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...Washington, Prince Bandar bin Sultan takes White House hospitality for granted. For 30 years, the Cohiba-chomping Bandar has traded on his personal charm and his country's oil wealth to seduce Presidents and preserve his nation's alliance with the U.S. But when National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice met Bandar at the White House last Tuesday, the ambassador had reason to be concerned. Revelations that charitable donations by Bandar's wife Princess Haifa al-Faisal were sent to associates of two Sept. 11 hijackers had some Congressmen questioning Saudi Arabia's commitment to the war on terrorism. And Administration...
...Bush aides spent last week pouring cold water on the Washington Post report that outlined a National Security Council task-force proposal to give the Saudis a 90-day deadline for cracking down on terrorism financiers. Senior aides insisted that Bush had no plans to issue an ultimatum, and Rice and CIA Director George Tenet demanded that the FBI launch a criminal investigation to find out who leaked the report. Meanwhile, every Administration heavy from Donald Rumsfeld to Colin Powell rushed to defend Bandar and the Saudis...
...problems go beyond insider intrigues. The biggest burden is the economy, the poorest in Asia. Unemployment is estimated to be between 50% and 65%. According to the U.N., nearly half the population earns less than 55 cents a day. Despite a preponderance of farmers, East Timor still imports rice and other staples. Meanwhile, an offshore oil drilling agreement with Australia is bogged down in negotiations. Riots are the last thing a nation desperate for foreign investment needs. "If you burn people's houses and steal their possessions," said Gusmao in a national radio broadcast, "they will leave. Then we will...
...Tips and defectors have produced much of what Washington knows about Iraq's arsenal. So, say impatient U.S. officials, the effective way to ferret out arms is to get more insiders like Izzadine al-Majid to squeal. That is why National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice traveled to New York City last week to press unmovic's Blix to carry out Point 5, the section of the U.N. mandate authorizing unrestricted access to Iraq's scientists, who can be taken out of the country, with their families, for questioning. The Administration proposes offering asylum to such witnesses and their families...
...Iraq's extended-family structures don't lend themselves to defection because of the number of people this would involve, and those left behind would be in peril. Nevertheless, Rice spent most of an hour pushing Blix hard to agree to pursue Point 5 rigorously. "We will get the information," says a senior U.S. official, "(and) cross the bridge" later on how to make the interviews safer...