Annals of Dhimmitude, Pentagon Division

Takes one to know one

As if it wasn’t depressing enough that the Union Jack flew at half-staff in London after the Saudi “king,” Abdullah, finally shuffled off stage last week, along comes our former War Department, bowing to its Saudi masters:

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey has established an essay competition to honor the late Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Pentagon announced Monday.The competition, to be hosted at the National Defense University over the next academic year, will focus on issues related to the Arab and Muslim worlds, according to the official DOD News.

“This is an important opportunity to honor the memory of the king, while also fostering scholarly research on the Arab-Muslim world, and I can think of no better home for such an initiative than NDU,” Dempsey said in a statement.

Think this is some of a joke? “Honoring” the butcher who gave at least tacit approval to the 9/11 attacks by fifteen of his subjects? Think again. Here’s the official press release from the DoD:

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has established a research and essay competition in honor of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz hosted by the National Defense University. The king, who died Jan. 23 at age 90, oversaw the modernization of his country’s military during the time he spent as commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a position he held from 1963 until he became king in 2005. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said the essay competition is a fitting tribute to the life and leadership of the Saudi Arabian monarch…

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frederick M. Padilla, the president of the National Defense University, welcomed the opportunity to challenge future students while honoring the late king. “This scholarly research competition presents NDU students with a unique opportunity to focus their research and writing efforts on relevant issues at the intersection of U.S. security interests and the Arab-Muslim world,” he said.

Say, isn’t is long past time to release the redacted pages of the 9/11, which are said to prove official Saudi complicity in the attacks? And if not — why not? Or, better yet, just ask George W. Bush.

Amazing how fast we got Osama’s family out of the country