Mulling over Mike Powell to Steve Asher 28 Jul 2006

>Riyadh faults Hezbollah for current crisis

>Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed "elements" inside Lebanon for
>the violence with Israel, in unusually frank language directed
>at guerrilla group Hezbollah and its Iranian backers.

 MP> That seems almost odd.

Yes, but the Saudis are treading carefully ... wary of Iran and its
expansionist aims to be the regional "superpower", while supporting
"legitimate Palestinian resistance". 

Cheers, Steve..

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