THE STORM AND THE CITADEL

The Persian Gulf War, in which the Iraqi army stood at the border and Scuds fell on Riyadh, was a turning point for Saudi Arabia. The allian ce between the royal family and the clergy that has been the key to th e kingdom is being challenged by dissidents who ask where the oil mone y and Islamic purity have gone. The princes warn that they will silenc e the malcontents by force. But in this conformist land, calls for cha nge-perhaps any change-are intoxicating.