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The life and times of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, an octogenarian, explain why the Arab world is in so deep a mess.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)
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August 29, 2005 |
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The life and times of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, an octogenarian, explain why the Arab world is in so deep a mess. A spoiled playboy by nature, drinking and womanizing, he flagrantly offended the strict Wahhabi Islam whose guardian he was supposed to be. His political judgments were disastrous. Financing the Afghan mujaheddin, he put in place Osama bin Laden and the terror now in full spate everywhere, including Saudi Arabia itself. He backed the PLO and Saddam Hussein, only to be ...
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