05.11.2013 - 01:49 [ New York Times ]

Kerry Reassures Saudis U.S. Shares Their Goals

Differences between the Obama administration and the Saudi leadership burst into view last month after Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the head of Saudi intelligence, privately complained to diplomats about the White House’s reluctance to intervene in Syria — concerns that were later echoed publicly by Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former intelligen