Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:10:06 -1000 From: Jay Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [CanadaEnergy] First Warnings from the Middle East... ABU DHABI [MENL] -- In the first such warning, Arab Gulf states are suggesting that U.S. support for Israel could hurt plans to purchase American weapons. Gulf defense sources said Saudi Arabia and several Gulf Cooperation Council states are warning of significant repercussions should the United States continue its support of Israel in the war against the Palestinian Authority. They said messages relayed to Washington by several of the six GCC states warned of decreasing cooperation in a range of fields, including defense and military cooperation. "America has started to lose its allies in the Gulf region because of the Republican administration's bias towards Israel," Qatar's Al Sharq daily said on Tuesday prior to the attacks in New York and Washington. "The attitude of Gulf countries towards the political decision-makers in the White House shows that U.S. interests could suffer at several levels, notably on the political front, as well as financially and in the weapons and oil sector. Al Sharq did not elaborate. But it was the first specific threat against Washington that the current tension in the Middle East would affect U.S. arms sales to its Arab allies. GCC states have ordered a range of weapons from the United States. The United Arab Emirates has ordered 80 F-16s in a $6.4 billion deal. Saudi Arabia has ordered nearly $2 billion in air and missile systems. "Through its hostile positions towards the Arabs, Washington is pushing the patience of its friends in the region to the limit," the UAE Akhbar Al Arab said. Bahrain and Kuwait are also negotiating the purchase of air and ground systems from the United States. Qatar is not known to have ordered any major weapons systems from Washington. The GCC threats have already influenced the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship. Last month, Saudi Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Saleh Ibn Ali Muhaya canceled defense cooperation talks with Pentagon officials in Washington. Muhaya, who was already in the United States, was ordered to leave for Riyad. This service contains only a small portion of the information produced daily by Middle East Newsline. For a subscription to the full service, please contact Middle East Newsline at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for further details. http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2001/september/09_13_6.html Jay -- www.dieoff.org Kailua-Kona, Hawaii To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/MDsVHB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/wpWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> What kind of city with surroundings would one expect of a "faith-based public works" project with the objective of designing and constructing a "culture of life"? Would a George Bush "culture of life" be the same as a Vatican "culture of life"? Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================