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In what appeared to be a further sign of deteriorating relations between the two countries, a verified Twitter account, which is reportedly linked to Saudi authorities, shared an image of a plane flying towards Toronto's famed CN Tower.
The image was overlaid with text, including a quote which read "he who with what doesn't concern him finds what doesn't please him".
You bastards deserve it soley for the fact that so many American backpackers sewed a maple leaf flag onto their rucksacksNieghorn wrote:After we sold them all of that military equipment to crush Yemen...?
And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
Yeah. Meanwhile, the US has said it'll stay neutral.Flyin Ryan wrote:Good for Canada.
The western relationship with the Saudi's always stuns me. The Saudi's basically are responsibly for funding most major terrorist groups that attack the wets or force western intervention and the spread of a sychotic version of Islam that is sending the world back centuries but nobody tells them to fcuk off, instread we pay them billions in oil money to fund this evil sh!t and go and freeze out every other country we could buy oil from. Not justifying Russia, Iran and the like but they seem like much lesser evils to me.flaggETERNAL wrote:And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
Saudi has oil and the west will milk them dry and then ditch them like a cum rag when they run out. Good tactic. Use their shit first, leave ours as reserves.eldanielfire wrote:The western relationship with the Saudi's always stuns me. The Saudi's basically are responsibly for funding most major terrorist groups that attack the wets or force western intervention and the spread of a sychotic version of Islam that is sending the world back centuries but nobody tells them to fcuk off, instread we pay them billions in oil money to fund this evil sh!t and go and freeze out every other country we could buy oil from. Not justifying Russia, Iran and the like but they seem like much lesser evils to me.flaggETERNAL wrote:And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
Will they run out any time soon? Surely there are better and safer oil producing countries.True Blue wrote:Saudi has oil and the west will milk them dry and then ditch them like a cum rag when they run out. Good tactic. Use their shit first, leave ours as reserves.eldanielfire wrote:The western relationship with the Saudi's always stuns me. The Saudi's basically are responsibly for funding most major terrorist groups that attack the wets or force western intervention and the spread of a sychotic version of Islam that is sending the world back centuries but nobody tells them to fcuk off, instread we pay them billions in oil money to fund this evil sh!t and go and freeze out every other country we could buy oil from. Not justifying Russia, Iran and the like but they seem like much lesser evils to me.flaggETERNAL wrote:And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
eldanielfire wrote:Will they run out any time soon? Surely there are better and safer oil producing countries.True Blue wrote:Saudi has oil and the west will milk them dry and then ditch them like a cum rag when they run out. Good tactic. Use their shit first, leave ours as reserves.eldanielfire wrote:The western relationship with the Saudi's always stuns me. The Saudi's basically are responsibly for funding most major terrorist groups that attack the wets or force western intervention and the spread of a sychotic version of Islam that is sending the world back centuries but nobody tells them to fcuk off, instread we pay them billions in oil money to fund this evil sh!t and go and freeze out every other country we could buy oil from. Not justifying Russia, Iran and the like but they seem like much lesser evils to me.flaggETERNAL wrote:And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
Oil reserves in Saudi ArabiaSince 1982, the Saudis have withheld their well data and any detailed data on their reserves, giving outside experts no way to verify Saudi claims regarding the overall size of their reserves and output. This has caused some to question the current state of their oil fields. In a 2004 study, Matthew Simmons analyzed 200 technical papers on Saudi reserves by the Society of Petroleum Engineers and concluded that Saudi Arabia's oil production faced near term decline, and that it would not be able to consistently produce more than 2004 levels, when production of crude oil and lease condensate averaged 9.10 million barrels per day. Simmons also argued that the Saudis may have irretrievably damaged their large oil fields by over-pumping salt water into the fields in an effort to maintain the fields' pressure and boost short-term oil extraction. He concluded (in 2004): "In 2-3 years we will have conclusive evidence that Saudi oil is peaking,"[14] Since his prediction, Saudi crude oil production has varied from as low as 8.25 million barrels per day (average for 2009) up to 9.83 million barrels per day (average for 2012). Overall, in the nine years since his 2004 prediction (2005-2013), Saudi crude oil and lease condensate production has averaged 9.20 million barrels per day, just slightly higher than 2004 levels.[15]
Diplomatic cables leaked during the United States diplomatic cables leak in 2011 revealed that Sadad Ibrahim Al Husseini, former vice president of Saudi Arabia's oil monopoly Saudi Aramco, warned the US that the oil reserves in Saudi Arabia might in fact be 40% (300 billion barrels) lower than claim
Venezuela is just about sorted. Regime change and turn on the spigots!eldanielfire wrote:
Will they run out any time soon? Surely there are better and safer oil producing countries.
Quote from Dick Cheney, circa 2002?kiwinoz wrote:. Regime change and turn on the spigots!
They are America's best mates and they totally had like nothing to do with 9/11Nieghorn wrote:After we sold them all of that military equipment to crush Yemen...?
You forgot the followingTurbogoat wrote:Quote from Dick Cheney, circa 2002?kiwinoz wrote:. Regime change and turn on the spigots!
" .. just secure he maintenance and service contracts before we start...."
moosehead wrote:Good riddance....
Sponging spots in post grad programs... taking spots away from our quality students... due to $$$$$ they have to pay.... Then off then go afterward back to use their their partly paid CDN taxpayer paid education elsewhere........
Canada is a better place today....
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/sa ... li=AAggFp5
Along with global warming this is the main reason i want green and nuclear power in the West. So we can stick 2 fingers up at Saudi and Russia et al and their leaders.eldanielfire wrote:The western relationship with the Saudi's always stuns me. The Saudi's basically are responsibly for funding most major terrorist groups that attack the wets or force western intervention and the spread of a sychotic version of Islam that is sending the world back centuries but nobody tells them to fcuk off, instread we pay them billions in oil money to fund this evil sh!t and go and freeze out every other country we could buy oil from. Not justifying Russia, Iran and the like but they seem like much lesser evils to me.flaggETERNAL wrote:And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
I totally agree.eldanielfire wrote:The western relationship with the Saudi's always stuns me. The Saudi's basically are responsibly for funding most major terrorist groups that attack the wets or force western intervention and the spread of a sychotic version of Islam that is sending the world back centuries but nobody tells them to fcuk off, instread we pay them billions in oil money to fund this evil sh!t and go and freeze out every other country we could buy oil from. Not justifying Russia, Iran and the like but they seem like much lesser evils to me.flaggETERNAL wrote:And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
Well, that's something, I suppose.flaggETERNAL wrote:Yeah. Meanwhile, the US has said it'll stay neutral.Flyin Ryan wrote:Good for Canada.
Ever been like this. Unbelievable who scored out of selling arms to their enemies.backrow wrote:I totally agree.eldanielfire wrote:The western relationship with the Saudi's always stuns me. The Saudi's basically are responsibly for funding most major terrorist groups that attack the wets or force western intervention and the spread of a sychotic version of Islam that is sending the world back centuries but nobody tells them to fcuk off, instread we pay them billions in oil money to fund this evil sh!t and go and freeze out every other country we could buy oil from. Not justifying Russia, Iran and the like but they seem like much lesser evils to me.flaggETERNAL wrote:And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
I am pro trade pro arms industry, but honestly think it would have been better for everyone to get UN to invade saudi and divi up the country and its oil . The allies should have done this straight after ww2 instead of being obsessed about USSR.
Selling weapons to countries that fund terrorism in your own country, blowing up Kids at pop concerts etc, is mental - and many countries are to blame.
They also hate Iran and let the US park significant amount of military equipment in KSA. There's a huge tactical element to keeping cosy with the Saudis, utterly distasteful as their leadership may be.eldanielfire wrote:Will they run out any time soon? Surely there are better and safer oil producing countries.True Blue wrote:Saudi has oil and the west will milk them dry and then ditch them like a cum rag when they run out. Good tactic. Use their shit first, leave ours as reserves.eldanielfire wrote:The western relationship with the Saudi's always stuns me. The Saudi's basically are responsibly for funding most major terrorist groups that attack the wets or force western intervention and the spread of a sychotic version of Islam that is sending the world back centuries but nobody tells them to fcuk off, instread we pay them billions in oil money to fund this evil sh!t and go and freeze out every other country we could buy oil from. Not justifying Russia, Iran and the like but they seem like much lesser evils to me.flaggETERNAL wrote:And scumbags too the Western countries that enable them to do what they do. Including Canada.obelixtim wrote:Considering Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the story that there was some Saudi govt involvement in it, that image of a plane flying into a tower from a govt website is a bit OTT.
Scumbags the whole lot of them.
Aside from the oil thing - not a problem for Canada - what the fúck can the slimy Saudi greaseballs threaten the Canadians with? The might of the Saudi military?Bullettyme wrote:Good on Canada. Saudi have an abysmal record on human, and particularly women's, rights. Don't be cowed by the bullying of a regional power trying desperately to get a win in amongst a multitude of foreign policy failures.
They define the phrase: "All the gear but no idea".Nolanator wrote:Is the Saudi military not very well equipped in terms of hardware from the West?
Doesn't matter, mind you. It's tied up bombing the shit out of Yemen.
I've heard as much. It's why I made sure to include reference to the hardware, specifically.feckwanker wrote:They define the phrase: "All the gear but no idea".Nolanator wrote:Is the Saudi military not very well equipped in terms of hardware from the West?
Doesn't matter, mind you. It's tied up bombing the shit out of Yemen.
Well I would imagine that turning the taps on will have a negative affect on Canadian oil producers, I understand it's more expensive to produce from oil sands and shale which is where the majority of Canadian oil comes from. And oil is a industry which knows how to throw it's weight around. I would also imagine that Canadian arms sales will be hit, a not insignificant amount. Then there's the loss of income from Saudi students, the stopping of intelligence sharing which may prevent terrorist attacks and the well being of Canadian troops abroad (although that's unlikely).MungoMan wrote:Aside from the oil thing - not a problem for Canada - what the fúck can the slimy Saudi greaseballs threaten the Canadians with? The might of the Saudi military?Bullettyme wrote:Good on Canada. Saudi have an abysmal record on human, and particularly women's, rights. Don't be cowed by the bullying of a regional power trying desperately to get a win in amongst a multitude of foreign policy failures.
It is to laugh.
Nolanator wrote:I've heard as much. It's why I made sure to include reference to the hardware, specifically.feckwanker wrote:They define the phrase: "All the gear but no idea".Nolanator wrote:Is the Saudi military not very well equipped in terms of hardware from the West?
Doesn't matter, mind you. It's tied up bombing the shit out of Yemen.
Our generals would rightly throw a fit and start throwing chairs if their pilots were to fly foreign-maintained aircraft in combat.Wilson's Toffee wrote:Nolanator wrote:I've heard as much. It's why I made sure to include reference to the hardware, specifically.feckwanker wrote:They define the phrase: "All the gear but no idea".Nolanator wrote:Is the Saudi military not very well equipped in terms of hardware from the West?
Doesn't matter, mind you. It's tied up bombing the shit out of Yemen.
The Don might lend the some USA pilots ....
The Saudis pretty much ignored most OPEC members and turned the taps on a few years back to combat north American shale gas and as a f*ck you to Iran who were about to have sanctions lifted. While $27 barrels of oil were pretty painful for the industry and screwed over petrodollar countries like Nigeria, Angola and Venezuela the end result was forced innovation and R&D by the fracking and shale gas operators who managed in a very short space of time to reduce their lift cost to the point where it was comparable and in some cases more competitive then traditional crude/gas recovery. Not quite the outcome the Saudis wanted and on top of that they pissed through a large chunk of their sovereign wealth fund.Bullettyme wrote:Well I would imagine that turning the taps on will have a negative affect on Canadian oil producers, I understand it's more expensive to produce from oil sands and shale which is where the majority of Canadian oil comes from. And oil is a industry which knows how to throw it's weight around. I would also imagine that Canadian arms sales will be hit, a not insignificant amount. Then there's the loss of income from Saudi students, the stopping of intelligence sharing which may prevent terrorist attacks and the well being of Canadian troops abroad (although that's unlikely).MungoMan wrote:Aside from the oil thing - not a problem for Canada - what the fúck can the slimy Saudi greaseballs threaten the Canadians with? The might of the Saudi military?Bullettyme wrote:Good on Canada. Saudi have an abysmal record on human, and particularly women's, rights. Don't be cowed by the bullying of a regional power trying desperately to get a win in amongst a multitude of foreign policy failures.
It is to laugh.
Well Canada are a threat to national security after all, that's why he put the tariffs on those untrustworthy syrupy bastards.Rinkals wrote:Well, that's something, I suppose.flaggETERNAL wrote:Yeah. Meanwhile, the US has said it'll stay neutral.Flyin Ryan wrote:Good for Canada.
I honestly would expect Trump to come out in support of the Saudis.
That shows total reserves of 268 Billion Barrels which is 80 - 90 years of production.Dubh01 wrote:eldanielfire wrote:Will they run out any time soon? Surely there are better and safer oil producing countries.Oil reserves in Saudi ArabiaSince 1982, the Saudis have withheld their well data and any detailed data on their reserves, giving outside experts no way to verify Saudi claims regarding the overall size of their reserves and output. This has caused some to question the current state of their oil fields. In a 2004 study, Matthew Simmons analyzed 200 technical papers on Saudi reserves by the Society of Petroleum Engineers and concluded that Saudi Arabia's oil production faced near term decline, and that it would not be able to consistently produce more than 2004 levels, when production of crude oil and lease condensate averaged 9.10 million barrels per day. Simmons also argued that the Saudis may have irretrievably damaged their large oil fields by over-pumping salt water into the fields in an effort to maintain the fields' pressure and boost short-term oil extraction. He concluded (in 2004): "In 2-3 years we will have conclusive evidence that Saudi oil is peaking,"[14] Since his prediction, Saudi crude oil production has varied from as low as 8.25 million barrels per day (average for 2009) up to 9.83 million barrels per day (average for 2012). Overall, in the nine years since his 2004 prediction (2005-2013), Saudi crude oil and lease condensate production has averaged 9.20 million barrels per day, just slightly higher than 2004 levels.[15]
Diplomatic cables leaked during the United States diplomatic cables leak in 2011 revealed that Sadad Ibrahim Al Husseini, former vice president of Saudi Arabia's oil monopoly Saudi Aramco, warned the US that the oil reserves in Saudi Arabia might in fact be 40% (300 billion barrels) lower than claim