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Failures in foreign, economic, and domestic policy
In a pattern of behavior that reflects both on foreign policy and domestic policy, King Fahd has also been linked to international terrorism, including the notorious bin Laden. Osama bin Laden, who originally worked for the royal family, has established a terrorist movement aiming not only at Western governments, with the United States in particular, but at Saudi Arabia itself. Yet, King Fahd has been indirectly linked to millions of dollars pouring in to bin Laden's coffer through the royal family (Auster, 1998).
During the reign of King Fahd, the economic position of the Kingdom has become increasingly dismal. The five-year plans that have been promulgated have been a monument to t
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