Saudi Arabia's damage control in the New York Times

Chas Freeman tries to do some damage control for 'our friends the Saudis' in connection with the Wikileaks disclosures. After all, it must be very embarrassing for the Saudis to be seen publicly agreeing with Israel. Israel, for its part, has been quick to assert that the leaks show that it and the Gulf Arab states have a common outlook regarding Iran. “More and more states, governments and