US trade official under fire for covering for Saudis

US Congressman Robert Wexler (D- Fla.) has written a letter demanding an explanation from United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan Schwab of Schwab's defense of the Saudis' trade record during her May nomination hearing before the US Senate Finance Committee. At that hearing, Schwab told Senators that reports that the Saudis were violating their pledge to dismantle the anti-Israel boycott