- Saudi Press Agency, 07/25/06
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- FOLLOWING IS THE STATEMENT ISSUED
- TODAY BY THE ROYAL COURT:
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- It was just two days ago on Sunday that the Saudis all
but demanded an emergency meeting with the American President. They
came to the White House in force -- the Foreign Minister, the Ambassador
to the U.S. (formerly in charge of National Security in The Kingdom), and
the old American Ambassador, Prince Bandar bin Sultan (now in charge of
National Security in The Kingdom). They left unhappy. They
are even more unhappy after Condolezza Rice's failed visit to Beirut and
stealth visit to Ramallah as Palestinian protestors demanded a 'Day of
Rage' against the Americans and boycotting of Rice. The following
extraordinarily unusual statement and warning has just come from Riyadh
in the name of the Saudi 'Royal Court', the highest authority in The Kingdom:
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- JEDDAH, JULY 25, SPA -- FOLLOWING IS THE STATEMENT ISSUED
TODAY BY THE ROYAL COURT:
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- " THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS UNDERSTAKEN THE
ROLE REQUIRED OF IT BY ITS RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL DUTY WITH REGARD TO THE
SITUATION IN THE REGION AND REPERCUSSIONS OF EVENTS IN LEBANON AND THE
OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. IN THIS REGARD, IT HAS CAUTIONED, WARNED
AND EXTENDED ADVICE. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS STRIVEN FROM THE FIRST MOMENT
TO STOP THE AGRRESSION, MOVING ON MORE THAN ONE FRONT AND BY MORE THAN
ONE MEANS, TO PERSUADE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO FORCE ISRAEL TO AGREE
TO A CEASEFIRE.
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- MEANWHILE, THE KINGDOM HAS DISPATCHED HRH THE FOREIGN
MINISTER AND HRH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
TO MEET H.E. THE U.S. PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON AND INFORM HIM OF ITS VIEWS
ON THE GRAVE AND UNPREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE UNREMITTING ISRAELI
AGGRESSION IF MATTERS WENT BEYOND CONTROL. THE KINGDOM HAS ALSO ASKED PERSONAL
ENVOYS TO VISIT THE CAPITALS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S PERMANENT MEMBER
STATES TO CONVEY THE SAME MESSAGE.
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- THE ARABS HAVE PROCLAIMED PEACE AS A STRATEGIC OPTION
FOR THE ARAB NATION. THEY PRESENTED A JUST AND DISTINCT PLAN FOR REGAINING
THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES IN EXCHANGE FOR PEACE. THEY REFUSED TO RESPOND
TO PROVOCATIONS AND IGNORED ANTI-PEACE EXTREMIST CALLS. IT SHOULD BE STATED
THAT PATIENCE COULD NOT LAST FOREVER. IF THE ISRAELI MILITARY BRUTALITY
PERSISTED WITH KILLINGS AND DESTRUCTION NO ONE COULD PREDICT THE CONSEQUENCES
AND THEN REGRETS WILL BE IN VAIN.
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- THEREFORE, THE KINGDOM ADDRESSES AN APPEAL AND A WARNING
TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS REPRESENTED BY THE U.N.
AND IN PARTICULAR THE U.S.
- THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA CALLS ON ALL TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH HONEST, CONSCIOUS AND INTERNATIONAL MORAL AND HUMANITARIAN LAWS. IT
ALSO WARNS ALL THAT IF THE PEACE OPTION IS REJECTED DUE TO THE ISRAELI
ARROGANCE THEN ONLY THE WAR OPTION REMAINS AND NO ONE KNOWS THE REPERCUSSIONS
BEFALLING THE REGION, INCLUDING WARS AND CONFLICT THAT WILL SPARE NO ONE
INCLUDING THOSE WHOSE MILITARY POWER IS NOW TEMPTING THEM TO PLAY WITH
FIRE.
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- --MORE 1625 Local Time 1325 GMT
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