{"id":8162,"date":"2012-03-31T18:34:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T01:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=8162"},"modified":"2012-03-31T18:34:04","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T01:34:04","slug":"secretary-clinton-holds-made-for-show-meeting-with-saudi-king-abdullah-as-he-floods-syria-with-arms-and-foreign-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=8162","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Clinton holds &#8220;made for show meeting&#8221; with Saudi King Abdullah as he floods Syria with arms and foreign terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Clinton holds talks with Saudi King Abdullah on Syria<\/strong><br \/>\nUS Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets Saudi King Abdullah on Friday, March 30, 2012.<br \/>\n30 March, 20120 &#8211; <\/p>\n<p>Saudi Defense Minister Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal and the Kingdom&#8217;s intelligence chief, Mogran bin Abdul Aziz, were also present in the Friday meeting, which was held in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton\u2019s aides said the meeting focused on further sanctions against Syria and looked into ways to assist the Syrian opposition, AFP reported.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the US secretary of state is scheduled to attend a first ministerial meeting of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council-US strategic cooperation forum, which will be held in Riyadh ahead of the second so-called \u201cFriends of Syria\u201d meeting due on Sunday in Istanbul, Ankara.<\/p>\n<p>Ministers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will be present for the Saturday meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in Washington that the Saturday meeting will discuss \u201cmissile defense cooperation with some of these (Arab) countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reiterated his government\u2019s support for a six-point peace plan proposed by the joint United Nations and Arab League special envoy, Kofi Annan, saying Damascus will make every effort to ensure its success.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia and Qatar are reportedly arming terrorist groups in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an Arab League summit in Baghdad on Thursday expressed support for Annan\u2019s plan for restoring peace in Syria, while rejecting any foreign intervention in the country and called on \u201ca political solution and national dialogue\u2026 to preserve the unity of Syria&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011. <a href=\"http:\/\/presstv.com\/detail\/233877.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8230;more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"igit_tsb_button\" style=\"float: left; 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