http://www.metafilter.com/tags/princebandar Posts tagged with 'princebandar' at MetaFilter. Sun, 18 Apr 2004 12:00:26 -0800 Sun, 18 Apr 2004 12:00:26 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/32562/Plan%2Dof%2DAttack <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19691-2004Apr17.html">Behind Diplomatic Moves, Military Plan Was Launched.</a> An excerpt from the new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/074325547X/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">"Plan of Attack"</a> by <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/15/60minutes/main612067.shtml">Bob Woodward</a>. Amongst its claims are that Saudi ambassador <a href=http://www.mattwelch.com/NatPostSave/bandar.htm>Prince Bandar</a> was informed of the plans for Iraq before Colin Powell, and that $700 million designated by Congress for the war in Afghanistan <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17347-2004Apr16_3.html">was used to prepare for the war in Iraq</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.32562 Sun, 18 Apr 2004 12:00:26 -0800 afghanistan bobwoodward colinpowell congress government iraq politics princebandar war woodward homunculus http://www.metafilter.com/14643/ <a href=" "></a> Message to Pres. Bush: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51555-2002Feb9.html">Please stop kissing Saudi butt and kindly tell them to go to hell!</a> <br><br> <i>Bandar was instructed to cut off further discussion between the two countries. The time had come to "get busy rearranging our lives in the Middle East." Bandar's message was a shock to the Bush administration... But over the next two days, the United States went to extraordinary lengths to try to repair the relationship, its closest with any Arab country, <b>finally satisfying the Saudis with a personal letter to Abdullah from the President himself.</b></i> tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.14643 Sun, 10 Feb 2002 00:32:49 -0800 georgewbush president princebandar saudiarabia Rastafari