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The Saudis in the eye of the beholder
With the war in Mali and killings at a BP oil plant in the Algerian desert, where is the funding for Islamist militants coming from?
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At least 35 people are dead after militants attack an isolated army checkpoint in Pakistan’s restive northwest.
With the war in Mali and killings at a BP oil plant in the Algerian desert, where is the funding for Islamist militants coming from?
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