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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:10:06 -1000
From: Jay Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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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.
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