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Tuesday, October 30, 2001
The New York Times has a good article on U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia. There's an especially good anecdote about ambassador Hume Horan back in 1988. "What the Saudis didn't like about him, though, was that he was the best Arabic speaker in the State Department, and had used his language skills to engage all kinds of Saudis, including the kingdom's conservative religious leaders who were critical of the ruling family. The Saudis didn't want someone so adroit at penetrating their society, so — of course — we withdrew Mr. Horan."
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