tyrants to be deposed was quite consistent with the Bush policy of modification of the Mid East by force if considered necessary since Syria, Sudan and Libya's leaders were also listed for elimination. Since Crown Prince Abdullah is temporarily replacing King Fahd, it is totally reasonable to assume that he would be King Fahd's replacement for being deposed even though he supposedly has a warm relationship with President Bush. Because friendship does not really count for that much when the hard realities of Jewish votes and international political realities deceptively dictate who will be violently put down next.