The export of militant idealogy happens through the Wahabbi institution - in terms of funds they are the second most important priority - after the king's family. Saudi families may go without jobs but the Wahabbis get their money. Because without their support the House of Saud might as well not exist.
The House of Saud has enough funds to keep funding the idealogy for as long as they choose to - at least as long as we are alive. --- Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >can we learn from Saudi Arabians who are sitting on > their haunches - and getting poorer despite owning > 25% of the world's oil --- whereas Japan grew > without >ANY mineral resources to become the second > largest world economy? > > Good analysis. I think somebody is exploiting the > Saudis. > > I think the Assamese and the Saudi Arabians are > proving, albeit in their own different ways, that > having oil in your yard does not guaranty that you > will be rich. Like the Saudis producing 25% of > World oil, Assam is producing about 25% of India's > oil. > > Lesson to be learnt. > > Rajen Barua > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: umesh sharma > To: assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:27 PM > Subject: [Assam] 9/11 - Development--learn from > Saudi Arabia's downhill per capitaincome - versus > Japan > > > Hi, > > I was going thru many books in Martin Luther King > - the main DC public library at China Town - which > even has a mural with Mahatma Gandhi's image- and > somebody had just read this book "9/11 commiission > report" -- it had info on Pakistan, Afghanistan and > Saudi Arabia. > > I was surprised to learn that Saudi Arabia's per > capita income (supposed to be nearly as high as > Switzerland $28,000 per annum when I was in high > school) has fallen to just as much as that of Chile > -- just $12,000 -- about the same as Malaysia. > > Hopefully, a poor Saudi Arabia would not be able > to fund terrorism (15 out of the 19 - 9/11 > terrorists were from this country) in near future at > all - when it become as poor as Bangladesh or worse > - since it does not allow female education or voting > in elcetions. > > > http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sa.html > > can we learn from Saudi Arabians who are sitting > on their haunches - and getting poorer despite > owning 25% of the world's oil --- whereas Japan grew > without ANY mineral resources to become the second > largest world ecxonomy? > > Umesh > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC > calling worldwide with voicemail > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
