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U.S. Revokes Visa of Cleric at Saudi Embassy

So will this do any good? Or is it just another smoke screen? We all know that the Saudis could be doing more to stop terrorism. Are they putting their money where their diplomatic mouth is?

U.S. authorities have revoked the diplomatic visa of an influential Islamic cleric, and the Saudi government has decided it will no longer sponsor an Islamic institute in Virginia where he sometimes lectured, moves that reflect both nations' increasing efforts to curb the spread of extremist Islamic rhetoric, according to U.S. and Saudi officials. [Washington Post: Nation and Politics]