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2004-10-25 Arabia

Number of regions in Saudi to be increased from 13 to 18

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Posted by Steve 2004-10-25 11:36:19 AM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It looks to me like more jobs for the boys.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-25 12:03:01 PM|| 2004-10-25 12:03:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow--I didn't realize Saudi Arabia had gotten bigger! [/blonde moment]

Posted by Dar 2004-10-25 12:06:49 PM|| 2004-10-25 12:06:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Nayef is the Interior Minister. I find it difficult to believe that he'll give up his control like that. Probably just speculation and not a serious proposal. And, math challenged? I count six new regions.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-10-25 12:54:02 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-10-25 12:54:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Hm--that does read like six new regions. Something ain't right here.

Posted by Dar 2004-10-25 1:19:22 PM|| 2004-10-25 1:19:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Guys, the existing Riyadh region is going away -- so you have to subtract that one from the count.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-10-25 1:34:54 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-10-25 1:34:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 So many Princes, so few Governorships.

Posted by .com 2004-10-25 1:39:49 PM|| 2004-10-25 1:39:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 On a more cynical thought. Nayef puts his boyz into the new slots, gives them "independent power", then leans back and says "Its not my doing, just local independents running their areas the way they want. Yes the Jihad Recruiting Office is down the hall next to the welfare office.

Posted by Old Fogey 2004-10-25 2:47:14 PM|| 2004-10-25 2:47:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 RC--No, Riyadh is becoming 3 regions, which means a net gain of 2. One new region in the Southern Province (2 + 1 = 3). Gurayat becomes a new region (3 + 1 = 4). It depends on how you interpret the Northern Province split--either splitting it into two for a net gain of one (4 + 1 = 5), or forming two new regions by carving it into three altogether (4 + 2 = 6).

In any case, it could have been made clearer than this.

Posted by Dar 2004-10-25 8:38:39 PM|| 2004-10-25 8:38:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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