> On Max's criteria, the Saudi government has not funded Al-Qaeda, is
>not harboring Al-Qaeda, and has not refused demands to turn over
>Al-Qaeda leaders.
The Saudi gov't has looked the other way while many members of its elite have financed and supported. And there's a great ideological affinity between their brands of Islam, sez Tariq Ali. So it's not quite an arm's-length relationship either.
Doug