Why Saudis Have the West by the Throat ; Review

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When Prince Charles pays his respects to the late King Fahd in Saudi Arabia this week, he will almost certainly do what every other Western leader is doing. Even though Britain is still reeling from terrorist attacks with apparent Saudi ties, he will politely overlook King Fahd's most enduring legacy: under his rule, Saudi Arabia became the biggest breeding ground for terror in the world.

The reason no one confronts the Saudis, of course, is that they have the richest oil reserves on the planet.

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Why Saudis Have the West by the Throat ; Review

But now that Fahd is gone and the new king, Abdullah, is in power, it is fair to ask if the Saudis will finally crack down on terrorists. And how secure are the vast oil reserves that are so vital to the economy of the West? Will the Saudis continue to look to the West as its allies?

Saudi support for Islamic terror dates back to a joi...

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