[trek]

"Abdullah is not the real problem. He is relatively enlightened, but much of the kingdom he rules over is not."

Wow! Somebody else on this forum gets it about Saudi Arabia. I had given up trying to explain it. Good luck to you my friend.

[speedy]

Thanks, trek. Well, I lived there for awhile, and got a feeling for the place. I won't say it was the best time of my life by any means, but I did figure out a few things!