People said that he was just an open conduit to the White House and that he'd never stood up to political pressure from the White House.

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Mr Hawali and other Saudi radicals think the government should use them as a conduit to open a dialogue with the rebels.

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As to whether or not or the extent of the banking system has been applied as a conduit to launder illicit funds remains an open question.

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