Editor’s Note: Kathleen Sullivan is an analyst at Ergo, a global intelligence and advisory firm. The article below is based on a report Ergo recently published, entitled The Waning Era of Saudi Oil Dominance. Follow Ergo on Twitter.
By Kathleen Sullivan – Special to CNN
Saudi Arabia has thus far managed to stave off the popular protests that have led to the ouster of four Arab heads of state, chiefly due to its strategic and well-timed disbursements of oil-revenue-funded social giveaways. While so far effective in preserving the status quo, this approach has tied the fate of the monarchy to that of its oil revenues - an increasingly risky linkage.
For decades, Saudi Arabia’s booming oil revenues have been a safe bet in a constantly shifting region. Proud and longtime holder of the world’s largest proven reserves, highest exports, and most spare capacity, Saudi Arabia maintained an unrivaled position of dominance in global oil markets. However, a deeper look at Saudi Arabia’s growing domestic pressures and its external challenges reveal signs of decay in the Kingdom’s global oil market dominance, and with it, weakening defenses against a popular uprising.
The challenges confronting Saudi Arabia are both internal and external. First, domestically, Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves have long been a subject of mystery and speculation. Can the Kingdom’s oil reserves support its current level of production for the next decade and beyond, or is the country approaching its peak? Either way, many sources familiar with Saudi Aramco and Saudi geology believe the Kingdom’s access to easily extractable oil has come to an end. Its fields are aging, and light crude has become scarcer. Many oil experts believe that Saudi Arabia’s future oil production gains will depend on advances in enhanced oil recovery technology to extend the life of existing fields. While advanced techniques may increase production, these techniques can add an additional cost of $20-$60 per barrel, slashing the Kingdom’s profit margin.
Second, Saudi Arabia must accommodate its increasing population, which at approximately 28 million has nearly doubled in the past 20 years and continues to grow at an annual rate of nearly 2.5%. The Saudi youth demographic is among the country’s fastest growing, and is feeling the pain of both underemployment and an acute housing crisis. Throw in the restrictive social environment imposed by the Saudi government and you have a volatile mix resembling the climate in other Arab countries before their uprisings. As regimes crumble all around them, the Saudi people know they have leverage; demands will likely become more numerous and require more expensive pay-outs.
Third, Saudi Arabia’s growing population has increased the demand for energy, infrastructure, and water desalination. Lacking a sophisticated natural gas industry, the Kingdom must use oil for its domestic electricity and infrastructure needs, thus placing pressure on oil exports. Export revenues are critical to the government’s ability to fund massive public giveaways, and the country’s increasing domestic demands have constrained the monarchy’s ability to effectively buy off its population.
Saudi Arabia’s external challenges are no less daunting. The Kingdom faces an evolving and expanding competitive landscape. Iraq’s growing oil production, which could reach 12 million barrels per day by 2017, could significantly cut into Saudi Arabia’s exports and revenues. Even if Iraq only reaches half of its targeted production by 2017, an extra 6 million barrels per day in the global oil markets could diminish the Kingdom’s power within OPEC and possibly make the United States - its bulwark against regional hostiles - a less loyal ally.
In addition, aggressive neighbors are posing an increasing threat to Saudi Arabia’s oil dominance. In October 2011, Saudi Arabia accused an unnamed foreign power, widely understood to be Iran, of instigating violent protests among the Shia community in its eastern province. Iran has also been blamed for plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Unlike many of its war-plagued neighbors, Saudi Arabia’s oil industry has enjoyed domestic stability and security. A sustained Iranian campaign to covertly destabilize Saudi Arabia by manipulating Shia populations could threaten the Kingdom’s oil infrastructure, its revenues, and its overall security.
As Saudi Arabia continues to direct resources to fending off an uprising, social reforms addressing its skyrocketing energy consumption, underemployment, and housing crisis have taken a back seat. The Kingdom must focus on the development of solutions to these critical challenges, and prioritize true social reform over transparent largesse. Unless it addresses the internal and external threats to its power, Saudi Arabia’s days as the world’s oil hegemon could be numbered.
The views expressed in this article are solely those of Kathleen Sullivan.
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Until recently, Billions of US Dollars has been funded by Saudi-Arabia and other Arab Countries to break the backbones of Christian Religion in America and elsewhere in the World. These has been done by building MOSQUES in every corner of American Streets, including the one near at where the Twins building destroyed.
But, NO ONE CHRISTIAN IS ALLOWED TO PRAY OR TO BUILD A CHURCH IN SAUDI-ARABIAN LAND. Recently, 37 Ethiopian-Christians has been arrested, torched and some has been killed when they got found celebrating Christmas in their own rented room, in Saudi-Arabia.
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The other problem in Mid-East and Africa is, few ethnic based criminal gangsters they become leaders by force. After that, they kick out their own people from the Natural Resources Reach areas, they contracting it to Foreign Countries, they Exporting it and they keep all the Money in their own personal Bank. Then, they make themselves Millionaires and Billionaires, while the Majorities of their people remain poor.
Why compare Saudi Arabia to America, should be comapred with Rome, is there any mosque in Rome? Correction – All mosques build in US are funded by the people in America not Saudis.
Yes, of course, there are mosques in Rome. And, NO, American mosques are largely funded by Saudi Arabia. Just Google search "mosque Rome" and see what comes up! You are absolutely wrong.
Saudi Arabia; Only country named after a family!!:) Land of Hijaz is Holy not the land of Al Saud family.
And guess who is the biggest ally and supporter of Saudis. Remember, when we got hit on 9/11, it was only Saudis who flew out of here with the govt. blessing. Being a Muslim or having a mosque is not a crime,thats what America stands for. You insult my adopted country when you compare US to any other country in this screwed up world.
Thank you Lord for US of A, a country that I love and will die for even it means getting rid of Saudis.
I disagree that we should be blaming Saudi's. Though a large amount of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudi's does not mean we should be blaming them solely. Every country and every faith has its extremist's.
Pretty much a fact – Countries with strong democracies do not have revolutions. To many people want to maintain the status quo. Unless the Saudi Economy suddenly crashes (Not looking likly with their oil reserves/exports for the near future) I doubt they will have a major rebellion.
We Americans are supporting Saudi monarchy for its survival. We know if the democracy comes in Saudi Arabia, we will not be able to hold Oil dealings in US dollars. Also, Saudi Arabia never let US currency Dollar go down, Saudi still trade with one fixed dollar price.
What do you mean, "We Americans?" Your peculiar English indicates you are a foreign shill.
Stomach pain of hindu's pretending to be followers of son of blessed Mary, hinduism, hindrance to truth is not just a sin but a crime against truth absolute, 360* and human equality. why one need to allow hindu's filthy cow mams dung in his clean house? It is not a matter of soul, soul of a hindu, out law but a matter of La. truth absolute, hindus deny in their Churches, dungeons of illegality decorated with Pharoahnic hindu cross of hinduism, racism to glorify hindu sanatan goons as their man gods. Son of blessed Mary had nothing to do with hinduism, labeled as Christianity in deception. American founding fathers had nothing to do with hinduism, Christianity nor is part of American way, utterly against American foundation and to be expelled from USA for violation of American law.
you are are quite ignorant. last time i checked, hindus werent blowing each other up. and they don't worship the cow you idiot. you are a bigot and you are the type of person that makes people hate islam because you say stupid crap about things you know nothing about.
Go to hind hindu, get some knowledge before spewing your hinduism about fact, hindu's worship cow and drink her urine, check your facts before spewing your hinduism, hindu. For your information they consider monkey to be their god too, hindus, ignorant founder of hinduism, absurdity called evolution.
Rubbish!
I hope get a revolution in Saudi Arabia. Islamic revolution will be led by a man like Osama bin Laden. It is an excellent opportunity to take revenge on America that killed Osama bin Laden. We want jihad against America and Israel. Should be cut oil from the West!
Coming soon the the sky above you.............an armed predator drone.
Qaeda is sign of truth absolute 360*, foundation of existence, no one has been able to defeat Qaeda and no one will ever be able to defeat Qaeda, regard less how a hindu, denier of truth tries to eliminate Qaeda,
Well we get most of our oil from Canada so our prices may go up but we will still have what we need. And you boy deserves to be a the bottom of the sea with spongebob.
if we didn't buy your oil you would be drinking oil and eating sand for your dinner tonight...
I think the writer makes a good point - religious tolerance is not a Saudi strongpoint and I think there should be accountability to where the monies are coming from in the financing of American mosques, not only because it's not just that the Sauds will not allow churches to be built in SA, but also because they are financing and exporting a very conservative form of Islam that has little to do with the many other more liberal and intriguing forms of Islam - imagine an America with the Puritans in charge and vastly wealthy - it would only be a single scewed version of Christianity.
Leave them alone. I mean it. We have very few pro western countries over there and Saudi Arabia is one of them. Leave them alone. They are pro women's rights and anti-insane clerics. Keep them as friends or at least frenemies. They like America. They love Disney World. So does the family in Dubai. Lay off the Saudis.
Let’s not forget that the rulers of Saudi Arabia are Backbiters.
"In every corner of America"?? You need to contact your doctor to up your medication; I'm assuming Bipolar Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Depression and most likely Schizophrenia Paranoid
Will we may agree or disagree on this point, however the Vatican did not allow Muslims to build mosques there. For muslims, Saudi Arabia is considered the same as Vatican for Christians.
Also, the idea of building a church in Saudi Arabia is well discussed and belive it or not many do believe that churches should be allowed there.
However, and to be fair .. Yes this country sucks in many ways and it won't survive from what happened to the other Arabian countries.
Saudi-Arabia said,'More mosques in America, but no One single Christian Church in Saudi-Arabia'.
you my friend are 100% BRAIN DEAD!
There are no mosques in vatican, go build a few and comeback with the metaphor
mj didn't say there were mosques in Vatican City, mj said in Rome. Now, Vatican City is inside of Rome, but Rome is not the same as the Vatican.
Just sayin....
The vatican is the equivalent of Mecca or Medina itself. With 1square mile of land the Vatican is missing alot. Its also a purley relgious state. To Try to compare it to all of Saudi Arabia is far fetched.
Should Saudi Arabia avoid an uprising? Of course not!!! In fact, with a Socialist government and a sense of justice, both of which the current leaders lack, the Saudis could do a lot of good around the world!!!
I agree with your post.
@d4maths
Thing is Al Jazeera & PressTV give platform to economically literate people who do not agree
with current neo-liberal model. I met more Marxists from Iran than say USA.
Yes, a socialist government like the one in Venezuela under Hugo Chavez. His country is alleged to have more oil than Saudi Arabia, yet its economy shows no growth. We outsiders have no idea how long Saudi Arabia remains dominant on the oil market. No doubt sooner or later its wells will dry up. As the country has to provide for housing, amenities and jobs for the rising population, they should diversify their economy and get away from their dependency on oil revenues. They could benefit from the sunshine for solar energy, which can provide for domestic electricity and other infrastructural needs.
Gee whiz, General!
As the holy keepers of the sacred mosques or Mecca and Medina, somehow, I think socialism would be the last thing on their minds.
Time to wake up!
The article ignores the possibility of a direct attack by Iran on Saudi Arabia which will certainly happen if the US or Israel attack Iran. The results would be felt world wide!
Miss Sullivan: Have you ever been to Saudi Arabia?
Is it possible for Fareed Zakaria to say anything that is negative about President Obama? He seems to be the most capable PR person for the administration.
Funny.
I dont see President Obama's name mentioned anywhere in the article.
Maybe YOU are the one with an "Obama" problem.
he is a PR man for Obama just admit it
The answer
They already did !
This piece is full with mistakes !
1- saudi population 19 millions ! Not 27 as it mentioned above ! The rest are foreigners !
2- Iraq will never reach 7 million barrels per day by 2017 as almost all oil experts said!
Please sir before you write any piece make sure about your resources !
Best regards
If you know, why Saudi-Arabia doesn't allow Churches to be built in its land?
Is Saudi-Arabia against Christians and Jewish? If yes, how it could do business with them?
Because it involves their true god - $$$
Stomach pain of hindu's pretending to be followers of son of blessed Mary, hinduism, hindrance to truth is not just a sin but a crime against truth absolute, 360* and human equality. why one need to allow hindu's filthy cow mams dung in his clean house? It is not a matter of soul, soul of a hindu, out law but a matter of La. truth absolute, hindus deny in their Churches, dungeons of illegality decorated with Pharoahnic hindu cross of hinduism, racism to glorify hindu sanatan goons as their man gods. Son of blessed Mary had nothing to do with hinduism, labeled as Christianity in deception. American founding fathers had nothing to do with hinduism, Christianity nor is part of American way, utterly against American foundation and to be expelled from USA for violation of American law. hinduism, denial of truth has no place among humanity, regardless how one labeles it in deception, Judaism or Christianity etc, etc.
Of course they can.
They just need to continue using Oil money to pay off the right people. Let's face it, there are way too many Saudi Princes who don't want their house of cards to come down. They'll all gladly pay money to the terrorist organizations to leave them alone and fight someone else – preferrably someone in the West.
If the Muslims take control of Saudi you better get used to sawdust sandwiches.
That's hilarious.
You *are* joking, aren't you?
Please tell me that there some deep sarcasm there, or something...
sawdust sandwiches?
Do you wash that down with camel pee ?
Nothing lasts, Saudi should know that. Now they are faced with many problems which means they will have a taste of what they have been doing to the other Arab and Muslims countries of the world. I wonder if the present regime is toppled will the new one be more fanatic which will be a true disaster, or will they be moderate which would be a miracle. God only knows
Interesting thing about Saudi Royalty.
They are so filthy rich, they have run around the world buying
or investing in anything worth while.
They could lose thier country tomorrow
and move to one of thier castles in England,
or Condo's in New York, and still live like kings.
It wont matter to them if they are overthrown
or if the oil runs out.
They are all very foolish. The moment they are thrown out, the west will freeze their assets and they will all be on the run. The west is always on the side that has won. They will be better off if they make friends with Iran and put their billions in cash in Tehran. The Iranians will never freeze their account. They know how it feels.
Solar power, inter-connecters are the future when pipelines run dry, but like the oil companies bought solar technologies to keep the price high and to keep fossil fuels front and center (BP Solar etc). The Kingdoms would not want to start up large scale projects yet. In relation to reforms they move at geological time frame (the Arab Spring is change through chaos), as society moves forward with demands, reforms will come. That is how evolution works overtime and a pace society is comfortable with. The Arab Spring is more likely to spread to the Stans and SEA.
Kidding right? Solar power is worse for the environment than almost anything. I assume you don't know how solar cell arrrays are actually made by your statement. (hint: They use MASSIVE amounts of water in production)
Solar power? That's why Germany just got out of the market. Not enough bang for the buck.
The Saudi women should kill all the Saudi men and be "free". Hahahahahaha
hinduism, absurdity of a hindu, absurd.
absurdity and ignorance of an idiot.....
everyone, don't feed the trolls named mo-ham-mad! just a farce!
hinduism of a hindu,
This report fails to indicate the growing unrest in the eastern province and within the ruling family on the coming discord about who should inherit the power in the kingdom. The Wahhabi sect which is ruling Saudi Arabia has increased fears from the Salafi who have taking control of North Africa (Libya, Tunisia and Egypt) and the Salafi differs in doctrine with the Wahhabi (The Wahhabi Myth, H.J.Oliver). Salafism believes that Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's call in 18th century Saudi Arabia was for a return to what were the practices of the early generations of Muslims and do not agree with Wahhabism on a new sect of Islam. Unrest is coming to Saudi Arabia and every where in the Arabic countries where people are deprived of their basic rights and where wealth is unequally divided among their citizens. This is the XXI st century and nowhere royalty will be able to silence its citizens by bribing them and at the same time depriving them of their rights to share the wealth.
And with the coming of the 12th iman in Iran, it looks like a world of s*it for the west.
WHY WOULD THERE BE ANY UPRISING,AS LONG AS THEY KEEP BEATING ALL THEIR WIVES,DON'T
LET THEM DRIVE, AND KEEP THEM THREE STEPS BEHIND, I SEE NO PROBLEM, THIS WAS OUR BIG MISTAKE
AND WE HAVE GONE DOWN HILL EVERSINCE!!
Turrible
ON SECOND THOUGHT,LET THE LADIES DRIVE,VOTE,GIVE EM GUNS,BEER, AND MAKE EM EAT BACON !
SOUNDS LIKE A PARTY TO ME!!
Allah Akbar!
Long live Saddam Hussein.
I believe that Sarah Palin or Michelle Bachman will marry one of the Saudi prince's and then take all the oil and give it to United States.
YES ALI YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, BUT WON'T IT LOOK BETTER TO HAVE PRESIDENT PALIN WALKING
AROUND HOLDING THE KINGS HAND THAN IT DID WHEN THE " W DID IT,I WONER IF LAURA KNOWS !
Allah snakbar to you too.
Allah Snakbar? Is that a new candy bar? Sorry just very curious
Saudi Arabia has a PPP of $24,000. Based on extensive research by Huntington, Mousseau, and others into stabilizing factors, this more than anything should guarantee the continuance of Saudi state as we know it today. It would take 10% unemployment and a significant drop in PPP to destabilize the Saudi government and challenge the status quo.
Saudi Arabia is one of only two countries in the World that name the country after their own family. The other one is Jordan, whose official name is The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan. Those two families OWN their respective countries. And I mean OWN in every sense of the word. That's why the Saudis will do anything to prevent someone else to 'steal' their country from them. They are one of the most repressive regimes in the World. Human rights mean nothing to them. Women are considered chattel or property like cattle. But despite all of this, they are our favorite dictators. The U.S looks the other way, while cheap oil keeps flowing, and while we still have strategic bases on their soil, and while their
Trillions of invested dollars are part of our economy and of other western economies as well.
But, despite all of this, they are on the wrong side of history. And yes, eventually, the Saudis will have to yield to popular
demands for a change of government, no matter how oppressive they are now.
Norm------Product of British hinduism in Muslim countries, one has to be a fool to think hindu British will promote any true Muslim to be leader of Muslim country. Just like hindu England, every thing is owned by the Queen and every one living in hindu England is a tenet and a subject, gentile slave of hindu Queen, life long love of hindu Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
take ur rubbish out of here and speak with some proper facts and dialog. get off your paranoia of hindu or something. btw, stick ur religion, ur koran and ram it up mo-ham-mad's arsse!!!
islam along with all religions is a disease for humans which needs to be eradicated like a virus.
peace, love and unity.
not hate, lies and hypocrisy.
fred
Shut your Persian Majooci hindu mouth and learn to be a human, hindu, ignorant, truth hurts.
Rome was founded by the two brothers, Romulus and Remus....hence Rome.
Base word for Rome is Ra, the Path, vowel "O" is indicator of enshrined in or established, letter M is indicator of choice and vowel E refers to a noun. Rome means, establish or enshrined by choice or desire of ? Roman means, enshrines in choice or desire of.
Why are you all arguing something that won't make any difference in your life...Worry about something that does..
God sent down His of prophets (Noah, Ibrahim, Mosses Jesus and Mohammed were among thousands) who carried this single message to the whole humanity (And they all had the highest moral standards). That is the message of Islam.
God speaks to the whole humanity through His book Quran..
“Proclaim, He is the One and only GOD. The Absolute GOD. Never did He beget. Nor was He begotten. None equals Him." [112:1]
“They even attribute to Him sons and daughters, without any knowledge. Be He glorified. He is the Most High, far above their claims.” Quran [6:100]
“The example of Jesus, as far as GOD is concerned, is the same as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him, "Be," and he was.” Quran [3:59]
“…anyone who murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he murdered all the people. And anyone who spares a life, it shall be as if he spared the lives of all the people....." Qur'an [5:32]
Most exalted is the One in whose hands is all kingship, and He is Omnipotent.The One who created death and life for the purpose of distinguishing those among you who would do better. Quran [67.2]
Subsequent to them, we sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the previous scripture, the Torah. We gave him the Gospel, containing guidance and light, and confirming the previous scriptures, the Torah, and augmenting its guidance and light, and to enlighten the righteous. Quran [5:46]
Thanks for taking time to read my post. Please take a moment to clear your misconception by going to whyIslam org website.
Dont bother folks.
Its a p-o-r-n site.
Nudge============Mind set of a hindu, always in gutter of hinduism.
They have borrowed 25% of Theen Allah from Islam and made it foundation of American freedom, rest of it is hinduism, denial of truth borrowed from hindu England perverted form of Theen Allah, subordinated to a Pharaoh's will, King as a God and priest as God, labeled as tort law, from Latin word tortia, a hindu definition of truth absolute, two Men as gods. American law is like a pig's body with human head.
i take ur koran and shiite all over it. then i will spit pigs blood on it and ram it up mo-ham-mad's arss!
Nothing good can come out mouth of a majooci hindu, followers of boy loving pot head hindu sanatan Zoroaster, hind, filth of humanity. hindu Persian Magg's crooks behind every thing wrong around the globe.
If a revolution occurred in the Vatican, could be happening is a revolution in Mecca and Medina, "Saudi Arabia." Please, do not need to dreams!
OK, i need dream not to.
For more insight into Saudi Arabia read novel - king of Bat'ha. The sequel is comin out by May timeframe -- Tales from the East: Return of Ivanhoe
In response to the headline – "The House of Saud" has things well under control. They just spread more money around whenever they feel slightly threatened – keep the masses happy. So far it's working.
of course people there are brain-dead and filled with hate for other cultures
There are no mosques in Vatican city
saudi arabia=friend of us=uprising by"terrorists/libya =uprising by "freedom fighters"/bahrain =friend of us=uprising by terrorists/yemeni=friend of us=uprising by terrorists/syria=uprising by freedom fighters and it goes on/us naval bases in the friends of us countries =oil=saudi arabia/oil=libya=next iran =oil+ building missile bases against russia/european viewpoints are along those lines .while the friends of us can kill their own nationals without comment
KSA & Bahrain = good dictators, Libya & Syria = evil dictators lol
Saudi Arabia won't have an uprising for two good reasons: they have enough cash on hand to pay off their opposition and they do not have active CIA operatives inciting uprising the way Libya, Syria and Egpyt did. The Arab Spring is largely a oil grab by a desperate Obama administration to maintain gas guzzling American-made cars.
We can only hope so. They deserve a little unrest and civil uprising–Long overdue–
http://www.Hear-The-Truth.com
I've spent time in the KSA, and not as a Saudi employee. This status allowed me to meet some very influential Saudi citizens and participate in discusions with them. The MEN of Saudi love their country, the royal family, and the bounty of wealth oil has brought them. They have contractors and Third Country Nationals (TCN's) that do most of the labor in the country. They were raised with this system, know no other, and would never consider change. Coupled with the control and stewardship of Mecca and Medina, it will take generations for any change in the KSA.
yea sums it up, I've personally met Saudis who act just like that too
as long as they support archaic systems – yes
a king and a royal family – in this day and age – get real
between that and the religious restrictions on science and technology advancements
they will be able to keep themselves in the stone age for as long as they think mohammed will allow
Get some education, knowledge of truth, Islam is not a religion but Theen Allah, The way of truth absolute, hindu sanatans, goons , plagiarize from to hind, to fool humanity, hindu, ignorant.
America wants a revolution in Saudi Arabia?! Do you kidding?! If this disaster occurred, oil prices will reach $ 500, and the leader of the rebels will be like Osama bin Laden! Saudi Arabia's largest oil producer in the world, the new leader of Saudi Arabia will cut oil from America, Europe, and declared jihad against Israel and the West! Please, dont want these disasters occur. Saudi Arabia should remain stable. Americans should remember that Saudi Arabia and China are buying U.S. debt now. After the revolution in Saudi Arabia. No oil to America!! No money to America!! In the end America will get a complete economic collapse, as happened in 1929 "Great Depression"! HA HA HA
yep USA needs good ol' al Saud
Yes, choose Al Saud or new Osama bin Laden. Millions of suicide bombers for jihad against America and Israel! Good luck to America with neo-Wahhabis! HA HA HA .
Thank you , You know very well what will happen in Saudi Arabia, America and the world, if there was a revolution in Saudi Arabia. Dutch people are smart.
NO WAY do we want to mess with the Saudis. They are pro western democracy and fighting the clerics over there to change the way things are going with that backwards mentality that keeps women dressed like sofas and kills other Muslims just because they disagree. It is insane to think we want to mess up our relationship with the Saudis. Ignore this reporter. She's just going for ratings.
Mr. toadears . You are a Zionist. All Saudis want jihad against Israel and the West. You will get a big mess after the revolution, no oil to America!!, no money to America!!. You are evil because you want chaos in the world. Just go to Iran and do the revolution in Iran: do before they make nuclear weapons and destroying Israel, then attacking America with nuclear weapons!! HA HA HA .
Americans always pretend to be idols , blaming Arabs for abusing their women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i used to live in the USA 3 of my neighbors shot their wife . violence toward women is the highest rate in the world.
wow dude. Bad neighborhood huh? Must have been the ghetto, for real. Three of your neighbors? Wow. I like the Saudis anyway. I wouldn't take this reporter too much to heart.
TOO MANY HATERS ON THIS BLOG.............
Uhm. Saudi Arabia isn't the world's largest exporter of oil anymore. Russia is. Second CNN article I've seen this mistake.
Any country ruled by a King is ripe for rebellion.
Islam does not permit no Kings, nor chosen one by race. Kings, pigs, self center ism is of hinduism darkness of hindu santans, goons, belonging to hindu Pharoha's as man gods and followed by hindus, ignorant in their hinduism, ignorance.
In an ignorant, religion-controlled, medieval society like the moslim world, regimes will come and go, the ignorant people will riot and killeach other as they are made to believe it is the west that causes their misery and on and on... I have no sympathy for these violent, vicious, murderous ignoramuses.
Only by hinduism of a hindu, ignorant, unlike hindered land india, inhabited by hindus, many have come and gone and hindus have learned nothing but be in gutter of gentile ism, slavery of pot head hindu santans, goons, living like animals. Muslims have always stood up to hinduism of hindis of any land and changed the world, so will be now. Watch out hindus, your ex masters, Muslims are on the move again.
I wonder what ever became of sheik Adnon Al Kasid? He was a wealthy middle easter oil sheik who used to manage several professional wrestlers. All of the guys he managed used to cheat a lot to win, and the sheik was a cheater too. He left and they said that he went back to the middle east to manage his families billions. I fear that things may not have gone well for him when he got home, because three months later I heard that he was working at taco bell on the late shift.
SO IF YOU LIE THEY CUT OFF YOUR TONGUE
IF YOU STEAL THEY CUT OFF YOUR HAND
AND FOR ADULTERY THEY..........................OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WANDER HOW MUCH BEER IS OVER THERE !
RED SOLO CUP WAS ONLY ABLE TO CONSUME 47 BEERS TODAY AND IT HAS LEFT HIM SPELLING IMPAIRED
BUT I THINK THAT BY #50 IT WILL ALL BE OK AND ALL THAT EDUCATION WILL FINALLY PAY OFF.
I hope get a revolution in Saudi Arabia. Islamic revolution will be led by a man like Osama bin Laden. It is an excellent opportunity to take revenge on America that killed Osama bin Laden. We want jihad against America and Israel. Should be cut oil from the West.
Osama can still be your leader,you just have to dig his body from the bottom of the sea!!
You will get Osama bin Laden new again, if there was a revolution in Saudi Arabia! Please Help us to make a revolution in Saudi Arabia!
Saudi Arabia will not have an uprising. Saudi Arabia has always been moving in the right direction. A direction that favors human rights and dignity for all. It isn't as quick as we Americans would like, but progress is progress. The Kingdom has plenty of money, and take care of their own very well. Not everybody in the World is in favor of a democracy. Russian's, Chechens, Libyans, North Koreans, and other countries favor armed guards through out their countries. We need to remind ourselves of cultural distances and how they effect perceptions.
You write realistically. I visited Saudi Arabia before 5 years, the Saudi people get a lot of money from the government. Each student gets a high school diploma, the government send him to any country of his choice. We have here at the University of Maastricht in Holland, Saudi 40 students. Now there are 30,000 students studying in America. Saudi people receive excellent medical care without money . King and the rest of aides greet people every week to let them know their demands, which wants to help get this financial assistance, to suffer from a serious illness and wants treatment in Western countries, the government sends him to America or Europe for treatment.That their democracy . Therefore, the Saudis dont need demonstrations. But I noticed that they pray in the mosques 5 times every day!! Saudi society is very religious!
mohammed a dar, wht ur problem with hindus ? calm down brother ..
hindu is not a person but a designation, from hanood, secular or self centered, denier of limit of truth absolute 360* being hindu is an act of defiance in soul, desire to be in hindrance to truth absolute. Nothing personal. Neither it racial nor it religious, just plain designation.
What is the difference between Saudi King and Asad of Syria ? Not much. They hate each other but under the skin same thing.
They are very wealthy. Send their kids over here to U.S. for college. Then go back and marry a couple of wives. No, they love the U.S. due to money and benefits. No uprising in the short term.
YES! WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR THE DEMOCRACY LOVING SAUDIS TO BE BETRAYED BY THE WEST AND BE OVERTHROWN BY ITS PEOPLE. MANY SYRIANS AND LIBYANS WILL BE APPLAUDING.
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Leave the Saudis alone. They are the strongest power over there and right now they deal and trade with everybody including America, Russia and China. Don't go stirring up crap with them, CNN nut bags. Prince Awaleed has the most beautiful wife in the world and only one. She is promoting women's rights and pushing for a change to allow women to drive over there. He owns controlling interest in Citi Corp who have the most mortgages out there right now in the USA. . Want to see your housing go down to $1 a house? Mess with the Saudis. They are smart, savvy, rich, powerful, and tough as nails. And currently Western friendly. I think some journalists are slightly mentally defective.
We are in bed with the Saudis. Do not believe otherwise. We buy their oil and they thank us by raising prices. Most of the terrorists of 9-11 were Saudis. Wake up people.
More than 50% of Americans believe that the 11/9 was an inside job!! Al Qaeda biggest lie in history!! Al Qaeda in Afghanistan was made by CIA to fight the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan!! We know the truth!! Saudis are legion, and they cannot launch an attack on America!! We Europeans know that you are liars!! I want to ask you, who killed President John Kennedy?! Of course you do not know!! because the Zionists rule America!!
Dear Americans, do you know what was written about this topic?! Because Saudi Arabia has begun arming the rebels in Syria, the Americans are evil and want continued massacres in Syria by the ruling minority Alawite in Syria. On this day, the Guardian newspaper in Britain has allowed an Islamic Saudi dissident to write an article about the "revolution in Saudi Arabia." .He said "Yes, the revolution in Saudi Arabia are ready, but we need a man like Bouazizi to burn himself and start the revolution!! this mam is " Saad al-Faqih. "Is an Islamic fundamentalist. Is required from the West to help him to get his power in Saudi Arabia. Will then declare jihad against Israel and the West, and cut oil from America and Europe!! there is no democratic opposition in Saudi Arabia, all fundamentalist Islamic opposition in Saudi Arabia.I'm sure that if Saudi Arabia stopped arming rebels Syria, will not watch topics for the "revolution in Saudi Arabia," CNN, the Guardian exercising political blackmail to Saudi Arabia to stop arming the rebels in Syria. America and Britain without morals! They refuse to Syria arming the rebels, and dont want military intervention to protect the people of the Syrian massacres!!
I agree with you .
Before thinking about a revolution in Saudi Arabia, we should make a revolution in Iran against the rule of the clergy. They want to make nuclear weapons to destroy Israel, and nuclear attack on the West. If Iran built a nuclear weapon, we will get at 11/9 nuclear!! Please Dont prevent Israel from attacking Iran. Terrorists who rule Iran will destroy Western civilization, if they made a nuclear weapon! Wake up!
These stupid greedy guys won't spend single dollar to any poor countries for their food, health, education, etc. Even for Tunami or Earth Quake disasters also they won't give. All they can do it, marry as much as possible or for bringing girls from other countries. what kind of religion is this. Just few law from this fools, rapping victim should provide 4 male eye witness, who should have long beard. If anyone (X) killed others (Y) and if 'Y' family accept blood money from 'X', then there won't be any punishment for criminal 'X'. money only speaks. can you point any one single muslim country in this world is ruled by good governance with good development, etc you sick people.
No, unless they all become cajuns
Unless the King agrees to remove Viagra from his diet, I see no chances of avoiding the spring. Are you kidding ? I think Its only a matter of time, that royals got away with trillions of oil revenue from half a century, they cannot buy people with few billions of bonuses, they certainly become even more richer by buying out stocks and investing all over the world. Oppression never works. Human rights, Illiteracy, unemployment and poverty is what they got. Long Live Freedom ! Long Live Democracy !
The US government should be rising up against Saudi Arabia for not dealing with the problems of the Arab world.
Why do you think we went into Iraq... O.I. L. U.S. knows Saudi will not be there in a few years.
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That was Oil, Israel, Logistics..O.I.L.!
But America was expelled from Iraq! Game Over!
Saudi Arabia accused an unnamed foreign power, widely understood to be Iran, of instigating violent protests among the Shia community in its eastern province. Iran has also been blamed for plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States.??????????????????
Please. The Saudi Government is the worst government. They oppress Women and Shia. They do not understand Islam.
The Wahabis are so cruel and dirty. I went to hajj and the saudi people have no respect for women and certain people with in Islam. They do not take care of their own people, hospitals suck. They have All that money and cannot help their own people.
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Uprisal is comming but not yet and so long as,
-Saudi rulers flood the market with millions of barrels of oil (in excess of its needs) to keep prices down, bribing the west.
-The active youth are brain washed and sent to Arab & muslim countries to blow themselves up for blood shed, then the only stable country is Saudi Kingdom, clever is it not?
- It remain as a US colony with its oil owned by and as a Credit to the US Dollar.
- It remain behind all unrest and bloodshed in the Arab & muslim world and especially the newly librated countries.Who was behind the destruction of Iraq and now Syria, Lybia, Egypt, Yemen..... It is Saudi oil revenue and conspiracy.
Only when the oil drain or the youth relise their ignorance falling in the rulers trap, then its the end.
Stupid who think the Saudis build Mosques for the love of Islam, Its to be used as a media for the monarch familly and to beautify their ugly face.
The whole region will be in peace when the uprisal start in Saudi Arabia and this corrupt familly rule end.