Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Saudi prince warns U.S. not to go 'green' Seeking 'mirage of independence' will result in 'disaster'

The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin

A prominent Saudi prince is warning the United States against trying to become energy independent, claiming it is "political posturing at its worst – a concept that is unrealistic, misguided, and ultimately harmful to energy-producing and consuming countries alike," according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal, brother to Saudi King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud, claimed such a motto as "energy independence" is "code for arguing that the United States has a dangerous reliance on my country of Saudi Arabia."

A former chief of Saudi intelligence and ambassador to London and the U.S., Turki said that such an argument, in effect, blames Saudi Arabia for "everything from global terrorism to high gasoline prices."....

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