1.  For what purpose does the State Department exist?

2.  Define diplomatic.  How does the State Department say it uses diplomacy to advance its mission?

3. What was the topic of yesterday's Judiciary Committee hearing?

4. Who is Nina Shea? What did she say about the Saudis? 

5.  Why was it so important for a State Department representative to attend yesterday's Judiciary Committee meeting?  Why is it believed that the State Department cancelled at the last minute?

6.  How did the Saudi government react when the proposed Judiciary Committee meeting topic was announced?
How did a Saudi representative respond to assertions that they had tried to stop the Judiciary Committee meeting?  What does this lead you to believe about the allegations against the Saudi government's promotion of terrorism?

7.  Who is Steven Emerson?  What does he conclude about the State Department's motive for cancelling and the effect it will have on Saudi Arabia?

8.  Do you think that Secterary of State Rice and members of the State Department understand what the Saudi government is doing to spread hate ideology?  Is the State Department taking diplomacy too far in the case of Saudi Arabia?  Is the State Department fulfilling its duty to the American people in the case of Saudi Arabia?  Explain your answers.
What should the State Department do regarding Saudi Arabia and the War on Terror?