It would be catastrophic if we were to say to one of those who have decided to be with us: 'We no longer want you'.

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King Fahd's death, the mounting evidence of the danger posed by ongoing Saudi support for terror and the assignment to Washington of one of the kingdom's most experienced double-gamers should require Saudi Arabia finally to do what President Bush demanded nearly four years ago: The Saudis can no longer be with us and against us.

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However, patience may remain a virtue: the game itself will not be released for some time: the most recent release date posited was Q1 2013, by which time, according to an indiscreet comment made by Strauss Zelnick of rival publisher Take Two Interactive, THQ itself may no longer be with us.

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