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"He has declared Jihad on the whole Saudi royal family. And they have declared war on him. The fact remains, the reason they asked us to stop military operations out of Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with Bin Laden.' "Show me the FACTS on that"

You are referring to this statement... "He has declared Jihad on the whole Saudi royal family. And they have declared war on him. The fact remains, the reason they asked us to stop military operations out of Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with Bin Laden." Fair enough. The following sources describe Bin Laden's war on the House of Saud...

"Iraqi intelligence agents were in touch with Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden (search) in the mid-1990s to plan how to oppose the Saudi ruling family, FOX News has confirmed."

"Among those most concerned are bin Laden's No. 1 target, the king and ruling princes of Saudi Arabia."

"Purported Bin Laden Tape Condemns Saudi Rulers"

"The ultimate goal of this campaign was to depose the Saudi royal family and install an Islamic regime on the Arabian peninsula."

And the following sources describe why (and when) we removed our troops from Saudi Arabia...

"Prince Sultan welcomed the U.S. decision but suggested that it was not a result of pressure from his government."

"Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (search) and Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan said the pullout is because, with the war won, forces are no longer needed for their previous mission: patrolling the no-fly zone over southern Iraq."

"and everything else you have claimed."

Could you be a little more specific?

The denial by Prince Sultan is particularly convincing. Politically motivated face saving denials do not change the facts here.

I do not deny that Bin Laden is at war with PARTS of the Saudi royals. But there are others who support him and who he supports.

Al Qaeda is allowed to preach in all the SA Mosques. No public speech happens without state sanction. The Saudis support and export Jihad around the world.

You sound like an Arabist from our State Dept. Oil and business motivate you. And you have lost all sight of reality. When you compare UAE favorably to Europe you lose all credibility.