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Source: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/watch/Policywatch/policywatch2003/703.htm
Reforming the Arab Stand: The Saudi Initiative
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Simon Henderson - The Saudi government published what it described as a "Charter to Reform the Arab Stand," a proposal viewed by many as part of the Saudi diplomatic effort to prevent the United States from going to war against Saddam Hussein. Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, a major player, met in Tunisia recently with his counterparts from other Arab countries, at one point presenting an award to Iraqi interior minister Mohammed Dhiab al-Ahmed, a key figure in Saddam's security structure.