no, they're clearly poor people who -- there are a lot of foreigners working in saudi arabia because saudis basically want to work for the government. and so 90% of all the employees in the private sector are are foreigners. so there is a huge, about a third of the population is -- well, not a third. yeah, nine million, nine million foreigners and about 17, 18 million saudis. so it's a very large foreign population, and they work, many of them, in have poor conditions for -- in very poor conditions for low wages. but if you're from bangladesh, the largest groups of employees are from bangladesh, india, pakistan. so they're muslim but not arab. and those people are clearly eager to have the jobs and send money back to their country because their countries are even poorer than the life they live in saudi arabia. >> host: second class citizens? >> guest: they are second class citizens because you don't, you have a paper that gets you in and gets me a job working for you, and then you can pretty much do whatever you want with me. i have no independent ability to get another job. so they h

an inside look at saudi arabia. this interview is part of booktv's college series and is 40 minutes long. >> now joining us on booktv, karen elliott house. she's written a book about saudi arabia, studied, reported on that country for years and years. but before we get into the book on saudi arabia, karen elliott house, how did you get from texas to become publisher of "the wall street journal"? what was your route? >> guest: i went from matador, texas, population 900 to the university of texas in austin, from there to the "dallas morning news" for one year, covering education, and then their washington bureau, and i got hired there by "the wall street journal," and was a reporter, and then ultimately foreign editor, and then president of the international operations, and then publisher of "the wall street journal." >> host: how many years did you do that? >> guest: publisher. >> host: yes. >> guest: four years. >> host: what did you think of that? >> guest: it was a lot of fun but it's more fun being a reporter tha

this is really the reason, i believe, today iran/saudi arabia crisis can be managed easily. i understand saudis, they are very much concerned about the rise of influence of iran in the region. when they look at the afghanistan, iraq, lebanon, is syria, everywhere they see iran has upper hand. that's why they have mobilized their forces. but i believe they are investing on wrong track which they would be the first victim. i really believe sincerely, frankly iran would not be vulnerable to the wave of terrorism in the region, but saudis, themed be. they would be. gcc countries, they would be. they are investing on wrong track. and the notion of bringing a balance between iran and saudi arabia in order to sit and negotiate is really, i really don't understand because i feel the saudis, they want to have a kind of balance between the role and influence of saudi arabia and iran in the region then to go to negotiate. no one knows how long it takes. after 30 years of all types of pressures and sanctions, war, even use of chemical weapon withs -- now iran is the most powerful, if not

pay that steps of isis'many next would be a threat to some territory or assets in the kingdom of saudi arabia how concerned are the saudis about that as well? you give the impression that they are looking toward other things. experts were surprised by isis' year.in iraq this or shall werprise not be concerned about that? have beenains in iraq explained by analysts. they received a lot of support from the sunni tribes. it was a reflection of the weakness of the other side. i think the country that should be most concerned about territorial gains should be jordan and lebanon, not exactly saudi arabia. the very nature of isis explains why saudi arabia should not be that concerned about what isis could do. factor is the masterminds of this phenomenon. and the sunni tribes that if provided the fertile ground for this organization to operate in iraq. i think the saudis has some influence over some tribes. reassuresof influence some in the kingdom that this is a manageable threat for now. i would be surprised otherwise. >> we will open it up to questions now. i might ask the ambassador the first que

allies like saudi arabia if you can convince them, commends them to negotiate. but for 40 or 50 years, you have not been able to convince your allies and you blame iran. i don't know, you have 67 countries. and this is not the issue with iran. but can you find one piece of evidence with any higher-level of these individuals saying that they would wipe israel off the map? >> you would find a lot of statements, very high level and they said that we would not be a part of this peace process, it was that if there is a deal, they would not be able to disturb this process. were there any changes in the u.s. position, or that there was no statement of wiping them off the map? therefore we have to think a little bit about this because it's on yahoo! everyday, asking for a military strike against iran. and so why are you putting this on them to attack them. but if they deny the holocaust like an earthquake in the u.s., you know, say 10 times a day repeat attacking iran and they understand the changes that it is the reality of the situation there was not great public rela

in europe the saudi arabia is doing a lot already. if you go for example to bosnia you will see brand new mosques financed by saudi arabian foundations and this is not a liberal and not a tolerant islam they are preaching there and then we shouldn't forget that both countries as well are allies of the west we have now the huge debate also in context of the isis debate of these so-called european volunteers joining the ice these forces and other eastlands forces in the middle east the what might happen when these people when these terrorists might come back with all the experience from a battleground this should be alarming this network we witness here so isis is maybe just the most violent and the most terroristic part of that network. palestinians clashing with israeli police in east jerusalem after the funeral for a young palestinian teenager earlier crowds of protesters threw rocks at officers to which authorities responded with tear gas and stun grenades israeli security forces prepared for unrest beforehand beefing up security in

in saudi arabia sends thirty thousand troops to the border with iraq after a wave of radical islamist insurgents reportedly force iraqi border guards to flee . and a standoff between asylum seekers barricaded an abandoned school and authorities puts berlin on edge triggering protests in support of the refugees. for the welcome it's nice to have you company you're watching r.t. international. now despite the ukrainian president saying he's ready for another ceasefire violence in each of the country rages on during a phone call mr poroshenko told us vice president joe biden he may reestablish the truce but let's see the reality at the moment going on on the ground the city began one of the main hubs of anti kiev resistance has come under renewed artillery fire overnight shells landed on a local cancer hospital that you can see the building was badly damaged in these are pictures from the city of climate or skin other target of kiev's military operation residential areas are being hit there some shells explode as you can see near a playground and you government forces say one man was kil

that this and i think the saudi arabia means to realize. a lot of their teaching contributed to the kid a year. just in the span of several years bolstered by the fight against assad in syria the isis has advanced so far as to declare an islamic caliphate a profiteer or is that it now controls both iraq and syria the question is whether saudi arabia sees the isis as a serious threat. it has warned against foreign military interference in iraq and now iran is reportedly sending fighter jets to help the iraqi government fight the jihad its army while saudi arabia sits still lots of questions one thing is clear the holderness to carry intentions is only getting more explosive in washington i'm going to take on r.t. . and some believe reality seeking to gain the upper hand in the region his german jew and his man while oxen right one site they finance and they support isis with their actions on the other side they supply their troops to the border ready for interfering so this is also a justification and of course an excuse for maybe later on e

in europe and saudi arabia is doing a lot for radicalizing islam if you go for example to boston you will see brand new mosques financed by saudi arabian foundations and this is not a liberal and not a tolerant islam they are preaching there and then we shouldn't forget that both countries as well as our allies of the west we have now the he would also in context of the isis debate off the so-called european volunteers choice ice these forces and other east limits forces in the middle east the various what might happen when these people when these terrorists might come back with all the experience from a battleground this should be alarming this network we witness here so isis is maybe just the most violent and the most terroristic part of that network or world news for martina national after a short break stay with us. numbers are the people in queues independence square were not terrorists and the people of the bus they are the terrorists and also just because we don't agree with what kiev is trying to impose on us and stand by all rules and diction this is really. i'm happy martin

and i think give the wahhabi to saudi arabia means studio. a lot of their teaching go to do that to you. is this just in the span of several years bolstered by the fight against assad in syria the isis has advanced so far as to declare an islamic caliphate across the territories that it now controls both iraq and syria the question is what the saudi arabia sees the isis as a serious threat it has warned against foreign military into ference in iraq and now iran is reportedly sending fighter jets to help the iraqi government fight the jihad as army. will saudi arabia sit still lots of questions one thing is clear the culture in a sectarian tensions is only getting more explosive in washington i'm going to check out our team. something korea is trying to gain the upper hand in the region german journalist and a writer as one of them. one site they finance and they support isis with their actions on the other sites they supply their troops to the border ready for interfering so this is also a justification and of course an excuse for maybe later

in europe saudi arabia is doing a lot for radicalizing if you go for example to bosnia you will see brand new mosques financed by saudi arabian foundations and this is not a liberal and not a tolerant islam they are preaching there and then we shouldn't forget that both countries as well are allies of the west we have now the huge debate also in context of the isis debate off these so-called european volunteers joining the ice these forces and other easily missed forces in the middle east the what might happen when these people when these terrorists might come back with all the experience from a battleground this should be alarming this network we witness here so isis is maybe just the most violent and the most terroristic part of that network more still to come after a short break stay with us at r.t. international. as a new physician i swear to abide by the program to go. to the best of my ability and judgment. i will prescribe for the good of my patients. i will not give deadly doses to anybody. or advise of those to do so. i will never do harm. doctors of the dog. and the rest. w

in europe and saudi arabia is doing a lot for radicalizing if you go for example to bosnia you will see brand new mosques financed by saudi arabian foundations and this is not a liberal and not a tolerant islam they are preaching there and then we shouldn't forget that both countries as well are allies of the west we have now the huge debate also in context of the isis debate off these so-called european volunteers joining the ice these forces and other east limits forces in the middle east the various what might happen when these people when these terrorists might come back with all the experience from a battleground this should be alarming this network we witness here so isis is maybe just the most violent and the most terroristic part of that network more world news from our sort of international right after this break. indecision in ukraine while it appears there is a commitment to a multilateral ceasefire in the country fighting continues again talks the talk of peace though its forces pursued their assaults in the east is pushing to go in control. of all told me my language as

pay that steps of isis'many next would be a threat to some territory or assets in the kingdom of saudi arabia how concerned are the saudis about that as well? you give the impression that they are looking toward other things. experts were surprised by isis' year.in iraq this or shall werprise not be concerned about that? have beenains in iraq explained by analysts. they received a lot of support from the sunni tribes. it was a reflection of the weakness of the other side. i think the country that should be most concerned about territorial gains should be jordan and lebanon, not exactly saudi arabia. the very nature of isis explains why saudi arabia should not be that concerned about what isis could do. factor is the masterminds of this phenomenon. and the sunni tribes that if provided the fertile ground for this organization to operate in iraq. i think the saudis has some influence over some tribes. reassuresof influence some in the kingdom that this is a manageable threat for now. i would be surprised otherwise. >> we will open it up to questions now. i might ask the ambassador the first que

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these people loose it's really hard to put them back to bring them back and i have to wonder if saudi arabia is going to be looking over its shoulder ok i says it's sunni but these people oh very unsavory i mean they could turn on the saudis. well that's exactly right and they are getting broiled with a war with iran and i don't think iran will take the bait they've said they're not going to put troops on the ground but what's really key here is you have to take into consideration that ninety percent of of assad's forces are sunni so he has a lot of sunni backing within so when you say it's a sunni shiite war is a very small factions and i remember i said it's only ten thousand troops you know we're talking about a country of twenty million people. in syria and many more and in iraq so these are very small groups of people you know everyone always hears about husband all of us ball is under ten thousand troops so the numbers are over exaggerated but yet they are heavily funded and they are heavily given you know training and giving support you know they were given a lot of and these are easy

pennis to be another regional elements spinach like it or not is primarily saudi arabia a used to be gypt but it is out of the pitcher. and the iranian saudis said is a question is unfortunate with the one thing that will save iraq although happening defacto is a compromise to trade in the saudis led to the depth of the differences the pragmatic realist in the management with the cold war between the americans and us soviets with aid to extinguish many of the buyers is a the region they're not ready for that yet something much worse has to happen first. >> what if this gets much worse? in terms of the regional approach? if this gets worse? >> i always known that for some time within the group is pretty significant as well if i called the arab league saudi arabia today some people with nothing to do the same group. so in a cohesive for collective response for me is a myth. with those individual approaches and saudi arabia will be speaking the loudest and what they will do in iraq and other places. with that analytical content >> we are out of time to wish we could go on longer. please

that was very much like saudi arabia also where there was no musical instruments you don't have musical instruments and you don't sing. and they probably still do. but i was invited to the american embassador took me to the welfare service they call the at the welfare service but most of the people were americans or caribbean and at that time. said there were a lot of koreans in that service. >> host: if your jewish-american are you allowed it and it? >> yes. not the jerusalem correspondent on the latest trip but yes there are jewish americans to get into saudi arabia without any particular difficulty. because with the profits time jews and christians were seen as people of the book. they did not have as much problem and the saudis today to have a much greater problem with the shia muslims and christians or jews. we rank pretty low down but not nearly as low as the shia because there heretic sam polluting islam. we are not. we are believers. >> and finally you have the analogy of the 747? what is that analogy. >> the country is like a 747 filled with geriatric pilots meaning the first c

just sold saudi arabia seventy five billion dollars of equipment from the west so don't tell me that this is not a western calculate move there is tons of equipment going into this area and it's not coming from russia it's not coming from china it sounds coming from the west you know kick out and go ahead i want you to jump in go ahead ok i believe we don't need to go through with the if in going to split i see there already and i don't know if i have you got a conspiracy there if you like to look on the seventy billion dollars i tell it was very well publicized and i wouldn't go ahead and watch seventy five billion dollars what the weapon was not a conspiracy jumping if i may if i may scott what is going to go on. it is very much six thirty on the water between. water between it's not a secretary and war when they had seventy dollars worth the when the great extent united states does not have interest they can fly in six thirty under water rolling in. and the critics said obama they are serious if it. doesn't then thought of b. and and and i believe president obama is taking that i

regulations to criminalize any connections to such organizations it is true that saudi arabia and iran are in a religious confrontation rather a fight for leadership but i believe that there is no link between these extremists and the saudi government oh as i've already said they might be funded by individuals who have nothing to do with the government. ok now earlier on you mentioned that division that there are divisions that political parties create within the iraqi army tell me are those divisions to blame for the total breakdown of the military. i think that there is more to the crisis in iraq than just armed conflict there are also the political differences the confrontation between various political parties and groups to squabble over privileges and high offices in the government all of this has made security vulnerable in our country at large scale corruption among. which has to. favorable conditions for terrorism to develop. political confrontation and corruption are both key factors that affect the military. remember also the criminal cases about deals to buy and sell faulty

engaged in europe saudi arabia is doing a lot for radicalizing islam if you go for example to boston you will see brand new mosques financed by saudi arabian foundations and this is not a liberal and not a tolerant islam they are preaching there and then we shouldn't forget that both countries as well our allies off the west we have now the huge debate also in the context of the isis debate off the so-called european volunteers choying the i.c.c. forces and other easily missed forces in the middle east the what might happen when these people when these terrorists might come back with all the experience from a battleground this should be alarming this network we witness here so isis is maybe just the most violent and the most terroristic part of that network. so the film where this out tinker tailor soldier spy german intelligence is arrested a man who allegedly hunted she could government information over to the and say details on the scandal the shaking bird in secret agencies to the pool coming up very shortly also britain is a big plane carrier ever just these last formal commitme

the second country, the most important country after saudi arabia is iran. normal iran coming into the market breaks that saudi monopoly, forget about the shia/sunni issue. these will make these two countries apart. i'm not saying it's impossible. i am an optimist i don't want to quote a marxist, but i will. however, the question here we have to look at is if you want to go forward, these are the big things. the nuclear issue it self-is very complicated. it's not just shia/sunni. thank you. >> i think that raises several important issues. the hostility or tension between russia and iran, perhaps adding in the oil factor if we didn't have the syrian issue as an irritant, russia would be a big factor in the gulf arab strategy for balancing iran, because it's in the rear on the other side of the caspian. that's the first point. the second point is iran and saudi arabia have always been at odds in opec on price. the reason is iran has a finite supply of oil, it has, by the way, since the revolution grossly mismanaged its reservoirs, its oil reservoirs, damaged th

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saudi arabia has huge potential in these areas too. we're talking about a very different energy world looking down the road than the one we've been acustomed to. >> leaving this question of oil aside, the saudi arabians and their neighbors view iran's agenda in the region as anemkl to theirs and they've been expressing concern about our policies and in fact are concerned in pursuit of a nuclear agreement with iran we are going to acquiesce in the region. is there something we can do to ease that concern for them anticipating possible success with iran in these talks? and secondly, their role will be quite important if there is no because we have to go to containment because we are already basing forces and we have to convince them we are willing to use them? >> the last point has me the least concerned. if we don't have an agreement, the gulf states are going to be frightened of iran and want us there. there are other aspects worth talking about. we need to recognize that even if we fail to get an agreement with iran, it doesn't mean th

saudi arabia has huge potential in these areas too. we're talking about a very different energy world looking down the road than the one we've been acustomed to. >> leaving this question of oil aside, the saudi arabians and their neighbors view iran's agenda in the region as anemkl to theirs and they've been expressing concern about our policies and in fact are concerned in pursuit of a nuclear agreement with iran we are going to acquiesce in the region. is there something we can do to ease that concern for them anticipating possible success with iran in these talks? and secondly, their role will be quite important if there is no because we have to go to containment because we are already basing forces and we have to convince them we are willing to use them? >> the last point has me the least concerned. if we don't have an agreement, the gulf states are going to be frightened of iran and want us there. there are other aspects worth talking about. we need to recognize that even if we fail to get an agreement with iran, it doesn't mean th

in europe saudi arabia is doing a lot for radicalizing if you go for example to boston you will see brand new mosques financed by saudi arabian foundations and this is not a liberal and not a tolerant islam they are preaching there this is nothing new what we're seeing in the region is the same aligned so forces arrayed against the people of the region that we saw since the second world war when when london and washington were allied particularly with the gulf monarchies in supporting the so-called muslim brotherhood and other much more violent sectarian forces in the region against those countries and states and leaderships which were actually delivering land reform social reform distribution of wealth and the nonaligned pro global sell or pro time quote quote unquote thought well policy. another crisis is looming for ukraine creasing natural gas reserves kiev has already resorted to tapping its long term storage tanks after russia cut off supplies over unpaid bills and this is creating unease in the u. this as the block's energy chief here gunther says a domino effect is inevitable

in europe saudi arabia is doing a lot for radicalizing islam if you go for example to boston you will see brand new mosques financed by saudi arabian foundations and this is not a liberal and not a tolerant islam they are preaching there this is nothing new what we're seeing in the region is the same aligned so forces arrayed against the people of the region that we saw since the second world war when when london and washington were allied particularly with the gulf monarchies in supporting the so-called muslim brotherhood and other much more violent sectarian forces in the region against those countries and states and leaderships which were actually delivering land reform social reform distribution of wealth and the nonaligned pro global sell or pro at the time quote quote unquote thought well policy. still to come how to make death threats to a state department agent and get away with it that's what the head of america's notorious mercenary group blackwater did to block an official investigation into the company. also scotland has played a story role in the british in britain's roya