Via aljazeera.net -
The US House of Representatives has voted to prohibit any aid to Saudi Arabia as congressmen accused the close ally of religious intolerance and bankrolling armed groups. The prohibition was attached to a foreign aid funding bill for next year that has not yet been debated by the US senate.
"By cutting off aid and closing the loophole we send a clear message to the Saudi Arabian government that they must be a true ally in advancing peace in the Middle East," Anthony Weiner, a Democratic congressman, said.
In the past three years, congress has passed bills to stop the relatively small amount of US aid to Saudi Arabia, only to see the administration of George Bush, the president, circumvent the prohibitions.
Now, congressmen are trying to close loopholes so that no more US aid can be sent to the world's leading petroleum exporter.
According to supporters of the legislation, the United States provided $2.5m to Riyadh in 2005 and 2006.
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