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To: TimF who wrote (36892)9/9/2009 3:00:01 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
Re: "Its much more indirect"

'Indirect'... or directly sanctioned by various Saudi government Ministries (as it certainly has been at various points) it REMAINS the largest source of FUNDING and SUPPORT for the extremists that they have.

Practically the entire primary education system in Pakistan (thousands of schools) receive direct funding from W'habbist sources, both Saudi and other Gulf Sunnis of like mind.

Our military and intelligence services are well aware of this.

(And, as far as what is 'official' and what is not --- there are thousands of Saudi Prince-lings running around, some with more 'Western' value systems and some leaning far toward W'habbist fundamentalism. And the system there has a very light hand when it comes to the activities of the Royals....)