OBAMA PREPARING TO LICK KING ABDULLA'S BOOTS

OBAMA THREATENED BY KING ABDULLAH OF SAUDI ARABIA NOT TO MESS WITH MUBARAK

SAUDI Arabia has warned Barack Obama not to push for swift regime change in Egypt, vowing to bankroll President Hosni Mubarak if the White House cuts aid to Cairo. The revelation of Saudi concerns sheds new light on America's apparent diplomatic paralysis and lays bare the biggest rift between the nations since the oil price shock of 1973, according to The Times. It said the tough line from Riyadh was driven by concern that Western governments were too eager to shove aside Mr Mubarak, without proper consideration of what should follow him. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE