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To: TobagoJack who wrote (11558)11/16/2006 3:44:25 AM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (2) of 217764
 
Saudi Arabia - I don't know that much about the place, but MANY people seem to be related to the Royal Family in one way or another (which is how King Saud united the country). Many of the rest of the people are lined up with very lucrative deals and contracts - like the bin Ladeen family.

So many, if not most Saudis have an interest in the status quo.

There are also many foreign workers, who can be asked to leave at the slightest hint of trouble. Lots of Palestinians kicked out during Gulf War I when Arafat backed Saddam.

Many of those foreign workers speak different languages - Tagalog, Hindi, Korean, etc.

The Saudi manitain a heavy internal security force.

So I would expect any coup would need to be one faction of the Saudi family vs. another faction.
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