"While the Saudi leaders do not explain their policies in sectarian terms..." No, they do that in code language but they leave the blatantly sectarian language and terms to their media and to their clerics. Secondly, "but that does not mean it will oppose all democratic movements. Its support for the March 14 anti-Syrian coalition in Lebanon in the last two Lebanese elections was crucial." Now this was was more than hilarious: this is like saying a state, any state, in its support for its own clients somewhere is proving its support for democracy. I never knew that House of Saud supports democracy until I read this article. (thanks Junaid)