"There are already signs that Al Qaida is considering the country's petrochemical complexes; a joint CIA-Saudi effort in the summer of 2002 broke up a plot targeting Ras Tanura, and Saudi security arrested five men," the report said. "Even Ali Al Naimi, Saudi Aramco chairman and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources, has acknowledged the vulnerability of the oil infrastructure, admitting that, 'terminals and power systems could be a problem.'"

Is the true heart of the War on Terror in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan? If so, you could understand why we only hear limited amounts about it - the Saudi government and even that of Pakistan might be further undermined by open news of cooperation between them and the CIA. It's a sober thought though - where even our friends are ambivalent, and our enemies hate us unshakably.

Yes, the CIA is involved.

CIA: Al-Qaida targeting Saudi royals
TOP-SECRET MEMO WARNS OF TERROR GOALS; OIL INSTABILITY WOULD HARM U.S. ECONOMY
By Jonathan S. Landay
Knight Ridder

WASHINGTON - The Al-Qaida terrorist network has decided to intensify its efforts to foment instability in Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, and overthrow the royal family, warns a new top-secret CIA assessment.

The highly classified CIA intelligence memorandum, portions of which have been provided to President Bush, was described to Knight Ridder by intelligence and other officials on the condition of anonymity.