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http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2004-daily/16-06-2004/main/main6.htm

BRUSSELS: In the wake of latest terrorist attacks against foreigners in Saudi Arabia, several governments in the West have predicted a mass exodus of expatriate workers from the Kingdom, reliable European sources told The News.

Referring to such official predictions, Jane’s Intelligence Digest (JID), in its latest report, has drawn "significant parallels between the current situation in Saudi Arabia and the final months of the Shah of Iran before his flight into exile." JID is known for its credible prognostications in the sphere of defence and international security.

Quoting "experienced Middle East analysts", the JID says, "The collapse of authority tends to be the end result of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Once there is the perception that the old regime is doomed, it is usually a matter of time before it actually collapses. We saw precisely this sequence of events in Iran in 1979."

Assessing that whether al-Qaeda’s long-standing strategy of destabilising the increasingly embattled House of Saud stands any real prospect of success, JID says that the steady exodus of expatriate workers from Saudi Arabia is set to gather pace in the coming weeks, following the latest terrorist assault against foreigners in the Kingdom.

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