Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Former Saudi Spy Chief Says Saudis Feel 'Let Down' By U.S. Over Houthi Security Threats

Insider: Former Saudi spy chief gives strongest public rebuke of Biden to date, saying US let country down by failing to react to terror attacks 

* A former Saudi spy chief slammed Biden for the lacking US response to 2021 terror attacks in the Gulf. 

* It's the most vocal criticism of Biden from a leading member of the Saudi political elite to date. 

* US-Saudi relations are currently at a new low, with Biden ostracizing MBS over rights abuses. 

The former head of Saudi intelligence publicly slammed President Joe Biden's administration on Sunday, saying the US let his country down by failing to respond to terror attacks on the Arabian Peninsula last year. 

Relations between Saudi Arabia and the US have plummeted since Biden took power: Biden has publicly admonished Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over human-rights abuses — saying on the 2020 campaign trail that he would make the kingdom a "pariah" and declaring the prince not Biden's counterpart — and ended US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. 

In turn, MBS has reportedly ignored Biden's phone calls and said he doesn't care what Biden thinks of him. 

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Update #1: Saudis feel 'let down' by U.S. over Houthi security threats, says senior royal (Reuters)  

Update #2: Frankly Speaking: Saudis feel let down by America, says Prince Turki Al-Faisal (Arab News)   

WNU Editor: Prince Turki Al-Faisal is also blaming Biden for the US energy crisis .... Biden to blame for US energy crisis, says former Saudi intelligence chief (Middle East Eye).

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