We could say, If the CNN and the Internet were available then, Colonialism would have ended sooner.

Al , Jackson, MS, USA

Brown's has no right to claim any credit for the Saudi's Washington visit They are far too sophisticated and culturally advanced to be treated in such a patronising manner
I wouldn't be surprised if the invite had gone out from the USA weeks ago. On debt Brown need to look at his figures again!

Robert D Marshall, LONDON, UK

Why does Brown do these mad antics with his hands when talking. Could it be, that he thinks it impresses us? Of course, he will reduce fuel tax as soon as he gets back. Yeah right! Just so you know myself and millions of others will never vote Labour again due to their record over the last decade.

Frederick, London, UK

saudi Arabia is kind country particularly with poor countries.Mr Brown visited and ask Saudi help is good example that saudi good country and kindness as well ,so saudi government is more chartable with under poor line countries also with Western countries .

Thanks Saudi Arabia for help

Hamad, Perth, Australia

that would be charlatan?

joe, tunstall, england

Brown goes to the Saudi's so they can bail out the IMF, so Brown can then go to the IMF and borrow money so we can get futher into debt. Surely, if banks and Labour managed their debts better we would not be in position

steve tea, manchester, cheshire

Brown is disingenuous when he claims credit for getting Saudi backing. It is not in the interests of Middle Eastern countries, already on the case, to see the collapse of World economies.

Labour pretends he is playing the international statesman for a domestic audience.

B.Garvie, Reading, England

And that delegation of 28 people is travelling round the Gulf on a British Airways Boeing 747 - an aircraft with approx seating for 291 people across all cabin classes.
Good to see our government taking environmental issues seriously.

KJ, London, UK

I wonder if visa versa, what would mr brown do,
i wonder how helpful was the west is to the east specially in their issues, Palestine, Iraq, and many.
the Gulf states kept the oil on an even level and pumped when others in opec & non opec reduced production for the sake of word economy.

Mohd, Dammam, Saudi

"Never trust a Man who talks with his hands !" -- G.D Flynn, Rotterdam/Hague, Netherlands

I think G.D Flynn is right, Mr Blair had the same hand actions as Mr Brown, either that or they appear to be talking to Jordan the glamour model.

Mohammed, London, UK

I seem to recall that some of our soldiers died for these people during the Gulf War.
From the Koran - There is no good in most of their secret counsels except (in his) who enjoins charity or goodness or reconciliation between people; and whoever does this seeking Allah's pleasure, We will give him a mighty reward.

Paul, London,

If the Saudis have failed to invest in their own infrastructure and public services "in recent decades" I doubt that they would have our interests at heart should they chose to invest here.

Des, Edinburgh,

Never trust a Man who talks with his hands !

G.D Flynn, Rotterdam/Hague, Netherlands

"We have to treat them as equals.” Absolute twaddle. "Look up to and beg" is more accurate.

Mike, Huntingdon,

Winston Churchill must bet turning in his grave!

mark, Leeds,

Brown talks the usual rubbish , we only have to look at Berni Ecclestone affair. And we have been lucky that the Arabs have the oil, because most of the cost to us punters, comes from a Labour administration. What would the cost be, if Labour had total control. An army of pen pushes for a start.

A Walton, Leicester, England

Gordon Brown goes to Glenrothes and tells the electorate there:

Oil is a volatile resource you cannot run an economy on oil - don't trust the SNP.

He then gets on a plane and flies to the Oil Rich Gulf states to beg for help !

What a hypocryte - what a charlaton - Gordon Brown

john Yuen, Sutton, England

The Arabs ALWAYS want something in return.

I well remember Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, going "cap in hand' to the Saudi's in the 1980's.
In return for the favour, they asked that ALL alcohol be banned from Sharjah.....this ban is still in existence to this day

Watch out Britain.

Susannah, Hannover, Germany

Watch the hands. Says it all about the man. Irratic and false

Asw, Hong Kong,

For sale: one formerly great country, used and past its prime, bereft of moral and ideological principle, available for sale to the highest Arab bidder. Great potential for conversion to your religion of choice!

BlackJack, Toronto, Canada

Selling out to the Arabs, the Muslims must be rubbing their hands together......and the east took over the west.

Steve, Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Vandryver: The West is dependent on Arabia for oil, but Arabia is dependent on the West for just about everything other than oil. They already have their "pro quo". We're just talking about a little subvention to prevent the death of the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Allin Cottrell, Winston-Salem, USA

This IDIOT is turning the British into beggers while at the same time giving our cash to India, China and many more he only does it for show, the arabs must be laughing there heads off at Britain, if they do help they will get it back in increased oil prices, someone put Brown under house arrest.

Contax, Brigg, UK

From the First Law of Thermodynamics, you can't get something for nothing. So what is the quid pro quo, would Mr Brown care to tell us?

Dwight Vandryver, Scholar Green, UK

I would have thought that Brown would let the Saudis speak for themselves, rather than speaking for them.

Aaron, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

What a fine epitaph for the once proud British Empire - going cap-in-hand to a clutch of oil bearing Arabs.

Antonio, Estepona,

Brown is ignorant of Arabs, the Middle East and the World in general. This grandstanding by our Glorious Leader will lead to smiles, perhaps vague promises from the Saudis and nothing more. The Saudis will do what is best for them, not us. I wish our leaders would do the same!

Ben , London, England