Feeding at the Saudi Trough

(Townhall.com) - Joel Mowbray In researching my new book, Dangerous Diplomacy, I discovered that Saudi cash has created a circle of sympathizers and both direct and indirect lobbyists - which is precisely the intended effect. Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., was quoted in the Washington Post as having said, “If the reputation then builds that the Saudis take care of friends when they leave office, you’d be surprised how much better friends you have who are just coming into office.”


2003-10-01 00:00:00

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