Money is more important than lives?

Submitted by Lisa (United States), Dec 11, 2002 at 14:21

It never ceases to amaze me how important the almighty dollar is. Pres. Bush says we are fighting a war on terror yet he allows some of the worst offenders, the Saudis, to remain exempt from being a part of his so-called "axis of evil".

At this time the US govt is going after Saddam (which I happen to believe is a good move) while all the time ignoring the Saudis.

Does someone need to remind him the Bin Laden is, himself, a Saudi? Does someone need to remind him that 15 of the 9/11 hijackers were also Saudi? Does someone need to remind him that the Saudis live under Wahhabism; a fundamental sect of Islam that preaches hate for anything West?

Maybe someone also should remind Pres. Bush that when Princesses give money to those connected to the 9/11 tragedy it could be a sure sign of exactly where the royal family stands. Maybe, just maybe, if Bush himself were not an oil man, some of this wouldn't be so easily ignored. Someone also might suggest that Pres. Bush read Sandra MacKay's book entitled "The Saudis" to get a clearer image of just who and what these people are made of and how they truly feel about anyone and anything that isn't Wahhabi.

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