Saudis May Ask U.S. to Leave

[Saint Marcus]

If you have a point, why don't you elaborate?

The Saudis are certainly conservative, but in no way extremists. They kicked out Bin Laden for being an "extremist". And yes they are quite backward socially, and way too conservative, but that doesn't make them extremists like the Taliban. Saudi Arabia has no terrorist camps on their soil, and don't hate the west (as much).

[Eli]

You guys certainly don't count. You spy on us.

Everyone spy on everyone. It's ok.

You deliberately attacked the U.S.S. Liberty

Prove it.

(and continue to lie about it).

Together with your goverment.

You steal plutonium.

I dont know what you're talking about.

You help our government flout its laws.

And you deliberately continue a moronic war which gets Americans killed.

This is your personal opinion. It doesnt count.

Hardly the actions of true allies.

It's not us! It's the ZOG!

[Roland]

Originally posted by Saint Marcus

The Saudis are certainly conservative, but in no way extremists. They kicked out Bin Laden for being an "extremist". And yes they are quite backward socially, and way too conservative, but that doesn't make them extremists like the Taliban. Saudi Arabia has no terrorist camps on their soil, and don't hate the west (as much).

They are extremists. Not as bad as the Taliban, but not far away. Saudi Arabia has no terrorist camps on its soil because the regime (incredibly rotten and corrupt, btw) relies on western namely US support. To counterbalance, they at least tolerate support of extremist activities elsewhere, like the Taliban. And Osama's problem was not being a radical, but being a radical opposed to the regime.

The Taliban's Islamism seems to be related to Wahibism, but I don't know how strong the link is. Vulgar theology (for european parallel, see witchhunts) and Pashtun traditions might have played a similarly important role.