Saudi Arabia unrest: a blogger's view

[Pharaoh]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/10/saudi-arabia-bloggers-view

Like many people around the world, I followed the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt very closely, watching the youth revolt to overthrow autocratic regimes that oppressed them for decades. The scenes from Tunis and Cairo were exhilarating and inspiring. In the days following the fall of the Mubarak regime, there was one question on everybody's mind: "What about Saudi Arabia?"

[ixion]

1. this 'graph

However, being responsive to the people's demands has never been a strong suit of the government. Despite repeated calls to reform in recent years, very little has been accomplished in the way of true political and social reform, and the changes we have seen have been merely cosmetic.

Is standard operating procedure for ALL governments, including the US.