I'm not sure I want to look inside the House of Saud.
Regards, Ivan
1 posted on
06/13/2005 10:37:58 PM PDT by
MadIvan
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2 posted on
06/13/2005 10:38:20 PM PDT by
MadIvan
(You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
To: MadIvan
Were it not for oil, these people would still be squatting beside the camel trail to relieve themselves.
To: MadIvan
Under Islamic law, men may take four wives. Sheesh. Just one wife is gonna be the death of me.
To: MadIvan
I've never used the term "Saudi" Arabia, just Arabia - why justify putting a bandit chief's family in charge by using their name when referring to the country?
6 posted on
06/13/2005 11:17:28 PM PDT by
decal
(Where were YOU when AndyScam broke? Sluthering, perhaps?)
To: MadIvan
So, is he dead? Not dead? I can't keep track.
7 posted on
06/13/2005 11:17:36 PM PDT by
Tony in Hawaii
(Lookin' for the joke with a microscope)
To: MadIvan
The Abdul Aziz
The largest yacht ever built at a staggering 482 feet, the Abdul Aziz is the personal yacht of the Saudi King Fahd. In 1984 it cost $109 million to build.
For security reasons, information about the yacht's amenities is scarce, but we do know that the Abdul Aziz features 60 guest rooms, two swimming pools, a hospital, an intensive care unit, a gym, a sauna, hand-carved marble baths and—for security reasons—Stinger surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles.
The yacht is docked in Antibes, in the basin of Grand Plaisance, and she's easy to spot: Just look for the boat with the helicopter parked on her bow.
8 posted on
06/13/2005 11:36:38 PM PDT by
Daaave
(More human, than human®.)
To: MadIvan
I was going to say with his fortune he can well afford to throw her a few quid, with a gagging order.
But then 145 wives equals quite a sizeable chunk of change in alimony. Perhaps he shouldn't have, erm, pitched a tent under his kaftan quite so frequently! ;-)
11 posted on
06/14/2005 1:22:28 AM PDT by
Happygal
(liberalism - a narrow tribal outlook largely founded on class prejudice)
To: MadIvan
Her last name is Harb? I thought "Harb" in Arabic meant "war," as in dar al-harb, "the abode of war."
12 posted on
06/14/2005 1:34:04 AM PDT by
Otho
To: MadIvan
Didn't King Fahd die recently?
14 posted on
06/14/2005 4:01:17 AM PDT by
Conservative Infidel
(How come they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them??)
To: MadIvan
According to a leading Arabic academic, who did not wish to be named, the wives usually each take a private residence in Saudi Arabia and are habitual travellers. Things that make you go hmmmm.....
15 posted on
06/14/2005 4:02:28 AM PDT by
Desdemona
(Music Librarian and provider of cucumber sandwiches, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary. Hats required.)
To: MadIvan
No offense to anyone, but this woman seems to be a gold digger.
From what I got in the article, she had already received a large sum of money to keep her mouth quiet.
Also, there seemed to have been some indication that she holds "Christian" beliefs. Really? Then why did she marry a Muslim?
Okay............
17 posted on
06/14/2005 4:16:28 AM PDT by
Preachin'
(Georgia finally saw the light in 2000.)
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