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Originally Posted by SwamP_ThinG
"Journalist Bob Woodward, during an interview to promote his new book, "Plan of Attack," on CBS's "60 Minutes," said Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan had pledged that the Saudis would try to fine-tune oil prices to prime the U.S. economy for the election, a move they understood would favor Bush's re-election."
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Never trust a journalist trying to promote his new book.
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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 about the latest terrorist strike in Saudi Arabia.
"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 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."
CBS's "60 Minutes" reported Sunday that Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward said Bandar promised Bush that Saudi Arabia will lower oil prices in the months before the election to ensure the U.S. economy is strong on Election Day.
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia denied accusations that it has an agreement with the White House to increase oil production closer to the Nov. 2 election, thus driving down gasoline prices.
"The allegation that the kingdom is manipulating the price of oil for political purposes or to affect elections is erroneous and has no basis in fact," said a statement issued in Riyadh by top Saudi foreign policy adviser Adel al-Jubeir.
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OH... Then there's this little bit of interesting news... Never trust a Clinton either! Since Kerry seems to get his 'knowledge' from the democrats, I guess you just shouldn't trust him either. He doesn't seem to have a clue. :confused:
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Saudi ambassador to the U.S. Prince Bandar bin Sultan said Monday that ex-President Clinton sought a secret deal to keep oil prices low before the 2000 election, explaining that the request was nothing unusual.
"President Clinton asked us to keep the prices down in the year 2000," Bin Sultan told CNN's "Larry King Live," responding to a claim by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward that the Bush administration made a similar request this year.
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Oh what tangled webs we weave...