The problems in Saudi have been festering since they day it was conceived, and if you know your history books you will know who installed Ibn Saud and the House of Saud as we know it know today. For those who don't know its worth reading up on as a lot of the anti Western sentiment that exists today was a result of the manipulation by the Brits and the US of the politics in this region, and importantly the nuts and bolts of Osama Bin Laden's grievences.
Know before anyone bleats that I am sympathising with the militants, think again I am merely providing some background to the current crisis. The way Osama and his thugs have dealt with the problems are of course disproportionate.
The Saudi attacks have been going on in one form or another for decades, not always on such a scale and certainly not always against western interests, but certainly the opression that the Saudi Government has placed on their society has at times come back and bitten them on butts.
The militants are now using the current crisis in the Middle East and its global implications, to maximise the effectiveness of their campaign and this recent tradgedy will not be the end of it.
