Monday, June 06, 2011

Israeli-Saudi alliance: The New York Times on Saudi Arabia

This is about Saudi Arabia--not Sweden:  "While the Saudis — who are dedicated to enforcing stability in the region..." And then they cite a Yemeni from the Hamid Ad-Din family:  "Abdullah Hamidaddin, a political scientist, said Saudi Arabia had wanted Mr. Saleh to leave office because its leaders thought that would bring “less bloodshed, less unpredictability.” But, he said, “they wanted it in a way that does not create a power vacuum and an unpredictable future.”"  They fail to mention that when the Hamid Ad-Dins were expelled from Yemen after the revolution, each member of the family would receive a check from the Saudi embassy in any capital in which he was living.