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Source: http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/08/14/dl1402.xml
The Shaken House of Saud
(Telegraph-UK) Editorial - Britain and America would be wise to prepare for the possibility of regime change in Saudi Arabia. There is a real danger that the royal family's traditionally pro-Western stance may obscure the hollowing-out of the Saudi regime by Islamist elements. A hollowed-out Saudi Arabia could become the vehicle for Osama bin Laden's dream to restore the Caliphate, claiming jurisdiction over Muslims from Bethlehem to Bali.