Posted on 05/29/2004 11:00:57 AM PDT by FairOpinion
"Militants Holding 50 Foreigners Hostage in Saudi"
Saudi security forces stormed an expatriate residential complex Saturday seeking gunmen who had taken hostages after a shooting rampage on two compounds housing oil company offices, killing at least 10 people — including a 10-year-old boy.
The manager of a Saudi housing complex says militants still holding 50 hostages.
At least one American and two other Westerners were among those killed in the second deadly attack on oil industry targets in the Saudi kingdom this month.
According to Reuters, an Islamist Web site carried the following message: "With the grace of God, a squadron of our heroic mujahideen have today stormed American companies... that are specialised in oil and which steal the wealth of Muslims," and was signed "al Qaeda network in the Arabian Peninsula."
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They plant their faces on the ground to be closer to their "god".
The Palestinian economy cannot sustain itself apart from Israel. Even if the port in Gaza were fully operational, there is now way that it would be able to support the million or so residents of that region.
The pincer movement being used against the Palestinians is much more effective than previous policies, but I fear that it will lead the Israeli government to make unlimited concessions in future negotiations between the two parties.
If the IDF pulls out of the Gaza Strip now, they are setting themselves up for future attacks-financed by Hezbollah-relying on more sophisticated weaponry, which will be carried out in the future.
Add: poor generalship and pathalogical cowardice.
Doesn't he get to go out and eat a sandwich or take a dump once and a while? Jeeeez.
They got no wealth if they can't sell their $#!+.
ANWR must be passed.
Before Sadat assumed control, the Egyptian air force was virtually nonexistent.
Even today, the combined military strength of the five countries bordering Israel-their nation's original five enemies-would not be able to repel an Israeli military offensive.
There was an oft-quoted remark made by an American military official-he might have been special forces, I can't recall-who was attempting to give a justification for the impotency of Arab fighters.
It went something like this, and I'm paraphrasing here-
The Egyptian general came out to greet me. But before he did, he ordered some of his noncommissioned officers to stand if front of him, essentially to serve as windbreaks so that sand would not get into his eyes.
That pretty much sums up the state of Arab armies.
1) Targeting the Terrorist leadership.
2) Building the wall to keep the vermin out.
3) Deciding to pull out of the indefensible areas.
IMO, these were probably Sharon/Likkud initiatives.
Islam, the religion of people-in-pieces.
FoxNews reporting 16 killed; Egyptian boy killed in public. Americans, Italians, French among hostages. On 6th floor of highrise (housing complex).
'Militants' wearing some kind of uniform. [Geneva Convention? I don't think Saudi Arabia will pay much attention while it beheads them after their trials.]
Perhaps they don't want to be turned over to the Americans, who might have a 90 lb butch MP drag them across the floor on a leash with woman's panties on their heads!
The House of Saud better choose freaking sides pretty damn quick and they damn well better choose the right side.
Anyone not living in their native country is by definition ex-patriate. It does not mean American abroad.
And that is exactly what has to change. The need to go public against the jihadists and then come down on them like a ton of bricks when they conjure up some Saudi al Sadr's.
Saudi Arabia relies heavily on 6 million expatriate workers, including about 30,000 Americans, to run its oil industry and other sectors. The kingdom produces about 8 million barrels of oil a day.
^^^^^^
Saudi natives can't/won't work. They are all princes.
It is time for the world to stop supporting SA with workers.
He HAS updated since the terror story broke and yet his top story is a stupid (global warming) disaster movie based on lies.
Anyone else wonder how it is that in a repressive society like Saudi Arabia, these clowns can freely run around and cause trouble?
We should be planting them, like onions.
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