Riyadh

Laipson was in Riyadh to moderate a foreign policy panel with the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Turki.

The carrier, a health care provider, flew from Riyadh to Chicago, by way of London, and then boarded a bus to Indiana.

In recent years there have been many issues driving a wedge between Riyadh and Washington.

A June 12, 2006 cable from the U.S. embassy in Riyadh disclosed by WikiLeaks highlights this kind of bigotry.

Prospects for the president to confront Riyadh on human rights are low.