[Mb-civic] Once Indifferent, Saudis Allied With U.S. in Fighting Al Qaeda

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Once Indifferent, Saudis Allied With U.S. in Fighting Al Qaeda 
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By Douglas Frantz
Times Staff Writer

August 8 2004

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — After years of giving tacit support and back-channel financing to Islamic extremists, the Saudi government has joined forces with the United States in an intensive battle against Al Qaeda in the desert kingdom. 

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