11/27/02—Naive or Suckered? Or Liar?

"I am against America until this life ends, until the Day of Judgment...My hatred of America, if part of it was contained in the universe, it would collapse...She is the root of all evils and wickedness on earth...Oh Muslim Ummah don't take the Jews and Christians as allies...Muslim Brothers in Palestine, do not have any mercy, neither compassion on the Jews, their blood, their money, their flesh. Their women are yours to take, legitimately. God made them yours. Why don't you enslave their women? Why don't you wage jihad? Why don't you pillage them?" —Shaikh Saad Al-Buraik, the Saudi cleric who ran a two-day telethon that raised $109 million for blood money to pay to the families of the homicide bombers.

"The president believes that Saudi Arabia has been a good partner in the war against terrorism."—White House spokesman Ari Fleischer

"I believe the government of Saudi Arabia has the same commitment as the United States and the government of Mexico to eliminate the scourge of terrorism where it is found."—Colin Powell

"The Saudis are active at every level of the terror chain, from planners to financiers, from cadre to foot-soldier, from ideologist to cheerleader" . . . "Saudi Arabia supports our enemies and attacks our allies," . . . "the kernel of evil, the prime mover, the most dangerous opponent in the Middle East."—Laurent Murawiec, an analyst at Rand, along with numerous respected luminaries at the Defense Policy Board.

"Saudi Arabia is a long-standing friend and ally of the United States. The Saudis cooperate fully in the global war on terrorism and have the department's and administration's deep appreciation."— Pentagon spokesman Victoria Clarke

"This is a war and we are in it together"— Ambassador to Washington Prince Bandar bin Sultan

Princess Haifa, wife of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, sent payments over the course of four years to Osama Basnan, who the FBI said may have passed the money to two of the Sept. 11 hijackers.

"This is a war and we are in it together"— Ambassador to Washington Prince Bandar bin Sultan—even though the Saudis denied our use of the Prince Sultan air base in our fight against Iraq.

15 of the 19 hijackers on 911 were Saudi

"This is a war and we are in it together"— Ambassador to Washington Prince Bandar bin Sultan

"Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists"— the Bush Doctrine

"For years, individuals and charities based in Saudi Arabia have been the most important source of funds for Al Qaida. And for years, Saudi officials have turned a blind eye to this problem." — CIA Report

"I fear that many people in the royal family or people close to the royal family have been aiding and abetting terrorists, wittingly or unwittingly."— Sen. Richard Shelby, member of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee.

BUSH, POWELL, or BIN SULTAN........................Who is the liar? Are all three liars?