Why, That's So Nice Of Them

From ESPN: A month before the London Games, Saudi Arabia appears to be moving closer to sending female athletes to the Olympics for the first time amid mounting pressure on the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom to grant women more rights.
Deliberations by Saudi officials on sending women to the Games have been wrapped in secrecy for fear of a backlash from the powerful religious establishment within a deeply traditional society, in which women are severely restricted in public life and are not even allowed to drive.
Saudi Arabia is one of three countries that have never included women in their Olympic teams, along with Qatar and Brunei. The International Olympic Committee said talks have been ongoing with Saudi Arabia to ensure participation and a statement by the country's embassy in London said female athletes, who qualify, could be allowed to participate.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking forward to its complete participation in the London 2012 Olympic Games through the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, which will oversee the participation of women athletes who can qualify for the Games," the statement said.
http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8093111/london-2012-games-saudi-arabia-permit-women-compete-olympics
Well, that is so big of that backwards, bigoted Muslim country to allow their women to participate in the Olympics.  All of this time, the Muslim leadership In Saudi Arabia probably thought barefoot and pregnant was an Olympic event.
However, it is not a done deal as they really don't have any athletes to send.  But, if women are not allowed to compete this Olympics, the International Olympic Committee ought to kick the Saudi's out of the Olympics until they come out of the Stone Age, even though it is an insult to the Stone Age.