Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Now don't you upset those Saudi royals lest they throw a tantrum!
THE TIMES: Britain’s broader commercial relationship with Saudi Arabia as well as co-operation in the War on Terror are being threatened by the escalating row over a long-running fraud investigation, according to senior Saudi sources.

The House of Saud’s embarrassment and frustration over the inquiry is said to threaten not only a £10 billion contract to buy Eurofighter combat aircraft from BAE Systems, but other lucrative deals with British defence and industrial companies.

A prominent Saudi businessman told The Times yesterday that it was a huge mistake for Britain to alienate the Royal Family, which controls all government contracts in a country flush with the proceeds of record oil prices.

“Saudi Arabia does not make commercial or defence decisions based on what shareholders or voters think,” he said. “It is run like a family business. If you upset members of the family, they will simply choose another supplier.” Saudi fury at slush fund claim threatens thousands of UK jobs by Richard Beeston
Mark Alexander

1 comment:

Eleanor © said...

The "slush fund" is only the jizyah, the money we are forced to pay as dhimmis to Muslims. And in this case we also have to pay through the nose for our "addiction to oil."

The addiction was created by big business that could have developed alternative fuels and technologies decades ago as the inventions and concepts of bright minds have been shelved until the last penny could be squeezed from us, the poor masses.

It's all about the bottom line, but not necessarily the Saudis who are in on the conspiracy. Their price to keep the oil flowing involves the jizyah, migration of immigrants from Muslim lands, and Da'wa.