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Prince Naif sez he supports reform...
Interior Minister Prince Naif has said that he had welcomed the recent meeting between Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, and a group of reformists. He was refuting a report in The New York Times which stated that he was against Prince Abdullahâs reformist agenda. âItâs not possible that I could object to anything said by the crown prince,â he told Okaz yesterday. "I might want to go for a drive someday, and I'd like to survive the experience..." Reformists met with Crown Prince Abdullah and submitted a letter calling for wide-ranging changes in the Kingdom, including elections to the Shoura Council. Referring to the suggestions made by the reformists during their meeting with the crown prince, which included calls for internal Arab reform, the minister said that the Arab nation âmust unite as oneâ. They're always saying that. What it's translated to so far is that they think they should be in charge of the entire ummah. Prince Naif also refuted arguments from unspecified foreign bodies that personal liberty, womenâs rights and press freedom are all curtailed in the Kingdom. âThe Saudis know their country better than anyone else. Every society makes decisions independently. Itâs not necessary for us to imitate others. We wonât accept anyone telling us what to do.â "So those bitches can keep their mouths shut and their abayas on. Or we'll kill them." Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-19 |
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