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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! GEOSTRATEGY-DIRECT INTELLIGENCE BRIEF Rising unrest demoralizing Saudi royals Oil industry sources say Riyadh paralyzed by uncertainty ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Editor's note: WorldNetDaily brings readers exclusive, up-to-the-minute global intelligence news and analysis from Geostrategy-Direct, a new online newsletter edited by veteran journalist Robert Morton and featuring the "Backgrounder" column compiled by Bill Gertz. Geostrategy-Direct is a subscription-based service produced by the publishers of WorldTribune.com, a free news service frequently linked by the editors of WorldNetDaily. © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Want to know how fragile the Saudi regime is? Don't ask the State Department. Just listen to the whispers in the hallways of the oil majors. The U.S. energy companies, with a huge presence in Saudi Arabia, are hearing of increasing reports of Saudi unrest and dissident activities. Industry sources said the rising unrest has demoralized many in the royal family who simply don't know how to respond. On the streets of Saudi Arabia, the sources said, Westerners are barely tolerated. Indeed, the staffers of the U.S. majors are being told to stay out of sight – particularly during the current Haj pilgrimage. A bigger concern is in the hallways of power in Riyadh. The sources said that the Saudi leadership appears paralyzed by uncertainty. Major decisions regarding energy and the military are simply being delayed. Morale is dropping. With tens of billions of dollars invested in Saudi Arabia and plans to invest another $30 billion in new energy projects, the oil majors are looking for answers. At a conference in Houston last week, the future of Saudi Arabia was the buzz of conversation. A leading expert, Stafford Thomas, author of "The U.S. Intelligence Community," was not optimistic. "I don't know the depth of the dissidence with the existing government in that country, but it's there," Thomas, a professor of government from California State University, told the conference. "I don't know how the government will tackle that problem." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
