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Are the Saudis Serious about Fighting Terror?
Saudi Arabia says it's leading a coalition of 34 Muslim nations in a fight against terror. That's welcome news to the US, but skeptics are asking if it's really as good as it sounds.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenSaudi Arabia says it's leading a coalition of 34 Muslim nations in a fight against terror. That's welcome news to the US, but skeptics are asking if it's really as good as it sounds.
Later on the program, big change in the smoking habits of American teens.
Photo: Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Minister of Defense at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 7, 2015. (US State Department)
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