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Document Information
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News article/opinion column (discovery production)
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Summary
This document is a page from a Washington Post opinion column by Richard Cohen, dated June 13 (year unspecified), included in a House Oversight discovery production. Cohen analyzes a recent aggressive op-ed by Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal which criticized US favoritism toward Israel and responded to President Obama's call for democracy in the Arab world. Cohen contrasts Turki's criticism with the lack of civil rights within Saudi Arabia itself.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Richard Cohen | Author/Columnist |
Author of the Washington Post article analyzing Prince Turki's stance.
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| Prince Turki al-Faisal | Subject |
Former Saudi intelligence chief and ambassador to US/UK; author of an opinion piece criticizing US policy.
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| Barack Obama | President of the United States |
Mentioned regarding a controversial speech admonishing Arab governments.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Washington Post |
Publisher of the article and the referenced Sunday opinion column.
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| Saudi Royal Family |
Prince Turki is noted as a member.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the document stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Years prior (undefined)
Locations (5)
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Location where Cohen first met Prince Turki; Turki was former ambassador here.
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Country of origin for Prince Turki; subject of political discussion.
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Location where Turki was formerly ambassador.
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Subject of the headline regarding US favoritism.
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Region where Turki has spent significant time.
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Relationships (1)
Cohen met Turki at a private home years ago and has seen him at international conferences.
Key Quotes (4)
"It read like a declaration of war."Source
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"He is also angry as hell, and he lets America have it."Source
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"Saudi Arabia, he wrote, heard what Obama said and took it 'seriously,' and he noted, of course, that Obama had not demanded the same rights for Palestinians under Israeli occupation."Source
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"But the same kingdom that has taken Obama 'seriously' is an absolute monarchy that, among other things, bans women from driving cars."Source
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Article 1.
The Washington Post
From a Saudi prince, tough talk on
America’s favoritism toward Israel
Richard Cohen
The Washington Post
From a Saudi prince, tough talk on
America’s favoritism toward Israel
Richard Cohen
June 13 -- As best I can recall, I first met Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki
al-Faisal at a private home in Washington years ago. I found him
stern and humorless, sometimes even bitter. I have seen him since at
international conferences and the like — never in the mood for small
talk and exhibiting, sometimes in his glorious robes, not an ounce of
Bedouin charm. Still, I was unprepared for the opinion column he
published in Sunday’s Post. It read like a declaration of war.
Prince Turki is not now in the government. Yet he is a member of the
Saudi royal family and was once the kingdom’s intelligence chief and
its former ambassador to both London and Washington. The man is
solidly credentialed.
He is also angry as hell, and he lets America have it. He starts by
citing what he calls President Obama’s “controversial speech last
month, admonishing Arab governments to embrace democracy and
provide freedom to their populations.” Saudi Arabia, he wrote, heard
what Obama said and took it “seriously,” and he noted, of course,
that Obama had not demanded the same rights for Palestinians under
Israeli occupation. Point taken.
But the same kingdom that has taken Obama “seriously” is an
absolute monarchy that, among other things, bans women from
driving cars. It is also a country that offers no freedom of religion but
offers, for the occasional criminal, a public beheading. Given that
Turki has spent a good deal of time in the West, it’s not possible that
al-Faisal at a private home in Washington years ago. I found him
stern and humorless, sometimes even bitter. I have seen him since at
international conferences and the like — never in the mood for small
talk and exhibiting, sometimes in his glorious robes, not an ounce of
Bedouin charm. Still, I was unprepared for the opinion column he
published in Sunday’s Post. It read like a declaration of war.
Prince Turki is not now in the government. Yet he is a member of the
Saudi royal family and was once the kingdom’s intelligence chief and
its former ambassador to both London and Washington. The man is
solidly credentialed.
He is also angry as hell, and he lets America have it. He starts by
citing what he calls President Obama’s “controversial speech last
month, admonishing Arab governments to embrace democracy and
provide freedom to their populations.” Saudi Arabia, he wrote, heard
what Obama said and took it “seriously,” and he noted, of course,
that Obama had not demanded the same rights for Palestinians under
Israeli occupation. Point taken.
But the same kingdom that has taken Obama “seriously” is an
absolute monarchy that, among other things, bans women from
driving cars. It is also a country that offers no freedom of religion but
offers, for the occasional criminal, a public beheading. Given that
Turki has spent a good deal of time in the West, it’s not possible that
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