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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (19136)	2/18/2002 2:54:24 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

wondering timetable of Saudi Arabia internal chaos a penny for your thoughts I have enjoyed and benefited from your perspectives lately the more I read about Saudi Arabia, the more convinced I am that eventually the nation and its government and economy will not resemble much of what we see today great uncertainty as to continuation of status quo a massive police state with foreign assistance might be required for the current corrupt regime to continue Wahabbism has almost taken over the education system the central activities among ruling elite are: resting, lusting, counting money, investing, and talking (not working) this king and his 2000 princes are about as lame as they come the vast royal family is being extorted into funding the Islamic Fundamentalists who set out to destroy the royalty, and install a more "reverant" government the standard of living for Saudi citizens has declined about 65-70% since 1980 despite some modernization, the economy is not getting the job done for the majority of Saudi citizens and then you have the world's deepest national debt (per GDP) Saudis supply the west with oil in return for money while most Saudis despise the west (except for its income source) large tracts of money are diverted to extremists who are as much devoted to destruction of the west as to installation of a religious Islamic Saudi govt BinLaden has vowed "to set the Saudi land ablaze in order to rid it of infidels who occupy it" I find this vow most alarming, and dismissed by US people OBL hatred for secular royalty is almost as great as for American infidels who occupy Prince Sultan Airbase it is very difficult to completely dismiss the notion that USForces are occupying Saudi Arabia so, what timetable would you expect for serious cracks to develop within the Saudi system? my guess: between Nov2002 and June2003 much appreciated, Jim