Or as Kissinger (SP?) was reputed to have said over the Iraq/Iran war, "it's a pity that both sides don't loose".

Kevin, I don't follow your logic on CIA support for SH in the past.

And again I fail to understand the stated logic of a vocal minority of 'Catters in that as SH was America's creation America had no right to remove SH - I think Clinton had something to say on that.

He's gone, and with luck should face a reasonably fair trial.

Gareth