The 21st Century So Far... like the worst Twilight Zone episode. Ever.

Teaching Terror

Violence is inherent in Saudi education.

By Nina Shea
Saudi Arabia now supplies jihad fighters for conflicts near and far, often in numbers far disproportionate to its size. As new statistics become available, one thing becomes ever clearer: The Saudi kingdom is the world’s leading exporter of suicide bombers and terrorists.

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDJiMzUwMzgzODRmNzRlNDdmNzhmMzk4NjQyNTU2N2Y=

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Bush in $20 billion arms deal with Saudis; Saudis threatening dollar collapse

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration's proposed multibillion-dollar weapons sale to Saudi Arabia brought new allegations on Capitol Hill Tuesday that the monarchy has been lax in countering terrorism.
The kind of weapons that the Saudis would purchase and other details, including any U.S. conditions on how they might be used, have not been disclosed yet by the administration.
The sale is part of a broader effort to strengthen U.S. friends in the region, with Israel and Egypt due to receive major boosts in military aid. One goal is to counter Iran's hard-line policies, including suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iGq9FLAV6j1yedpYvTgLbqwJiXCw