It will not change

Submitted by John Berkowicz (United States), Sep 18, 2005 at 18:51

Nothing in US treatment of Saudi abuses there or here will change until we as a nation are out of the thrall of Arab oil dependence. Given the current administration's close historical and familial ties to Saudi royal families, this is very unlikely to happen before the 2008 elections. If a complete change in domestic priorities occurs after those elections, an improvement in the Saudi situation is possible.

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