New Saudi Anti-Americanism: "You Will Vanish"

(Saudi Gazette/MEMRI) - A columnist for the Saudi government English daily The Saudi Gazette responded to President Bush's demand that Arab leaders cease calling suicide bombers "martyrs": "In case you do not have the time or stamina, let me tell you this: we are as old as the stone that Jesus walked on, pure as the water Muhammad was given to wash for prayer from, and severe as the laws Moses brought down from the Mount. You will vanish, but we will remain."


2002-05-16 00:00:00

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