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...producer would be financially secure no matter what the competition. But one would be wrong. In 2000, Saudi wells produced 8.1 million bbl. of crude oil a day; the country's high-quality Arabian light sold for an average $26.81 per bbl. That was enough to put the kingdom in the black, a rare achievement. In 16 of the past 17 years, the Saudi government operated at a deficit as its oil revenue failed to keep pace with its spending. As a result, the country that everyone thinks is synonymous with wealth is deep in debt. A few years from...
...main character, who often changes his name to escape death, witnesses Martin Luther declaiming at Wittenberg, fights in religious wars across Europe and has sex very, very often. His nemesis, Q, a spy for the Vatican, stalks him for more than 30 years, thwarting his vision of a heavenly kingdom on earth, though not his vision of heavenly sex. "We deserve the warmth of baths," the hero concludes in an Istanbul spa after a life of struggle. "May the days be aimless. Do not advance the action according to a plan." A satisfying formula for life, perhaps...
...Another reason they may have decided to launch attacks inside Saudi Arabia: The announcement two weeks ago that the U.S. would withdraw most of its 5-10,000 combat personnel from the kingdom. Al-Qaeda may be taking advantage of that highly publicized announcement to start attacking targets inside Saudi Arabia, in order to create the impression that they are driving the Americans out, in the way that Hezbollah drove the Israelis out of Lebanon. They can't make that claim if they didn't fire a shot. But a series of attacks before the Americans carry out their planned...
...Scott MacLeod: Al-Qaeda has had ample opportunities to attack the royal family and the symbols of its rule, but they haven't done so. There are many more regime targets than American targets in the kingdom. But by attacking so boldly in the center of Riyadh, in compounds in the center of the city guarded by the government, the attackers are certainly issuing a direct challenge to the government. It's a way of attacking the regime without spilling Arab or Muslim blood. Bin Laden will get into trouble in the Arab world once he starts wars among...
...Some 29 people, including at least eight Americans are reported to have been killed in three coordinated suicide bombing attacks on heavily-guarded compounds housing foreigners in Riyadh. The attack was not wholly unexpected. On May 1, the State Department had warned Americans to stay away from the desert kingdom, citing intelligence reports of a terrorist attack in the final stages of preparation. Just last week, Saudi security officials uncovered a cell comprising some 19 al-Qaeda members allegedly planning attacks on the royal family (the suspects managed to elude capture after a shootout). Also last week, self-styled...