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| Saudi minister in Pakistan after lawmakers reject troop request |
| 2015-04-13 |
| [DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's minister for religious affairs arrived in Pakistain late on Sunday, two days after the country's parliament rejected a Saudi appeal for support for its military intervention in Yemen. His arrival follows a visit by the Iranian foreign minister last week, in which the Iranians urged Pakistain to support dialogue in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... rather than sending troops. On Friday, Pakistain's parliament voted not to join the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, dashing Riyadh's hopes for powerful support from outside of the region in its fight to halt Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... rebels, some of whom have links to Iran. Saudi Arabia had asked fellow Sunni-majority Pakistain to provide ships, aircraft and troops for the campaign, now in its third week, to stem the influence of Shi'ite Iran in what could develop into a proxy war between the Gulf's two dominant powers. "The resolution passed by Pakistain's parliament is Pakistain's internal matter," Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz bin Mohammad al-Sheikh told news hounds at the airport. He added: "We have very good relations with Pakistain, and we expect a lot of good from it. Pakistain is a very important country, it is a big country in the Islamic world." "Pakistain and Saudi Arabia have had very strong relations ever since Pakistain's creation...we should try and improve these ties as best we can." He is expected to return to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a foreign office official said. His schedule was not made public. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Like Pappy sez, their working towards the price, War might be over before it is arrived at. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-04-13 06:16 |