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Cracking heads and crunching data aren't the only ways to combat terrorism; there's also the matter of changing minds. Most Saudis greatly resent the implication that Wahhabism, the puritanical brand of Islam practiced in the kingdom, has any connection to terrorism. Still, some are beginning to acknowledge that Saudi culture has bred an antipathy toward non-Muslims ("infidels" in Muslim parlance) that can lead to violence. After the May 12 attacks, the newspaper al-Watan made just that link in a series of articles and cartoons. That proved to be too much for the Council of Senior Islamic...
...record as favoring more American troops and more money--opened it a crack. "If we need more troops, they are going to be foreign troops," the former Governor said, changing his position and glancing warily over at Kucinich, who hopes to dent Dean's support in the peaceable kingdom of Iowa. "Ours need to come home...
PRINCE SULTAN Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense He has helped build and modernize the kingdom's armed forces...
...COUNTRY 1932 to present The kingdom was proclaimed on Sept. 23, 1932, but its borders have fluctuated. Neutral zones with Iraq and Kuwait existed until 1966 and 1981, respectively...
BLACK GOLD Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in the mid-1930s. Today, petroleum accounts for 75% of the kingdom's revenue, 45% of its GDP and 90% of its export earnings...