the saudi king did not snub obama, according to christopher dickey.he king sent 2 of his most senior deputies, the crown prince and his son, a deputy crown prince, also minister of defense. the fact that he send these two high-profile people shows that saudi arabia still appreciates the importance of america, recording to this article. similar feeling in an article in slate by joshua keating. "don't read too much in saudi arabia's snub. the u.s. and saudi arabia still stuck with each other." genie: and francois hollande's historic visit to cuba. florence: the first visit since the cuban revolution in 1959. he not only met with his counterpart while castro -- raul castro, he met with fidel castro. francois hollande was on cloud nine and he mainly talked business, saying that france would be by cuba's situs cuba opens up to the rest of the world, but he also brushed on a minefield of the subject, human rights, but it was mainly subliminal messages. genie: that visit of the president to cuba comes a few days after his visit to the middle east. florence: