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To: LindyBill who wrote (24388)	1/15/2004 2:08:48 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 793707

The House of Saud also faces the choice of political evolution or potential revolution. A successful democratic government in Iraq will empower pro-democracy activists throughout the Persian Gulf. This time, saving The Kingdom may mean establishing a constitutional monarchy. On this note, Debka reports an interesting exchange. If it actually occurred. On a meeting between the Saudi interior minister and reformers: They got a harsh response from Prince Nayef, the interior minister who leads the war against al-Qaeda. “The weak can’t challenge the mighty. We are not a regime that wants people to be satisfied with us. We are here in Saudi Arabia in order to rule,” he declared last weekend during two stormy meetings with two separate reformist delegations, which included notables, intellectuals, academics, and senior business figures. Derek