Large Stocks of Chemicals for Weaponized Use Discovered in Riyadh, Medina, Assir and Najran [debka]

DEBKAfile Anti Terrorism Security Newsletter ^ | June 4, 2003 4:42 PM | Gioria Shamis-Retired Economist Magazine Reporter

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Saudi Army, National Guard and police on emergency footing round up hundereds of Al Qaeda tribal members and associated clerics-possibly 1,000.

At some hideouts in Medina, Jeddah and Riyadh gunfights erupted during the raids.

Bodies of radical tribesmen and clerics were found rigged as booby traps.

A six month old letter in Osama Bin Laden's handwriting was found in one pocket.

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Exterminating the roaches

[Arkie2]

WARNING! DEBKA.

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But intriguing..

[kimosabe31]

SURPRISE !!

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That the Saudi Royals are trying to put the brakes on these guys before it goes worldwide in the media?

[Maelstrom]

We need to find independent confirmation...
...in the meantime bump until confirmed or rebutted.

[RonF]

How reliable is DEBKA?

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Seems to be getting more reliable every day..as a rule of thumb the closer the story is to Isreal the more accurte it is

[vin-one]

how reliable, about as reliable as a a Clintoon speach.....

[Maelstrom]

U.S. Suspects Al Qaeda Got Nerve Agent From Iraqis
Analysts: Chemical May Be VX, And Was Smuggled Via Turkey

By Barton Gellman
Washington Post Staff Writer
^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thursday, December 12, 2002; Page A01

Headline only, never go to the Washington Post if you can avoid it, headlines can be found from Google.

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How reliable is DEBKA?

Well, they're more reliable than Hillary's book.

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The Washington Post is on Google?

[Destructor]

DEBKA, huh? Wouldn't put too much stock in any of that until some real news agency picks it up.

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When it started DEBKA was pretty far out there..now it is verging manstream, the Library of Congress said they want their reports on the Iraq war for their archives

[Destructor]

Verging on mainstream? Just prior to the start of the Gulf War II DEBKA reported that Iraq had invaded Jordan. Care to comment on their credibility in light of that bit of information?

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"How reliable is DEBKA?"

The voices in my head are more reliable than Debka.

[RonF]

Oh, you mean like the instructions I get from my alien masters?

[Maelstrom]

The headlines are.

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lol, I guess the Library of Congress thinks they aren't that far out..

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

We now have to post only excerpts from DEBBKA?