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| Saudi Defense Minister Threatens to Occupy Kuwait |
| 2015-08-04 |
| [ALMANAR.LB] Saudi Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman threatened to launch war on Kuwait after differences between the two Persian Gulf Arab states escalated over Khafji oilfield. "Mohammad bin Salman threatened that his country would attack and occupy Kuwait, claiming that not only Khafji oilfield but also entire Kuwait is part of the Saudi territories based on historical documents," Middle-East Panorama quoted on Sunday intelligence sources of the Persian Gulf Arab littoral states as saying. Kuwait has complained that the continued shut down of Khafji oilfield it shares with 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... will incur huge losses Riyadh must compensate for in the future. Kuwaiti Oil Minister Ali Al Omair in a letter to his Saudi counterpart Ali Al Naimi urged him "to take adequate measures to resume production at Khafji. By keeping production and exports shut, Kuwait will incur huge losses which will be borne by the Saudi government for violation of the (50-year old) agreement and the 2010 operations agreement". The sources referred to Salman's harsh reaction to Kuwait's claims, and quoted him as saying that "we saved Kuwait from Saddam's claws and now who is there to free it from our claws". "Kuwait has no superiority over us and is a country stretched over a piece of land one-fourth of Riyadh," he added, according to the sources. The field has been shut since October last year for non-compliance with new Saudi environmental standards. It is operated by Al-Khafji Joint Operations Co (KJO), a joint venture between AGOC, a subsidiary of state oil firm Saudi Aramco, and Kuwait Gulf Oil Co (KGOC). |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Saudis are just trying to get there before John Kerry gives it to someone else. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2015-08-04 06:52 |
| #2 ....but also entire Kuwait is part of the Saudi territories based on historical documents," I believe we seen this movie several times now. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-08-04 04:18 |
| #1 Kuwait oil = money keeps rolling in: |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-08-04 04:06 |