U.S.-Saudi Arabia rift will widen in near future.

• Author: Fein, Geoff S.
• Position: Washington Pulse - Brief Article

The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia will shatter in the near future, according to Ralph Peters, a retired Army intelligence officer and a New York Times best selling author.

"We already know about more misdeeds [in Saudi Arabia] that the government admits," he told National Defense at a recent armaments conference.

The United States and Saudi Arabia used to sec their relationship as mutually beneficial, "but there has been a change, and now we see it as mutually expedient ... and the feeling is on both sides." Peters said.

The Saudi regime is one of the worst abusers of human rights, and "it is a disgrace to be allied with them," he said.

However, the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is complex, and "nobody can predict [what is going...