According to one report, Saddam Hussein's efforts at this time to rebuild relations with the Saudis and other Middle Eastern regimes led him to stay clear of Bin Ladin.
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Saddam Hussein made efforts to rebuild relations with the Saudis and other Middle Eastern regimes. 
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