SAUDI CLERGY WRIGGLES TO STAY BEYOND REGIME CONTROL

LONDON [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia's clergy -- despite the U.S.-led war inAfghanistan -- seeks to wriggle out of the grasp of the regime. Arab diplomatic sources said the Saudi clergy expresses loyalty to thekingdom. But clerics continue to seek avenues to attack the United Statesand express support for Islamic insurgency.