[MadIvan]

I'm almost too disgusted to comment. I really don't want to hear that they are our friends any longer.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[goldstategop]

Oh I have no doubt Al Qaeda has friends in the Saudi establishment.

[the Real fifi]

It could be true. It could be false. OTOH, it is more likely to be false because the only reason to say so is to hurt the prime objects of their ire--the Saudi royals.

[teletech]

I don't WANT to believe these murdering monsters but somehow this just seems to fit. I don't trust the Saudis as far as I can throw them! I bet they DID help murder Paul Johnson. We really need to stop calling the Saudis "our friends".

[nightdriver]

....the Saudi ruler, King Fahd, said: "We will not allow a corrupt group led by deviant thought to violate the security and stability of this land."

"A corrupt group led by deviant thought" such as the Wahabbists, who have always been funded by the Saudis, perhaps?

[Free Trapper]

Sadly,even the U.S. Military has some Islamist friendly members.

Also,there have been several reports of translators for the FBI celebrating after 911.

I think we'll find terrorists or their sympathizers nearly anyplace we look. :(

[Bahbah]

"The real Muslim has nothing to do with these actions and has no sympathy for those who carry them out," added the king.

I beg to differ, Mr. King. Those Muslims are as real as they come.

[Desdemona]

The Saudis are probably fairly ticked that this came out. It exposes an awful lot.

[pttttt]

Could be. Complex situation. The Saudis have a long tradition of double-dealing, trying to appease both sides - not exactly "friends" in the sense that the word is understood in the West. This is a pretty detailed account, so some of the claims could be checked maybe.