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Just so ya'll know, you "over-reacted" to 9-11. This is according to Khaled Batarfi, managing editor of al Medinah newspaper.

From a Reuter's story on the closure of the embassy in Saudi in response to threats:

"But some Saudis said the world's only superpower was panicking. "They have over-reacted since day one, since September 11," said Khaled Batarfi, managing editor of al Medinah newspaper.

Relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and a close Western ally, have been strained since the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers who flew planes into U.S. targets were from Saudi Arabia. "When you have a friend who is bigger than you and you see he is panicking, then you feel insecure. Then he is not a friend you can depend on," Batarfi said."

Thanks for coming out, Khaled. Next time almost 3000 people are killed in a single terrorist attack in Mecca, come back and talk.