Bandar deines oil price-election link


Let's all remember that this is Prince Bandar speaking. The one who Barbara Bush, Dubya's momma, referred to as Bandar Bush. Presumably he's the favorite son candidate. So, of course he wouldn't interfere with his friend's internal affairs. His friend's the Bush family anyway. This is a good time for me to recommend that everyone reading gets a copy of Craig Unger's book "House of Bush, House of Saud" and Robert Baer's book "Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude".

Yahoo! News - Saudi Ambassador Denies Oil-Election Link:

WASHINGTON - The Saudi ambassador to the United States on Wednesday denied any linkage between the U.S. presidential election campaign and a Saudi pledge to the Bush administration to push for lower oil prices.

There was no 'quid pro quo,' Prince Bandar bin Sultan told reporters after a meeting with national security adviser Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) about the latest terrorist strike in Saudi Arabia.

"The president has asked a few times that we should be helping to make sure that oil prices don't go too high that would curb the world economy recovery," Bandar added.

"I cannot say we're not aware that you are going through your seasonal tribal warfare now so it's very dangerous to open one's mouth here on any issue,' said Bandar. 'I hope Senator (John) Kerry has heard my explanation about the oil and he can be assured that we didn't make any deals that could interfere in our friends' internal affairs."

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