"This is no rah-rah revolt": "the US has told citizens except for "essential diplomats" to leave the country, usually a good sign....It is a two-way trade and ever since the declaration of the "war on terror", the corrupt and brutal royal apparatus has been supplied with weaponry by its friends: 20,000 M-16 rifles from Washington, 20,000 rifles from Delhi and 100 helicopters from London."