Saudi Arabia has been allowing jihadism as a practical tool of politics for decades: as long as people are getting all worked up into violent action against the West, they aren't getting worked up into violent action against the ruling family. While they can export the crazies to London and Berlin, they can keep the lid on in their own country.
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Date: 2009-12-17 02:53 pm (UTC)So don't expect a lot of force for change there.