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I arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to find the rumour mill working at full strength. The office driver who picked me up from the airport was certain that the Israelis were behind the World Trade Centre attack on account of the 4,000 missing from work that day. Others are convinced that Iraq "sponsored" the attack. Everyone's wife calls to say that bombs have been going off in any and all major cities. Oh, and yes, the man whose friend has the FBI contact has told us all to stay at home today. Down in Yemen, the British Embassy made it known that it was upgrading its state of alert from 1 to 2, although it was far from clear whether this was in anticipation of the Americans dropping bombs on training camps hidden away in Yemen, or retaliation from Binladen supporters. Geoff Hoon failed to answer the direct question whether other countries were likely to be subject to American attack. He merely muttered darkly that what is now going on in Afghanistan should be seen as a warning to all. Even if we live in the age of the satellite TV and the Internet, it still seems hard for the average man to pick out the truth. Are our politicians and decision makers any better equipped? Greetings to all, Mark Galloway -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk CASI's website - www.casi.org.uk - includes an archive of all postings.