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Far from being an cus' mounting acquisitions of emblem of justice, the public Soviet arms; King Fand main- executions underscore the per- tains cordial relations with vasive injustice in Saudi Muammar Kaddafi and is assist- society." This feudal society is presided over by King Fand and a coterie of princes, who are assigned Shultz said the specific areas of responsibility in Saudis have been accordance with their ranks helpful in the within the oligarchy. There is an endemic rivalry and friction between the king and the pr- Mideast peace inces closest to the throne, Pr- process. When ince Sultan and Prince Abdul- lah. The former is in charge of pressed to elaborate, the kingdom's military forces, he declined. while the latter controls the na- tional guard. The princes are constantly maneuvering to rein- force their power bases through the Libyan strongman to the recruitment of foreign na- ing shore up the military regime in tionals and the acquisition of the most advanced arms for the Sudan, which loosened its ties with Egypt, a long-time their respective forces. "Each unit," wrote Thomas L. ally. The Saudis have been the Friedman in the New York prime mover in ousting Egypt Times (Oct. 17, 1982), "is able to from the Arab League because counter a threat from the other: The air force has the jets, but of the Egyptian-Israeli peace the army has the ground-to-air treaty and have strenuously op- missiles. The army has the posed the Jordan-Israeli peace tanks, but the national guard is initiatives. Furthermore, U.S. equipped with anti-tank mis- attempts to expand its strategic facilities in the Persian Gulf siles." The inherent conflict be- tween the military units ac- have met with strong Saudi re- counted for the increasing sistance. The fact is the Saudi kingdom number of foreign nationals, chiefly from Pakistan, has repeatedly torpedoed rather Bangladesh and Thailand, being than advanced the U.S. national interest in the area. In view of recruited for the Saudi armed the present oil glut and the forces. sharp decline in Saudi oil in- The Saudi economy also de- pends heavily on expatriate come, the desert kingdom is no labor both quantitavely and longer in a position to blackmail qualitatively. By 1928, the mig- the industrial world as it did in rant work force had grown to 1973. Furthermore, the claim two million and was the predo- that Saudi Arabia is menaced minant element in the king- by Iran is spurious. The House dom's construction and man- of Saud is indeed menaced, but ufacturing industries. It is , by internal combustion, which widely believed that the friction new American missiles are not within the royal family and the likely to prevent. In supplying the Saudis with non-Saudi labor force represent a real and ever-present threat to advanced U.S. missiles, the the stability and survival of the President's newly-proclaimed "democratic revolution" will lose Saudi monarchy. much of its potency and credibil- Another threat stems from the rise, and increasing militancy of ity. the Shiites, an economically de- prived element in Saudi society which is reportedly responsible for a number of demonstrations and acts of sabotage against the regime. Racism is rampant in New Treatment Saudi society, the lowest in the For Disease pecking 'order being the :Yemenis and East Indian Hin- Jerusalem — Researchers at dus,who are treated with con- the Hebrew University of tempt and relegated to the most Jerusalem have developed a new demeaning chores in the king- salve for the effective and rapid dom. treatment of cutaneous U.S. Secretary of State George leishmaniasis, also know as Shultz; in testimony before a "Rose..of*righp;" a disfiguring Congressional committee in skin disetUW;- support of the Saudi arms sale, The research leading to the stated that Saudi Arabia has new 'treatment' was done by Dr. been helpful in • the Mideast Joseph El-On at Ben-Gurion peace process. When pressed to University' of ithe Negev, and elaborate, 'the Secretary de- Dr. Geoffrey ,Jacobs of the 'clined, presumably for reasons School fo Pharmacy of the of• `:high .diplomacy .Yet, 'ample . ..... •