Does American policy create poverty in Saudi Arabia?
Well, it is an irony that most of the resentment in the Arab world to America is not from the very poor countries. It’s coming from Saudi Arabia itself, where allegedly it’s a better life than the poorer countries. I would not be exaggerating if I say hate to America in Saudi Arabia is more than hate to America in Palestine. The reason for that — and that’s why I say there is a complete failure of American human intelligence in Saudi Arabia — has got a lot to do with Saudi politics, Saudi culture, the Saudi way of life, and the current and recent events in the country. It goes like this. You’ve got a fairly religious country. Many people are devout Muslims and they look at their land as a holy land, a sacred land prohibited from non-Muslim groups or units or buddies to settle on it, let alone military units with domination. So even if you are not military, even if you are a community staying alone in a non-Muslim community, according to Muslim text, you are not allowed to settle in t
