Saudi Arabia under Fahd served the US by funding many of its covert and illegal operations (from Nicaragua, to South Yemen, to Africa, to Lebanon, etc). Under the new Crown Prince, I already see the Saudi government so intent on serving the propaganda interests of the US, not that the House of Saud would decline to fund Bush's covert wars and actions. But there is a clear utilization of the Saudi-funded Arab media for US purposes of foreign policy and wars. Even the deposed pro-Israeli dictator of Mauritania, was given a free platform on Al-Arabiyya TV to call on the army and people to return him to power. The US really favors that dictator, and so does Israel.