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Khallad has said that Iran made a concerted effort to strengthen relations with al Qaeda after the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole, but was rebuffed because Bin Ladin did not want to alienate his supporters in Saudi Arabia.
This willingness to accommodate will alienate the Senate's ultraconservative "firebrands," who seek war against Clinton and the Democrats over the balanced budget, abortion, and flag-burning.
We don't work closely together but, then again, I wouldn't want to hurt or alienate the only person in my office whom I really like.
It is almost too irresistible to wonder: Did Nixon serve up his sympathetic testimony because he knew it would alienate the jury and give Deep Throat what he, Nixon, deemed his just deserts?
Should I possibly go against my faith to support my son by attending a pagan rite, or should I alienate my son because of my own religious beliefs?