Al Qaeda was simultaneously attacking the Saudi regime and its efforts to modernize the country and rebuild ties to the United States.

'Jacques,' he said, 'I assure you, your paltry sum of $10 million dollars is the very least of the problems facing the French Government and the incoming Saudi regime at this time.'

Bin Laden has not succeeded in his second objective of overthrowing the Saudi regime.

"He says he is bringing democracy to Iraq, but he supports the Egyptian and Saudi regimes that suppress demonstrators," added Farzat Souliman, a 34-year-old Kurdish immigrant from Syria.

"By striking a blow at a U.S. military target, you're attacking the Saudi regime," an American official said.

And what would a nuclear armed Saudi regime do in it's death throes.

Algar criticizes the Saudi regime for supporting them as he believes the Wahhabism fed into movements such as the Taliban.

As undemocratic as the present Saudi regime is, a total Islamic one - even with broader political participation - would be less free.

Ditch its alliance with the irretrievably corrupt Saudi regime.

Washington kept the oil flowing and gained favorable OPEC policies mainly by arming, and propping up Saudi regimes.