Well they actually gave in on some support planes from Prince Sultan, but I think that they will likly pay a price in the future. Althought we don't take long term future perspectives, we do have long memories of those that offend.

If we really wanted to end terrorism, we would have to destroy S.A., that is the only way to stop the funding and education of terrorists.

Dont Blame Islam. Blame Wahabbism , a corrupt and violent sect of Islam which is , after oil, S.A. most popular export. Something needs to be done about this posion before it spreads to the rest of the muslim world. They mistranlsate the Quran and add words in ( ) to suit their message. The masses cant tell.

When I read that the Saudi Govt flew OBLs relatives out of the US on 9-11, before they could be questioned by authorities, they became a Foe in my eyes.

Clarification-the FBI (rightly) gave them a clean bill of health. Saudi playboys (playmates) have never been a threat to national security. Good overspenders are always welcome. Switching from callous mode, they must be suffering horribly by seeing the family name dragged through a shitstorm. I will never know what it must be like to have a massive international business with all of it's arcane nuances shattered overnight because the family name is linked to planetary criminal #1. The family had no interest in harming the USA or any other nation. They built things not broke them.

Maybe, but they (OBL's family) still helped he out when he started killing people.

Look people... who funds mardarssas in pakistan? we cant afford education anyway... its all from saudia arabia... stop the flow of funds. Who supports radical islam? Not Pakistan... we are relitively moderate. Imagine if Agfanistan wer next to saudia arabia without american forces there... or if the saudis were nuclear... These people are the same as the taliban. Same mentality. The world must change them or they will change the world (for the worst)

I agree. A lot of the money has to come from somewhere. It would be nice to be able to sort the voluntary funds from the extortionary ones. The PLO ran a stongarm ring in Saudi Arabia for decades. I'm sure that the practice has been taken over by worse. I would be amazed if even 5% of the cash trail is known by the current government-if a bunch of corrupt bench sitters can be called that.

Furthermore... understand this... you cannot tackel islamic extremism without tackeling wahabism.

Good point about tackling Wahabism. Many people don't understand that Islam has many variants which Wahabism is one. I was pretty suprised to read that this sect has pretty much destroyed all the tombs of early saints because it was too much like idol worship. The bad thing is that this sect is so closely tied to the royal family. Reading the press it appears to me that the royal family would like to disassociate themselves from the Wahabi's except this alliance is one of the primary reasons they use for their legitimacy.