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Dead Briton dragged through streets after Saudi attack: reports(Saudi terrorist attack)
AFP via Yahoo! News ^ | 05/29/04 | N/A

Posted on 05/29/2004 8:05:18 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Dead Briton dragged through streets after Saudi attack: reports

Sat May 29, 7:41 PM ET

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's newspapers said that the body of a British national feared killed in attacks by alleged Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen in eastern Saudi Arabia was dragged for over a mile (1.6 kilometres) behind a car.

According to the Mail on Sunday and The Observer, a British oil company executive was definitely among the victims of the attack at a compound in the Saudi oil city of Al-Khobar on Saturday.

Security forces found his body a mile away from the residential area where he was killed in front of his work colleagues, the newspaper said.

The assailants, suspected Islamic militants, led attacks against two oil facilities in Al-Khobar, then took an unknown number of civilians hostage at a nearby housing complex.

At least 11 people were reported killed so far in the violence, but numbers were expected to rise as Saudi security forces besieged the assailants, who were holed up in a building with the hostages.

One American was confirmed dead among at least four Westerners reported killed.

Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz said about 10 Saudis and foreigners were killed. He put at "four or five" the number of attackers "who have taken refuge in the compound where they are besieged."

The suspected Islamist extremists later released eight of their captives, who reported that more than 50 people were still being held.

Shortly afterwards gunfire could be heard from the hostage drama scene.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: foreigner; hostage; islam; khobar; koran; moslems; muslims; saudi; saudiarabia; terrorist
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To: Bobby777
The actual FR post link is below. It says to 'Arab world' but is there really much difference between 'Arab world' and 'Islamofanatic terrorists'? Either way, the Euro guy needs to have his head examined.


What Europe wants-Should Europe supply the Arab world with nuclear weapons?
      Posted by SJackson
On News/Activism 05/28/2004 7:48:47 AM CDT with 35 comments


Jerusalem Ost ^ | 5-28-04
After condemning Israel, an EU parliamentarian declared Europe should supply Arabs with nuclear weapons. Standing before the EU parliament in Brussels on May 16 2001, French EU parliamentarian Paul Marie Couteax made a stunning statement. After condemning Israel's actions to defend itself against Palestinian terrorism as the "theocratic excesses of this religious state," Couteax declared that Europe should supply the Arab world with nuclear weapons. In his words, "I have no hesitation in saying that we must consider giving the Arab side a large enough force, including a large enough nuclear force, to persuade Israel that it cannot simply do...

41 posted on 05/29/2004 9:04:13 PM PDT by TomGuy (Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

In other news, dog bites man.


42 posted on 05/29/2004 9:06:29 PM PDT by Imal (Enough of this! Let's hear more about Abu Ghraib.)
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To: STFrancis
That's what he get's when he helps those fascist Americans by pumping Saudi Oil <//Sarcasm off>

I'd wager they're saying this, in complete earnestness (and blaming Bush, too), over at DU....

43 posted on 05/29/2004 9:09:43 PM PDT by freebilly (Vote Kerry-- 1 Billion Muslims Can't Be Wrong....)
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To: TomGuy

wait until the Arab world uses some of their gas, bio or eventual nuclear weapons on Europe ... oh yes, it is coming ... Europe, or at least part of the population of Europe is deluding itself that the crocodile of Islamic terror is going to ignore them ... (no offense to peace-loving crocodiles) ...

oh wait, I forgot about Spain ... no wait, Europe did ... or at least this clown from France ...

the prophecy about Ishmael's descendents is coming true ... his hand will be aginst everyone and everyone's hand will be against him ... and they're bringing it upon themselves ... wait until they tick off the Chinese ...


44 posted on 05/29/2004 9:10:38 PM PDT by Bobby777
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Then which way shall I find Revenge's cave?
For these two heads do seem to speak to me,
And threat me I shall never come to bliss
Till all these mischiefs be return'd again
Even in their throats that have committed them.
Come, let me see what task I have to do.
You heavy people, circle me about,
That I may turn me to each one of you,
And swear unto my soul to right your wrongs.
The vow is made.

Shakespeare's TITUS ANDRONICUS was his potboiler, a revenge tragedy that seems ripe for our times.


45 posted on 05/29/2004 9:11:06 PM PDT by avenir (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous / Look at them, who can blame us / Lessons in the subject of decay)
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To: bayourod

"At least they didn't make him wear ladies' undies on his head"

Yup, good thing. At least they were not torturous, because our media would never stop showing it.
(LOL pathetic, but true)


46 posted on 05/29/2004 9:15:26 PM PDT by GottaLuvAkitas1 (Bush plays CHESS not checkers)
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To: zencat

Just call the victim James Byrd. The coverage will go wall to wall.


47 posted on 05/29/2004 9:19:50 PM PDT by zarf (..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
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To: SierraWasp
Hate to blow your fantasy, but Christianity has oceans full of blood on it's hands as well.

Religion, in general, has been one of history's greatest killers (....asbestos suit donned for the perfunctory "man has free will" nonsense.....).

48 posted on 05/29/2004 9:23:35 PM PDT by zarf (..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
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To: zarf
Just call the victim James Byrd. The coverage will go wall to wall.

Never thought of that. If the British man was of African descent, the Congressional Black Caucus would call for immediate intervention in Saudi Arabia. Those who disagreed would be tagged as racists.
49 posted on 05/29/2004 9:25:25 PM PDT by zencat (Visit my profile for MAGNETIC Bush/Cheney '04 bumper stickers!)
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To: bayourod; GottaLuvAkitas1
"At least they didn't make him wear ladies' undies on his head"

Or put a glowstick in his butt.

50 posted on 05/29/2004 9:25:35 PM PDT by AF68
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To: zarf

however, there is no New Testament basis for killing for Christ ... nope, not one verse ...

the qur'an, OTOH, has quite a few ...

a call to national duty is another thing in time of war ...


51 posted on 05/29/2004 9:25:55 PM PDT by Bobby777
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To: Travis McGee

It is time....to fry their @ss.


52 posted on 05/29/2004 9:27:18 PM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: zencat

Not to fear John Frigging Kerry says he tends to talk to terrorists so he can better understand why they act the way they do. Maybe we can pay them reparations and they will play a little nicer. God save us all if he is elected.


53 posted on 05/29/2004 9:30:48 PM PDT by Gkubly
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To: SierraWasp
Hey! It's the ONLY religion on Earth that kills in the name of their god!!!

Not true ...

The Thuggees did it for Kali, the Earth Mother (1850's)

The Aztecs did it for their gods (1400-1600's)

The Carthaginians did it for their god Moloch

The difference between them and Islam ? They have been wiped out. I hope God let's history repeat itself one last time.

54 posted on 05/29/2004 9:31:40 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
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To: zarf
Yeah... bad stuff, that religion! It's never done no good for nobody, never!!! (/sourchasm)

ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, going as to WAR! By the way, that was the theme song for the Bull Moose Party's convention when they nominated Teddy Roosevelt for POTUS!!! (It's true cause I saw it on PBS)(Snort!)

55 posted on 05/29/2004 9:34:10 PM PDT by SierraWasp (STOP PREMPTIVE JOURNALISM!!! A malevolent media can kill America's will, AGAIN!!!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

We have the power to vaporize these sonovabitches-we want to vaporize these SOB's-so how come our employees in DC continue to ignore our wishes and play kissy assey with these monsters instead???


56 posted on 05/29/2004 9:36:37 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (Every functional brain in America is a threat to John the Babbelist's Presidential aspirations.)
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To: Centurion2000

Please see my #40, above. The Thuggees have returned and are havin a revival!!!


57 posted on 05/29/2004 9:39:10 PM PDT by SierraWasp (STOP PREMPTIVE JOURNALISM!!! A malevolent media can kill America's will, AGAIN!!!)
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To: zarf

Pick a side, Buck-o. But if you are standing in the middle, the Islamakazis will lop you head off but the Christians might invite you to a pot-luck dinner. Your choice.


58 posted on 05/29/2004 9:39:44 PM PDT by bondjamesbond (Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

The terrorist attack and hostage-taking in Saudi briefly interrupted "Headliners and Legends" on MSNBC, and two similar canned pieces on CNN and FOX, before the WWII Memorial event chewed up the rest of the afternoon news coverage. FOX covered the Saudi story a bit more than the other cable news outlets, but their effort was lacking.

Note to Religion of Peace: Don't pull this crap on a weekend (especially a holiday weekend). If it ain't on American TV all day then it didn't happen. And if you've finally ticked-off the Brits, well, they won't ask our permission to take revenge. They know you better than we do anyways.


59 posted on 05/29/2004 9:41:19 PM PDT by My Dog Likes Me
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To: zarf
Religion, in general, has been one of history's greatest killers

Hmm let's see the following leaders killed millions of people because the people would not convert to the leader's religion.


60 posted on 05/29/2004 9:51:59 PM PDT by AndrewC (I am a Bertrand Russell agnostic, even an atheist.</sarcasm>)
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