No worries, man, we all know what the Saudis are. Any civilised behaviour by this disgusting species would be surprising - this post is not. Weiner's point is well taken as to whether the Saudi scum should be considered an ally, and hopefully if Iraq gets on its feet, Saudi will fall into the cross hairs. Besides, only an ardent masochist would want to visit Saudi as a tourist without business/military/religious compulsions.

Additionally, ALL U.S. corporations, including those contracted via entities of the U.S. Government strictly adhere to the Saudi policy of excluding Jews from employment within their country. Look at the corporate board of the Carlyle Group - who served as "front" men to negotiate many lucrative Saudi contracts for A

In defense of the mainstream media, they did pick this one up: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/28/visa.flap/index.html (In less of a defense of them, it took them a while to do it ...) --Phoenix Rising

"we all know what the Saudis are" True. But, every now and then it's good to call a barbarian a barbarian, out loud, where everyone can hear.

From Jay Nordlinger, National Review: http://nationalreview.com/impromptus/impromptus200403010907.asp The following is no legend, unfortunately: The Saudis formally banned Jews from their country (no great surprise). After some protest — U.S. protest, of course — they seem to have unbanned them. (To follow the story, go to the magnificent James Taranto.: http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110004750 ) And the Iraqi Governing Council? According to a fascinating and appalling report in the New York Times, it is keen to keep Jews — Iraq-born Jews! — out of that country. Thanks a lot, fellas. Makes you almost want to de-liberate them. And the Israelis contributed a significant amount to their liberation — these stories are not yet widely known, but they will come out in the fullness of time. But about Saudi Arabia, once more: A German friend writes me, "I heard something remarkable from a friend who went to the desert kingdom on business. At the airport there, he noticed that all the Americans and Brits were given a hard time. (There were no Israelis around, of course.) But he, as a German, was treated with a most kindly smile and a warm welcome. Then, when he was retrieving his passport, the Saudi officer started laughing and called out, 'Heil, Hitler!'" Lovely — and utterly believable from anyone with an ounce of experience in that part of the world. (See — always see — the horrifying but indispensable MEMRI.org.: http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SR2604 swhitebull - let's hope the roosters come home soon on this abomination - my only real complaint and disappointment with the Bush Administration A little Libya? The U.S. has lifted its travel ban, and "invited American companies to begin planning their return . . ." — this according to the AP. See what happens when you play ball, Moammar? Here are here