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May 17, 2004
NOT ALL AMERICANS ARE BAD
 

Prince Bandar cautioned the Saudi media not to generalize that all Americans are sadistic torturers like the U.S. prison guards that abused Iraqis.

He urged reporters "not to make the same mistake of generalization that was made by the U.S. media and certain American politicians when it became clear that 15 out of the 19 criminals who carried out the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were Saudis," according to a statement distributed by Qorvis Communications.

"Accusations were leveled against all Saudis who were labeled as terrorists; accusations that are untrue and unacceptable. This is why we should condemn only those who committed these horrendous acts against Iraqi prisoners, and make clear that they do not represent the majority of the U.S. military, and certainly not the American people and their morality."

The Prince also condemned the killers who beheaded Nicolas Berg as deviants, and un-Muslim: "It is not out of character for them to commit acts that violate the teachings of Islam, a noble religion that deplores such acts."

 
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