Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia

Mecca: You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Martin Kramer

Change in Mecca will accelerate. Effect on Islam? Unpredictable. Continue reading →

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Chas Freeman’s Saudi fable

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Martin Kramer

The other day, I brought this January 2004 quote from Chas Freeman, just named to head of the National Intelligence Council (NIC): The heart of the poison is the Israel-Palestinian conundrum. When I was in Saudi Arabia, I was told … Continue reading →

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