“In terms of Iran and in terms of Saudi Arabia, of course they hate each other. That's no great secret. But John Kerry, who is I think doing a very good job, has tried to at least get these people in the room together because both of them are being threatened by ISIS.” PeopleThinkingTogetherJobsHateCoursesTermRoomsSecretVery GoodIranThreatenedGood JobIsisArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisJohn Kerry Author:Bernie Sanders
“We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria. A coalition that was led by the United States, with Saudi Arabia being one of the first members of that coalition.” FirstsWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesMembersIslamicSyriaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisCoalitionsIslamic State Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations, we will be prepared to participate with special forces. The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too. If the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?” IfsWorldSaidWarHelpingFightingForceSpecialPreparedDefeatObjectivesOperationsWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ITroopsBe PreparedArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisCoalitionsDeploymentSpecial Forces Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors, a policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies. Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom, it is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia. And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.” CountryNumbersPolicyRevolutionDrugResponsibleAffairIraqNeighborTerroristSettingKingdomsObjectivesSettingsIranAfghanistanInterferePakistanExpandingAttackingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisExplosivesDiplomatsMilitiaTerrorist AttacksSectarianismEmbassyYemenSmuggling Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“We have a legal system, and we have a penal code. We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.” PeopleShouldCodePenaltiesDeath PenaltyArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisLegal System Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“People are saying, "Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed." It's a contradiction. Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?” PeopleWantPlayRolesChangedContradictionWant UArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSupporting Roles Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“Osama bin Laden, who is a Saudi, feels himself to be a patriot because the U.S. has forces in Saudi Arabia, which is sacred because it is the land of the prophet Mohammed.” FeelsForceLandSacredProphetPatriotBin LadenArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisOsama Bin LadenProphet Mohammed Author:Edward Said
“If the Sunni and Shia, or those nations that surround Saudi Arabia and those nations that gather around Tehran or Iran fight each other, that is the trigger that will bring about the War of Armageddon.” IfsWarFightingNationsIranSurroundTriggersArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisArmageddonTehranShia Author:Louis Farrakhan
“So in a sense, that little war in the Levant had a horrendous effect in terms of the stability of countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, over the long term. Because once again, it proved to Muslims that their governments couldn't protect them and would side with the enemy.” LittlesLongWarCountryGovernmentSidesTermEnemyEffectsProtectLong TermStabilityEgyptArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisKuwait Author:Michael Scheuer
“It's going to become clear that the impact of our policies rather than our way of life is what's attracting animosity and warfare on us. And I think there is going to be a surge from the bottom up that will begin to straighten things out. Because Americans, in the long run, are not going to want their daughters and their sons to die overseas so the al Saud family can continue raping Saudi Arabia's revenue.” ThinkingWayWantLongRunningLife IsDiesClearPolicySonDaughterImpactBottomAlsLong RunsWarfareRevenueArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisAnimosity Author:Michael Scheuer
“There is always the risk that a conflagration in the Middle East becomes larger and more dangerous. In this scenario, we discover that the Arab Spring was merely the prelude to a deeper and much farther-reaching upheaval in the region that has greater impact on countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia.” CountryGreaterRiskMiddleDangerousSpringImpactDeeperEastReachingRegionsIranMiddle EastScenariosArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisUpheavalPreludeArab Spring Author:Ian Bremmer
“If you do not learn English in this country, you cannot get anywhere. We are in America. We are not in Mexico, we are not in China, we are not in Saudi Arabia - we speak English in this country! And what bilingual education does, is keep them from learning English, so they are doomed to be second-class citizens.” IfsDoeCountryAmericaSpeakClassCitizensChinaMexicoDoomedArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSpeak EnglishSecond Class CitizensLearning English Author:Rafael Cruz
“Take a look at the Supreme Court decision that just authorized an effort by U.S. claimants against Iran for terrorist acts. What are the terrorist acts? The terrorist acts are bombings of U.S. military installations in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, which Iran is claimed to have something to do with. Well suppose they did. That's not terrorism. I mean if we have a military base in Lebanon that while we're shelling Lebanese naval ships, the Navy is shelling Lebanese installations and somebody attacks [that's not terrorism].” IfsWellsLooksMeanDecisionEffortMilitaryCourtTerrorismTerroristSupremeShipsIranSupreme CourtNavyBombingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisNavalLebanonInstallationCourt DecisionLebanese Author:Noam Chomsky
“High prices can be the result of speculation, and maybe plunging prices can be attributed to the end of speculation, but low prices over time aren't caused by speculation. That's oversupply, mainly by Saudi Arabia flooding the market with low-priced oil to discourage rival oil producers, whether it's Russian oil or American fracking.” EndsResultsLowsOilProducersSpeculationRivalsDiscouragingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisFloodingHigh PricesFracking Author:Michael Hudson
“Saudi Arabia is militant Islamic extremism, Wahhabi Islam is extreme and violent. These are the people that execute gays. These are the people that stone women who show their face in public. You don’t hear much about it, but it happens.” PeopleShowsHappensFacesGayStonesIslamExtremesViolentIslamicExtremismArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisMilitant Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Saudi Arabia cannot go pedal-to-the-metal on the way toward Sharia, although some might say they’re there, because they have a relationship with the United States that must continue. And they can’t make that relationship difficult for the US, so they moderate, and therefore they proceed...” WayStatesMightDifficultUnitedUnited StatesMetalsModeratesArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisPedalsSharia Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Saudi Arabia might proceed toward Sharia slower than Al-Qaeda wants. Al-Qaeda wants pedal-to-the-metal, nothing else in focus, we’re heading to Sharia, and the Saudis might not be going there fast enough, so Al-Qaeda hits them.” WantEnoughMightFocusAlsMetalsHeadingsAl QaedaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisPedalsSharia Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think our initiative with respect to education and economic development can work in Saudi Arabia and it is up to the Saudis to decide how they wish to transform their society in order to make it prepared for the challenges of the 21st century.” ThinkingOrderWishChallengesEconomicCenturyDevelopmentPreparedInitiative21st CenturyArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisEconomic Development Author:Colin Powell
“We are not shrinking from talking to Saudis or anyone else in the region, but it is up to each nation in the region to decide on its own how it will proceed and at what pace. There are other nations in the region that had similar policies to Saudi Arabia that are starting to make changes, such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Morocco. And so it takes time but when you see the need for such changes, then changes tend to follow.” NeedsNationsTalkingPolicyStartingRegionsPaceTake TimeMaking ChangesArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisShrinkingIt Takes TimeMoroccoKuwaitQatarBahrain Author:Colin Powell
“Saudi Arabia will have to decide its own path, and I don't know if it will decide a path like any other nation in the region or if it will design something that is unique to Saudi Arabia.” IfsKnowsNationsPathDesignUniqueRegionsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:Colin Powell
“We are not dictating. We are not telling them [Saudi Arabia] how they should do it or who they should look like. We are their friends. We have mutual interests and we will help them in any way that is possible.” WayShouldLooksHelpingInterestMutualArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisDictatingMutual Interest Author:Colin Powell
“I think we can make a contribution to their [Saudi Arabia] thinking as they decide how they should deal with the economic and social challenges that they are facing.” ThinkingShouldSocialChallengesDealsEconomicContributionArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:Colin Powell
“We need more American energy. It keeps wealth at home. It keeps our wealth from ending up in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. It creates jobs at home.” NeedsHomeJobsEnergyWealthArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisVenezuela Author:Jeff Sessions
“My party's supporters have seen how European political leaders are allowing asylum seekers and migrants to come to us and how they're spending billions of euros on them. In Dubai, the police drive Lamborghinis. These countries aren't poor. Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states should take care of these people. They're closer, have the same religion, the same climate, the same culture.” PeopleShouldCountryStatesCarePoliticalCulturePoorPartyLeaderPoliceClimateTake CareSpendingBillionsAllowingSupporterSeekersArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisEuroAsylumsPolitical LeadersMigrantsDubaiAsylum Seekers Author:Geert Wilders
“I think that all countries of the region should join their efforts in the fight against a common threat - terrorism in general and ISIS in particular. It concerns Iran as well, it concerns Saudi Arabia (although the two countries do not get along very well, ISIS threatens both of them), it concerns Jordan, it concerns Turkey (in spite of certain problems regarding the Kurdish issue), and, in my opinion, everybody is interested in resolving the situation. Our task is to join these efforts to fight against a common enemy.” ThinkingShouldWellsTwoCountryProblemCertainFightingCommonEffortSituationOpinionEnemyIssuesParticularConcernTasksThreatTerrorismSpiteRegionsIranTurkeysIsisJordanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisTwo CountriesCommon EnemyKurdish Author:Vladimir Putin
“One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide to go back now, there will be so many problems - where will I find the physical therapy and other things that I now require?” IfsWorldReasonProblemTodayAmericaLostHappeningsDoctorsAngryLeavingUniversityReason WhyTherapyFacultySessionDoctor WhoNigeriaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisPhysical TherapyComing To America Author:Chinua Achebe
“At least with [Hillary] Clinton, you know, there was some degree of transparency. There was some sense of what's going on here, and a lot to be very alarmed about, whether it's the - you know, the Prince Bandar and, you know, the princes of Saudi Arabia, or Bahrain, or the Russians that she enabled to acquire 20 percent of our uranium supply. I mean, really outrageous stuff. The arms deals, et., a lot of grave concern.” KnowsMeanStuffDealsArmsDegreesPercentConcernClintonGravesAcquireTransparencyOutrageousArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisUraniumBahrain Author:Jill Stein
“I don't believe that in a couple of months Erdogan and the United States regime, and the Western regimes in general, and of course Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are going to stop the support of the terrorists.” BelieveStatesCoursesUnitedUnited StatesSupportMonthsCoupleWesternDon't BelieveTerroristRegimesArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisErdoganQatar Author:Bashar al-Assad
“The worst part of what we heard Donald [trump] say has been about nuclear weapons. He has said repeatedly that he didn't care if other nations got nuclear weapons, Japan, South Korea, even Saudi Arabia. It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.” IfsHas BeensSaidStatesCareNationsUnitedUnited StatesHeardWorstPolicyTrumpRepublicanWeaponsDemocratSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisProliferationSouth Korea Author:Hillary Clinton
“You know, terrorism in Afghanistan had everything to do with the support for the mujahidin by Saudi Arabia and by the CIA that sought to create an international religious extremist group to fight the Soviet Union.” KnowsFightingReligiousSupportGroupsUnionsInternationalTerrorismAfghanistanSovietSoviet UnionCiaExtremistArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisExtremist Groups Author:Jill Stein
“I'm very careful not to isolate Israel on this but to make this part of a transformed foreign policy where we apply the same standards across the board. So it's not just Israel. It's also Saudi Arabia, it's also Egypt. It's where there are massive and systemic violations of human rights and international law.” HumansLawRightsPolicyStandardsInternationalHuman RightsCarefulIsraelBoardsMassiveTransformedForeign PolicyEgyptViolationArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisInternational LawViolation Of Human Rights Author:Jill Stein
“Likewise to Saudi Arabia, where we just were selling another billion dollars worth of weapons, and we're not only selling the weapons but we are complicit in the war effort in Yemen where there are also incredible atrocities and war crimes being committed.” WarEffortCrimeWeaponsDollarsIncrediblesCommittedBillionsSellingAtrocitiesArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisWar CrimesYemen Author:Jill Stein
“Donald Trump believes that the world will be safer if more nations have nuclear weapons. He's said Saudi Arabia should get them, Japan should get them, Korea should get them. And when he was confronted with this and told, wait a minute, terrorists could get those, proliferation could lead to nuclear war, here's what Donald Trump said, and I quote, go ahead, folks, enjoy yourselves.” IfsWorldShouldBelieveSaidWarNationsWaitingEnjoyMinutesTrumpWeaponsFolksNuclearTerroristJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisNuclear WarProliferation Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump's idea that more nations should get nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea.” ShouldIdeasNationsTrumpWeaponsSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSouth Korea Author:Tim Kaine
“What are the prospects for an Arab state serving a leading role comparable to the role that other states place in other regions? There is no obvious candidate. Saudi Arabia has the money but a relatively small population. Iraq was a great potential leader, as a sizable country with great oil resources and a highly educated population, but it went off in the wrong direction.” CountryStatesLeaderRolesResourcesIraqPopulationObviousOilEducatedCandidatesRegionsServingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisProspectsWrong Direction Author:Samuel P. Huntington
“I've been to Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait for brief visits at conferences, and they are very interesting countries.” CountryInterestingEgyptConferencesVery InterestingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisLebanonKuwait Author:Samuel P. Huntington
“We don't supply a hundred billion dollars worth of weapons to the war criminals in Saudi Arabia nor do we supply eight million dollars a day to the Israeli army that is also violating international law and human rights.” HumansWarLawMillionsRightsWeaponsHundredArmyDollarsInternationalHuman RightsEightCriminalsBillionsIsraeliMillion DollarsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisInternational LawIsraeli Army Author:Jill Stein
“Over the last few years they have done a superb job in their fight against al-Qaida. As you may recall, our embassy in Jedda (in Saudi Arabia) was overrun some four years ago and a number of foreign workers went home because of violence against them.” YearsMayDoneHomeJobsLastsFightingNumbersFourViolenceYears AgoWorkersAlsFour YearsRecallsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSuperbEmbassy Author:David Petraeus
“Even the Interior Ministry in Riyadh was hit. Since then, the Saudis have employed a very intelligent and comprehensive approach to counter al-Qaida, including precise operations based on good intelligence, changes in their corrections facilities, superb strategic communications programs and a host of other initiatives - all of which, together, have helped Saudi Arabia achieve impressive results in their fight against extremists.” TogetherFightingResultsAchieveCommunicationApproachProgramIntelligentIncludingOperationsAlsHostInitiativeMinistryPreciseInteriorsEmployedImpressiveFacilityStrategicComprehensiveExtremistArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisCorrectionsSuperbRiyadh Author:David Petraeus
“There's an early 2014 email from Hillary Clinton, not so long after she left the State Department, to her campaign manager John Podesta that states ISIL is funded by the governments of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Now this is the most significant email in the whole collection, and perhaps because Saudi and Qatari money is spread all over the Clinton Foundation.” LongStatesWholeGovernmentLeftFoundationClintonSpreadCampaignsSignificantManagersDepartmentCollectionsEmailArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisIsilQatar Author:Julian Assange
“Under Hillary Clinton, the world's largest ever arms deal was made with Saudi Arabia, [worth] more than $80 billion.” WorldMadeDealsArmsClintonBillionsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:Julian Assange
“If you were following the [Barack] Obama campaign back then, closely, you could see it had become very close to banking interests. So I think you can't properly understand Hillary Clinton's foreign policy without understanding Saudi Arabia.” IfsThinkingUnderstandingInterestPolicyClintonFollowingCampaignsBarackForeign PolicyBankingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisObama Campaign Author:Julian Assange
“For the West, they wanted to undermine the Syrian positions. For the petrodollar countries like Saudi Arabia, they're thinking undermining Syria will undermine Iran on sectarian basis.” ThinkingCountryWantedPositionBasesWestIranSyriaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisUndermining Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Two years and a half and Syria is still withstanding against the United States, the West, Saudi Arabia, the richest countries in this area, including Turkey, and, taking into consideration what your question implies, that even the big part or the bigger part of the Syrian population is against me, how can I withstand till today ? Am I the superhuman or Superman, which is not the case !” YearsStillsTwoCountryStatesBigsTodayUnitedHalfCasesUnited StatesAreasBiggerWestIncludingPopulationConsiderationTwo YearsSyriaTurkeysArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSuperhumanWithstanding Author:Bashar al-Assad
“It's very simple ; once the Western countries stop supporting those terrorists and making pressure on their puppet countries and client states like Saudi Arabia and Turkey and others, you'll have no problem in Syria. It will be solved easily.” CountryStatesProblemSimplePressureWesternTerroristClientsSyriaNo ProblemTurkeysPuppetsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Why is it that the U.S. has to take refugees? Why doesn't Saudi Arabia take more.” RefugeeArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:Michael T. Flynn
“I am warning my people, but I'm also warning Iran, and warning Saudi Arabia, and warning China and Russia and Europe. We are at the end of this world.” PeopleWorldEndsThis WorldEuropeChinaRussiaIranWarningArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:Louis Farrakhan
“It is quite difficult to establish a clear-cut cause-and-effect relationship, as the causes are manifold and closely connected. It is simply not correct to link the level of democracy to prosperity. It is absolutely clear that the economic wealth of Saudi Arabia exceeds the performance of the Czech Republic. But apparently democracy is quite stable in the Czech Republic, which cannot be said about Saudi Arabia. As we delve into the past, we must not forget about the existing model of society.” SaidPastCausesDifficultWealthForgetLevelsDemocracyClearCuttingEconomicEffectsModelsPerformancesProsperityConnectedLinksRepublicStableExceedCause And EffectArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisManifoldCzechCzech Republic Author:Garry Kasparov
“Why is it not possible to build a church in Saudi Arabia where as we in the Netherlands have almost 500 mosques being built; why is it not possible to buy or sell a Bible in any Muslim or most of the Muslim countries, whereas we can buy a Koran here on every street corner? This is the exact example of the fact that Islam is an intolerant society.” CountryFactsChurchStreetsExampleBuiltSellsIslamCornersArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisMosquesStreet CornersNetherlands Author:Geert Wilders
“The army is making good advancement on daily basis against the terrorists. Of course, they still have the support of Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and some Western countries including the United States, but the only option that we have in that regard is to win.” StillsCountryStatesCoursesWinningUnitedUnited StatesSupportBasesArmyRegardWesternIncludingTerroristTurkeysAdvancementArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisQatar Author:Bashar al-Assad