Saudis Get Another "Pass" from Bushco [View All]

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As oil prices bite, US delays showdown with Saudis over rights

Sat Oct 1, 3:46 AM ET

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States has put off a showdown with Saudi Arabia over its alleged violations of religious minority rights as skyrocketing oil prices threatened to crimp US economic growth.

Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice decided to postpone by six months imposing sanctions against the desert kingdom in the wake of a US finding that the Saudi government denied residents some of the most basic religious freedoms, according to a State Department official.

"The waiver is a temporary measure that allows us to continue discussions leading to progress on important religious freedom issues," department spokeswoman Amanda Rogers-Harper told AFP.
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LINK- http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051001/ts_afp/ussaudi_051001064727