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there may well be a connection- 1) were the sanctions lifted, the price of Saudi oil would go down 2) Saudi economy is already in trouble- they've made some big cuts recently 3) British Aerospace was saved from bankruptcy by the Al Yamamah weapons deal with Saudi Arabia 4) Saudi Arabia still has not paid this off. hence they need money. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To be removed/added, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT the whole list. Do not respond to emails erroneously sent to the whole list.