Fear of Starbucks?

To: letters@nytimes.com
Subject: Saudis Blame U.S. and Its Role in Iraq for Rise of Terror

What a concept. You got a reporter to read Arab News and talk to a few Saudis. Why isn't that routine? It doesn't even require learning a foreign language.

And "the alien influences" that Saudis fear are drugs, alcohol and pornography--not coffee. Many Arabs and Moslems share those fears.