On March 20, 2014 Pentagon Press Secretary Admiral John Kirby gave the following comments regarding a meeting between Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Saudi Arabian prince Salman bin Sultan.
“The secretary met with his Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia’s vice minister of defense. The two leaders reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Saudi relationship with Secretary Hagel emphasizing the commitment of the United States to security in the region.”
“They also discussed regional challenges and the importance of regional cooperation in addressing common security issues”, said Admiral John Kirby (source: DOD http://www.defense.gov/).
We contacted the Pentagon which refused to address issues relating to Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses and support of terrorism in place like Afghanistan and Pakistan – where US soldiers are being killed and attacked on a daily basis.
See article: Saudi Arabia – the most dangerous state on earth in terms of religious ideology . Read more here: http://www.examiner.com/article/saudi-arabia-the-most-dangerous-state-on-earth-terms-of-religious-ideology
See also article: Saudi Arabia is the main center leading the terrorist attacks in Russia, providing both “financial and logistical support”, report suggests https://groundreport.com/saudi-arabia-is-the-main-center-leading-the-terrorist-attacks-in-russia-providing-both-financial-and-logistical-support-report-suggests/
It should be noted that Saudi Arabia record on human rights is absolutely abysmal.
Why the US military would continue to support such an ruthless and brutal monarchy is a abject mystery. We also contacted the White House Press office which also refused to comment in this matter, saying only that “Saudi Arabia is and remains a close ally of the United States”?
See Human Rights Watch report: http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/saudi-arabia).
These abuses of human rights are so bad that you wonder how the United States can allow advanced weapons sales to that brutal monarchy., especially advanced fighter planes like the F-16?
See video: Protest at Saudi Embassy in Addis, police beat protesters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhQZEqGKUNo
See video: Arabian torture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exG9paTYJ18
See video: Saudi Arabian police caught beating and torturing Ethiopians http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q2jtb8buKI
There have also been serious allegation of torture and abuse of Christians in Saudi Arabia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuzSqu472DM
See article: In Saudi Arabia you can be whipped for saying Jesus Christ is Lord https://groundreport.com/in-saudi-arabia-you-can-be-whipped-for-saying-jesus-christ-is-lord/
See also video: Torture in Saudi Arabia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSRZ8nsorIE