[OldFriend]

You have seen the motive for this NYT article.

All the bashing of SA ignores the fact that the alternative would have the Taliban running SA to the detriment of the entire region.

[John_11_25]

I agree with your assumption.

Also in the muslim faith, it is necessary to give Zakat (not sure of the spelling), but it's charity. They must give this as its a pillar of their faith.

How this money is distributed, the giver does not know, but when we give charity in the west to the church, do we know where it ends up really?

[Itzlzha]

All the bashing of SA ignores the fact that the alternative would have the Taliban running SA to the detriment of the entire region

Pray tell, how would a Taliban-Style Government be different than how the House of Saud-omites operates now?!

Could the Saudi Secret Police become MORE brutal?

Could non-Islamazis be treated with LESS respect?

Could more $$$ flow to terrorists....more than now?

Wouldn't that be the impetus to finally destroy those Jawa-like ba$stards?