SAUDIS CONSIDER ASKING U.S. MILITARY TO LEAVE

LONDON [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia is quietly debating whether to end the U.S.military presence in the kingdom. Western diplomatic sources said the Saudi royal family has not relayedany such intent to Washington. But the royal family has been examining theoption of calling on U.S. forces to leave the kingdom to relieve the intensepressure by the Islamic opposition.