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	<title>Comments on: &#8217;2009 Is Not 2001&#8242;</title>
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	<description>Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US</description>
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		<title>By: Sparky</title>
		<link>http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/23/2009-is-not-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-25466</link>
		<dc:creator>Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nedal: I did not attach a judgment to either psyche. My point was the quote took into consideration neither psyche. 


American psyche can forgive and move on but people chose to keep the memory alive. There are those who want to deny the Haulocaust but it has been recorded in history. Does that make people dumb?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nedal: I did not attach a judgment to either psyche. My point was the quote took into consideration neither psyche. </p>
<p>American psyche can forgive and move on but people chose to keep the memory alive. There are those who want to deny the Haulocaust but it has been recorded in history. Does that make people dumb?</p>
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		<title>By: Nedal</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nedal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To Sparky:

Your statement equals a statement where one would state the American public&#039;s psyche is dumb. Very thoughtful and analytical of you!</description>
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<p>Your statement equals a statement where one would state the American public&#8217;s psyche is dumb. Very thoughtful and analytical of you!</p>
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		<title>By: Sparky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also two things that need to be known. One people here have satellites and they DO watch them. America does not INTEND on forgetting 911 any time soon with such campaigns widespread &quot;Remembering 911&quot; etc. 

Second, it is NOT in the Arab psyche to forgive and forget and move on.

Another quote please. We are not in Kansas anymore.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also two things that need to be known. One people here have satellites and they DO watch them. America does not INTEND on forgetting 911 any time soon with such campaigns widespread &#8220;Remembering 911&#8243; etc. </p>
<p>Second, it is NOT in the Arab psyche to forgive and forget and move on.</p>
<p>Another quote please. We are not in Kansas anymore.</p>
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		<title>By: Sparky</title>
		<link>http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/23/2009-is-not-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-25460</link>
		<dc:creator>Sparky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I used to get confused with the years. Thank you Ambassador.</description>
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		<title>By: Me</title>
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		<dc:creator>Me</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the USA of 2009 maybe better than that of 2001, but the USA prior to 2001 was better.
as for the ksa, it will always deteriorate no matter what happens. higher oil prices saved the al-Saud&#039;s from disaster.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the USA of 2009 maybe better than that of 2001, but the USA prior to 2001 was better.<br />
as for the ksa, it will always deteriorate no matter what happens. higher oil prices saved the al-Saud&#8217;s from disaster.</p>
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		<title>By: Nedal</title>
		<link>http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/23/2009-is-not-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-25439</link>
		<dc:creator>Nedal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I disagree! I simply think that both the US and Saudi are still living the aftermath of 9/11 which, in my opinion, was a big conspiracy/inside job run by the US with the help of Alqaeda. 

Regardless, I think &quot;it is pure mental blindness&quot; to not recognize the extreme and negative effects globally of 9/11. The many intrinsic democratic laws changing in the West (esp. in North America), the war in Iraq, the bullshit &quot;War on Terror&quot;, the violations of personal privacy and freedom, and the overall, tight, so called &quot;security&quot; going on everywhere.

So I&#039;m sorry but no I don&#039;t and can&#039;t see &quot;the better&quot; happening anytime soon when many governments are using such incidents to control the public further. Police has been militarized, check points have increased, our rights for privacy are thrown out the window, public cameras are installed on street corners monitoring every move, people are being arrested for simply suspicion or matching names, our internet usage and cellphones are publicly announced and known to be monitored, the world is simply going down. I think you&#039;d have to very blind not to see, witness and recognize all of that!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I disagree! I simply think that both the US and Saudi are still living the aftermath of 9/11 which, in my opinion, was a big conspiracy/inside job run by the US with the help of Alqaeda. </p>
<p>Regardless, I think &#8220;it is pure mental blindness&#8221; to not recognize the extreme and negative effects globally of 9/11. The many intrinsic democratic laws changing in the West (esp. in North America), the war in Iraq, the bullshit &#8220;War on Terror&#8221;, the violations of personal privacy and freedom, and the overall, tight, so called &#8220;security&#8221; going on everywhere.</p>
<p>So I&#8217;m sorry but no I don&#8217;t and can&#8217;t see &#8220;the better&#8221; happening anytime soon when many governments are using such incidents to control the public further. Police has been militarized, check points have increased, our rights for privacy are thrown out the window, public cameras are installed on street corners monitoring every move, people are being arrested for simply suspicion or matching names, our internet usage and cellphones are publicly announced and known to be monitored, the world is simply going down. I think you&#8217;d have to very blind not to see, witness and recognize all of that!</p>
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		<title>By: Chiara</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chiara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Excellent quote from James Smith. Well-stated in both directions. 8 years has seen a lot of change in both places, while certain undercurrents require ongoing vigilance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent quote from James Smith. Well-stated in both directions. 8 years has seen a lot of change in both places, while certain undercurrents require ongoing vigilance.</p>
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