Posted on 02/21/2006 6:28:07 PM PST by ncountylee
RIYADH, 22 February 2006 — The Kingdom needs to hone the communication skills of “smart Saudi women” to put across its message effectively to the American audience, said a prominent Arabist intellectual from the US during a press conference here yesterday.
“The country is wasting its resources in trying to reach out to the Americans through their media. Such a strategy has turned out to be counter-productive,” James Zogby, president of the Arab-American Institute (AAI), told mediapersons at the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce & Industry (CSCCI).
Pointing out that Saudi Arabia should review its communication strategy, Zogby said talented Saudi women from the mass media could be mobilized to explain the Saudi point of view to the target audience, such as the American youth, the elite, opinionmakers and other influential people in the US.
Zogby also disclosed that current thinking in the US administration was in favor of relaxing visa restrictions for students and businessmen wishing to visit the US. “They do realize that they were overreacting to events in the aftermath of Sept. 11. New procedures would be put in place by the State Department. As a result, the restrictions would be eased somewhat,” he said.
He said it was a smart move on the part of the Saudi government to try to send more students to the US. This would increase pressure on the State Department to rationalize the visa procedure for both students and the business community.
At the press conference, Zogby distributed a copy of the presentation that the AAI made to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who will be visiting Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries to urge them not to give aid to Hamas and also help in the reconstruction of Iraq.
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Zogby shows his true colors...again.
This jerk gets lucky by picking a couple of election and now thinks he's an expert on anything. Maybe he should move to Saudi Arabia and help his compatriots "refine" their jihadist message.
WTF?!
I guess they should come here and take pilot's lessons or maybe get part-time jobs at nuclear power plants.
That would be John Zogby. This is James, the brother. He's an obnoxious arab oppologist.
Some of the things I've heard John Zogby say lead me to believe that he has the same feelings.
I think Zogby could use a little PR spruce up himself.
He's an ASSCLOWN / MOONBAT in denial and there is no 12 step program that can help him.
TT
Yes, killing 3000 of our people, causing massive devastation, personal and economic hardship tends to make us over-react like that.
Smart Saudi Women=Useful Idiots.
Forget it you useless Royal leeches. We got your number in 2001.
They can start by handing over some of the leaders of the Wahabifascist faction and making it clear to the rest that they're next if they don't start steering their followers in a direction more acceptable to the civilized world.
In other words, they need to do a better job, not gin up PR BS to support the unacceptable job they have been doing.
Zogby needs a better PR strategy.
After all, they're still the same old primitive wife beating sex maniacs they always were. Everybody knows that.
The only way they can change their image is to change their behavior.
what about been laughin? if it's still alive? at least that's what I'm betting, 'been laughin'.
The guy with the polling company is John Zogby. His brother is James, the subject of this article.
Zogby also said that Kerry won.
oops...
Wrong Zogby. John Zogby owns the polling company. This article is about his brother James.
Oops, again...
;-)
The Saudis can do nothing to brush up their image. They will do business with the West, but that is about it.
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