Washington, Riyadh and the Bombers

The new US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, has had a quick lesson on the sensitivities of the American-Saudi relationship. In the wake of blunt criticisms made by the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the Kingdom's investigation of the al Khobar bombing, Albright rushed to soothe ruffled feathers both in Riyadh and Washington.