Saudi Arabia is crucial to U.S. strategy in the Middle East and to the worldwide campaign against terrorism. Yet some analysts say there are growing tensions between the two countries. The tensions concern what is perceived by some as Saudi ambivalence over military operations in Afghanistan, and a reluctance to investigate the background of several alleged terrorists.
Today's Dateline explores the question of the "Ambivalence of Saudi Arabia." Here's Judith Latham.
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