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Syria, the Saudi connection: The Prince with close ties to Washington at .2 of st/syria-the-saudi.News World Middle EastSearch The IndependentSyria, the Saudi connection: The Prince withclose ties to Washington at the heart of the pushfor warAdvanced Search Article archiveMost ViewedTopicsMost CommentedMost SharedThe 10 worst cities in the worldto live inThe top 10 cities in the worldDAVID USBORNEMONDAY 26 AUGUST 2013Shares: 1KPRINTAAA'Black Jesus' murder: Leader of6,000-strong cannibal rape culthacked to death by villagers inPapua New Guinea jungle afterkilling yet againTop stories'I was doing this before you wereborn': Yoko Ono on JohnLennon, infidelity and makingmusic into her eightiesSyria crisis: BarackObama turnsdecision on militaryaction over toCongressHow Labourderailed the PM'sSyria planNews in picturesUK news in picturesMore storiesThandie Newtonand Kay Montano:'Beauty is aboutattitude'Yoko on JohnLennon, infidelityand making musicinto her eightiesVideo ChoicesHow Labour derailed the PM'sSyria planHe has been gone from the capital for eight years,but Prince Bandar bin Sultan, who as SaudiArabia’s ambassador to Washington wieldedinfluence over no fewer than five different USpresidents, has re-emerged as a pivotal figure inthe struggle by America and its allies to tilt thebattlefield balance against the regime in Syria.Related articlesAppointed by the Saudi king, his uncle, last yearas the head of the Saudi General IntelligenceAgency, Prince Bandar has reportedly for monthsbeen focused exclusively on garneringinternational support, including arms andtraining, for Syrian rebel factions in pursuit of theeventual toppling of President Bashar al-Assad.Syria crisis: UK and USvow that any militaryresponse is 'not aboutregime change' asParliament is recalled tovote on interventionIt is a long-term Saudi goal, that in the pastseveral days has been subsumed by the moreimmediate crisis over the purported use ofchemical weapons by Damascus, which, accordingto Riyadh, must be met by a stern response. Thatmessage is being delivered to President BarackObama by the current Saudi Ambassador inWashington, Adel al-Jubeir, who is a Bandarprotégé.It was Prince Bandar’s intelligence agency thatfirst alerted Western allies to the alleged use ofsarin gas by the Syrian regime in February.While a trip earlier this month to the Kremlin totry to cajole President Vladimir Putin intowithdrawing his support for President Assadreportedly failed, Prince Bandar automatically hasgreater leverage in Western capitals, not leastbecause of friendships forged during his time inWashington. His most recent travels, rarelyadvertised, have taken him to both London andParis for discussions with senior officials.As ambassador, Prince Bandar left an imprint thatstill has not quite faded. His voice was one of theloudest urging the United States to invade Iraq in2003. In the 1980s, Prince Bandar became miredin the Iran-Contra scandal in Nicaragua.Syria, the military view: Ashort sharp series of airstrikes is the West’s likelyinvolvement in this viciouscivil warSyria: Russia’s warningfalls on deaf ears as Britainand US prepare to bombSyria's opposition rebelsto appoint new leader amidfears of radical IslamistinvolvementSyria crisis: As USprepares to revealintelligence on suspectedDamascus chemicalweapons attack, what dowe know already?Recently ReadFacebookAds by GoogleOffshore SavingsComparedExpat? 50k- 1m Or 250 Regular? We Show YouThe Best Offshore RatesUnshare A new social reading experience fromThe Independent, powered by Facebook. LearnMore.Log InBe the first of your friends to use The Independent.www.OffshoreSavingsDesigner.comOil Rig Workers NeededPositions available forpeople with or withoutexperience. Apply nowwww.oil-australia.comBinary options in 3StepsNo books, no videos, noHeadache Follow only 3steps & start tradingbbinary.comSuggested TopicsSaudi Arabia9/1/2013 2:24 PM
Syria, the Saudi connection: The Prince with close ties to Washington at .3 of 6The test pilots: TheBritish actors thatSyria conflicthavewon (and lost)explainedthe battle forAmerican TVMonths of applying pressure on the White Houseand Congress over Syria have slowly born fruit.The CIA is believed to have been working withPrince Bandar directly since last year in trainingrebels at base in Jordan close to the Syrian dle-east/syria-the-saudi.Middle EastDiplomacyDamascusSyriaThe Saudis are “indispensable partners on Syria” and have considerableinfluence on American thinking, a senior US official told The Wall StreetJournal yesterday. He added: “No one wants to do anything alone”.MORE IN MIDDLE EAST »Huge fireball blast inSyriaFrom around the webLandlords: Find Auckland rentalyields by suburb (Auckland's leadingReal Estate company Barfoot &Thompson Real Estate)11 Astonishing Places to VisitBefore They Disappear (Travel andPlaces)Syria strike is'inevitable'New Alien-like Species DiscoveredOff Coast Of California (redOrbit)Why People Won’t Buy YourProduct Even Though It’sAwesome (Flevy)The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth(eXelate)2 DangerousMetabolism KillingFoods To AvoidArcheologists Say Humans LeftAfrica For Asia Only 60,000 YearsAgo, Rejecting Previous TheoryMore from The IndependentThe truth about pornography: It'stime for a rude awakening (28 July2013)'The old man’s still got it': SeniorPC secretly filmed his sex sessionswith 33 women (14 August 2013)So, what was it about OprahWinfrey – black billionaire – thatmade Zurich store assume that shecouldn’t afford a handbag? (09August 2013)Syria: Russia’s warning falls ondeaf ears as Britain and US prepareto bomb (27 August 2013)Child star Lee Thompson Youngfound dead: Disney and Smallvilleactor 'tragically took his own life'(20 August 2013)(redOrbit)Natural Health Sherpaby TaboolaView from Australia: UK couldlead a group of 10 (EveningStandard)Peru 'drugs mules' Melissa Reidand Michaella McCollum 'had agood offer' (26 August 2013)Recommended byAds by GoogleWhy Men Pull Away10 Ugly Mistakes Women Make That Ruins Any Chances Of A RelationshipCatchHimAndKeepHim.comBrain Training GamesImprove memory with scientifically designed brain exercises.www.lumosity.comSPONSORED FEATURESHydraulic FracturingIndependentTravel ShopThe oil story no one's telling. How to invest in hydraulic fracturingEnergyandCapital.com/FracturingBoosting Business w/ SAPLearn How Top SME Grows Their Business with SAP ERP and Analyticswww.SAP.com/anz/SME-SolutionsLake Como and theBernina ExpressSeven nightshalf-board from only 749ppFind out moreSee Norway’s spectacularcoastlineThere is no finer way to discover and explorethe dramatic Norwegian coastline than aboardan authentic Hurtigruten cruise.M&S prizesVisit WalloniaReader surveyNookM&SPrizes & offersBusiness videosLake Garda, Venice andVeronaSeven nightshalf-board from only 599ppFROM AROUND THE WEBFind out more9/1/2013 2:24 PM
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