Hate to take from your time as you weep for Prince Nayif but...

"Saudi authorities have arrested a local activist who has established a liberal network, a human rights activist told AFP on Monday.  Raef Badawi "was arrested on Sunday in (the Red Sea city of) Jeddah for unknown reasons," said a Saudi rights activist who requested anonymity.  He said that "appointments have been made with judicial officials tomorrow (Tuesday) to find out the reasons" for his arrest.  The Gulf Forum for Civil Societies (GFCS), an organization of liberal activists in the Gulf, said in a late Sunday statement that it had confirmed Badawi's arrest by contacting his wife Ansaf."  Asked to comment on the news, NYT's Neil MacFarquhar said that his jailers are just charming, like the rest of House of Saud.