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To: quehubo who wrote (39730)	8/24/2002 9:53:30 PM
From: FaultLine	Respond to of 281500

"...countries with oil can flourish under repression — as long as they just drill a hole in the right place. Think of Saudi Arabia, Libya or Iraq. Countries without oil can flourish only if they drill their own people's minds and unlock their energies with the keys of freedom. Think of Japan, Taiwan or India." what a great line... --fl@wishi'dwrittenthat.com

To: quehubo who wrote (39730)	8/24/2002 9:57:24 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"This bargain suits the Saudi rulers well. If they empowered the secularized, pro-American Saudis, it would not be long before they demanded things like transparency in budgeting, accountability and representation. The Wahhabi religious establishment, by contrast, doesn't care how corrupt the ruling family is in private — as long it keeps paying off the clerics and gives them a free hand to impose Wahhabi dogma on Saudi society, media and education, and to export it abroad." a concise summary indeed... --fl

To: quehubo who wrote (39730)	8/24/2002 11:19:01 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

They hate that you are monopolizing all the nonrenewable resources It's a good line, quehubo. But people are never at a loss to find a reason to dislike us. They forget that "It is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings." "Julius Caesar"