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Middle East Policy Analyst

David Wurmser

2 articles 1997–2001

David Wurmser is a Middle East policy analyst and former government official who served as a Middle East adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with articles focusing on Iran, Saudi Arabia, and broader Middle East intelligence and security issues. He has held positions at several think tanks, including the American Enterprise Institute and the Hudson Institute.

The Saudi Connection

October 29, 2001 · David Wurmser, Magazine

TWO QUESTIONS have been raised about Osama bin Laden. First, if bin Laden opposes the Saudi regime, why has he never struck Saudi targets? Second, if he threatens Saudi Arabia, why has the Saudi government taken the lead in recognizing and funding the Taliban government of Afghanistan, which is…