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Analysis: Saudis Undecided

Given the huge risks, Riyadh will defer its decision on supporting a US-led war until the final moment.

22 Feb 05

Exiles support a UN-led transitional authority and an independent Iraqi executive authority.

22 Feb 05

War is set to begin, but no one can predict the consequences it will unleash.

22 Feb 05

Arabs want and need change, but not imposed from Washington with its own political agenda.

22 Feb 05

The redeployment of Iraqi army units strengthens fears that Saddam Hussein is planning to fight the Americans with oil.

22 Feb 05

Caught between its American alliance and widespread anti-Americanism, Saudi leaders oppose the war officially but assist US forces all the same.

22 Feb 05

Images of Iraqis welcoming US troops are matched by concern among neighbours, even in Israel, over the long-term impact of the war.

22 Feb 05

Radical reform of the media is essential for Iraqi democracy.

22 Feb 05

The war is creating a major realignment within the Islamic world, with even moderate Moslems calling for jihad against the US.

22 Feb 05

The Iraq and Palestine conflicts are converging, and the Arab street is stirring.

22 Feb 05

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