Heavy Load

Apparently King Salman of Saudi Arabia is not one to travel lightly.

Many Boot Licking Lackeys Required ...

He also doesn't seem to believe that the cost cutting measures in his country should apply to him. He is now on a regional tour of South East Asia, partly to explain why the Saudis have increased the cost of a pilgrim visas to Mecca and partly to invest in other countries labour, as they can't rely on Saudi's to take up the slack when the oil runs out.

Better Late Than Never

It appears that the United Nations was forced by world opinion, in to taking action against Gaddafi's militia and mercenary forces just in time.

Gaddafi's Militia Fighters

According to reports some of his militia and mercenaries had actually got in to the suburbs of Benghazi when the no combat zones were agreed up on by the Security Council, and that's possibly why the Russians and Chinese just abstained.