[ek_hornbeck]

So the Saudis won’t control their Chechen ‘clients’ after-all.......

Isn't this what the Saudis promised to Putin in a secret meeting, i.e. "you cut Assad loose, and we'll put a leash on our Chechen agents before the Olympics." He didn't cut Assad loose, and the Saudis didn't muzzle their Chechen friends, as promised.

[yadent]

Well I guess the question now is will Putin chop off the ‘head’ of the snake or just cut up the tail a little.....