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Saudi Spin Man Is New Ambassador
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by publicreader | December 21, 2006 at 07:48 am
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Saudi Arabia has informed the State Department that it intends to appoint Adel al-Jubeir as the new ambassador to Washington, according to U.S. officials. Jubeir, who is one of King Abdullah's closest foreign policy advisers, has long been the public face of the oil-rich kingdom in the West.
Turki al Faisal's resignation as Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US remains unexplained, but the appointment of Adel al Jubeir as the new ambassador to Washington is less of a surprise. Jubeir is known in Washington as being the point man for the Kingdom's attempt to dissociate Saudi royalty from the al-Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks. Jubeir was also dispatched to the US to defuse an impending uproar over Prince Abdullah's assertion that "Zionist hands" were "95%" behind terrorist events in 2004.
It is true that the Saudi royals have turned against bin Laden, and that he is dedicated to destroying the Saudi government. But that turnaround took place belatedly, and the new ambassador's assertion that bin Laden's popularity has dropped off in the Kingdom is much more questionable.
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at 08:06 on December 21st, 2006
Hey PubReader,
This is a fascinating story - thanks so much for your analysis.
If there's any way you can keep us updated on Saudi politics, we'd all appreciate it here at NP.
ANG
at 09:12 on December 22nd, 2006
Thanks for the comment. I will do my best, although as you know, the Kingdom is nothing if not secretive.From the number of readers so far, my public appears to be a select one, indeed!