The Saudis are no more worried than Saddam Hussein about Bin Laden and radical Islamic fundamentalists taking them over, if they fail to toe the terrorist line! They are simply a dictatorship run exclusively for one very extended family. It is a [u]religious[/u] police state, but a police state nevertheless!
The Saudis [u]are[/u] Islamic fundamentalists! They are the very people who behead adulterous wives, unwed mothers, and blasphemers. They cut off the hands, put out the eyes, disfigure, etc., for petty crimes.
The [u]main[/u] thing that distinguishes them from the Taliban, is that they are wealthy! Sure there's been a little polish put on them over the years, I mean their sons (but NOT their daughters!) have attended Harvard, Yale, MIT, etc., and they no longer eat with their fingers. They are brutal, just not as brutal as others!
They aren't nearly as brutal as the Taliban, but then they don't have to be, they already have their Islamic paradise established on earth!
But to sincerely hold that the Saudis were fearful of an uprising against them by the common people is absurd! It is foolish beyond belief!
Where do people get these ideas?
If you have evidence, then please give us a website we can all go to and discover the truth of what has been alleged.
Lord knows I've posted a host of sites that support my views in this matter. It's time we saw something from the 'loyal Saudi opposition'!
You've had more than enough time to gather some patchwork assortment of lies and half-truths, so let's hear them!
Eric The(I'veGotAllTheTimeInTheWorld!)Hun[>]:)]