Jihad International By Jacob Laksin

In the unlikely event that you amuse yourself by reading the minutes of the weekly cabinet meeting held by Saudi royals, you might have come across the following intriguing detail from a recent session:

Regarding terrorism, the Cabinet affirmed that dealing in terrorism, misleading youth into terrorism, sowing sectarian discord and destabilizing societies are destined to fail because they are contrary to peoples’ desire for security, stability and development.

One admires the Saudis’ cheerful conviction. But a less sanguine observer might feel compelled to note that it is radically at odds with a certain reality -- namely that, nearly six years after 15 Saudis took part in the 9-11 attacks, Saudi Arabia remains a leading exporter of international terrorism. Earlier this month, for instance, Newsweek published a list breaking down the nationalities of suicide bombers in Iraq. Of the 139 names on the list, no fewer than 53 were of Saudi origin. From this one might justifiably conclude that, pace King Abdullah and his court, the desire of their countrymen for “security, stability and development” has been much exaggerated.

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