Bin Laden’s constantly highlights the House of Saud’s corruption and repugnant connections with the United States. While democracy is not part of his agenda, his messages, as well as his followers’ periodic armed attacks inside the country, have no doubt contributed to the erosion of the regime’s legitimacy.
本拉登常常强调沙特议院的腐败，突出沙特政府与美国的令人反感的联系。虽然民主未列入他的议程，但他的言论及其追随者在国内不断制造的武装冲突毫无疑问是要瓦解当朝政权的合法性。