Saudi is Mobilizing Troops to Quail Discontent Reports Al Jazeera and The Guardian

In the press the emphasis has been on the evil Gaddafi, and very little on King Abdullah Aziz of Saudi Arabia who is mobilizing thousands of troops to quail the rising discontent, as reported Aljazeera and The Guardian this morning. The different treatment of the two leaders seems to reflect the US likes and dislikes. Everyone knows Gaddafi is disliked and King Abdullah is liked. King Abdullah is more important for the US and its economy because: he owns 7% of News Corp., he paid $36 billion of the $60 billion the US spent on the Gulf war  Wikipedia, he owns part of the US national debt and of course he provides us with oil.