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Saudi Arabia 'shocked' to be added to watchlist
WorldNetDaily ^ | Posted: September 20, 2002 | Paul Sperry

Posted on 09/20/2002 6:07:41 PM PDT by tomball

WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia was "shocked" to learn the Justice Department has added Saudi to a list of terrorist-sponsoring countries subject to immigration restrictions, a spokesman for the royal government told WorldNetDaily yesterday.

According to a highly sensitive four-page Justice memo (page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4) – publicly revealed for the first time yesterday by WND – Attorney General John Ashcroft has authorized U.S. immigration inspectors to begin fingerprinting, photographing and tracking Saudi nationals who enter the U.S. on visas.

Certain Saudi visitors will be scrutinized to the same degree as those from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya and Syria – known Middle Eastern terrorist-sponsoring countries.

The new Saudi screening, which targets males between 16 and 45, goes into effect Oct. 1. Fifteen of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers, all young males, were Saudi citizens.

"No one had any knowledge of this memo," said the Saudi spokesman. "The Saudi government is obviously quite shocked and surprised to be added to that list."

The Bush administration has tried to keep the new watchlist – which also includes Pakistan and Yemen, Saudi's southern neighbor – as quiet as possible. Diplomatically, it's radioactive; both Saudi and Pakistan are viewed as U.S. allies.

Justice officials have been ordered not to talk to the press on the record about the list, called "Phase 2" of the new special registration of high-risk foreign visitors mandated under The Patriot Act, the homeland security measure passed last year after the Sept. 11 attacks.

The memo, dated Sept. 5, warns Immigration and Naturalization Service officials to limit its circulation.

"This information is not to be discussed or shared with the media or the public," the memo says (emphasis in the original).

On page 3 of the document, it says Ashcroft has authorized immigration inspectors to consider for special registration any foreign visitor to the U.S. who has traveled to Saudi Arabia, among several other Muslim countries, and can't give a credible explanation for their trip.

The Saudi spokesman, who wished not to be identified until the royal family prepares a more formal reaction, said the kingdom feels betrayed in light of what he characterized as a "high level of support for America and cooperation" in its war on terrorism.

"You can imagine why the Saudi government will have a very tough time swallowing this," he said.

The Saudi government has been accused, however, of financing al-Qaida operations through Saudi-based charities, such as the Muslim World League and the International Islamic Relief Organization.

Its cooperation in the war also has come under question.

Saudi Arabia has been slow in freezing assets tied to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, who hails from Saudi, and has been reluctant to let U.S. forces use air bases there.

One Pentagon briefer recently called Saudi Arabia the "kernel" of terrorism in the world, spreading Wahhabism – or militant Islamic supremacy – through mosques it funds throughout the Middle East, as well as in the West.

 

 


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: government; saudi; terrorists
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1 posted on 09/20/2002 6:07:42 PM PDT by tomball
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To: tomball
LOL, these guys just keep getting better.
2 posted on 09/20/2002 6:09:17 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: tomball
The Saudis are like a scumbag bank robber who just can't believe that the cops have a warrant for his arrest.

If you think the dirtball Saudis are whining now, just wait till they are really held accountable. It'll be even funnier when they go into the afterlife and find out what a worthless sham their skiffy gutter "religion" has turned out to be.

3 posted on 09/20/2002 6:14:04 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: tomball
You can imagine why the Saudi government will have a very tough time swallowing this, : (|)
4 posted on 09/20/2002 6:18:57 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: jwalsh07
This sounds like the Saudi guys are going to get BushWhacked on their way back to the oil wells.

You know that Iraq had nearly as much oil as Saudi. Once we have Iraq the need for Saudi oil will decrease by a large amount. Pakistan is now our client state. So is afghanistan. Iraq is next.

Divide and conquer has been the bush plan. We may be getting a clue of who is third on the list of terrorist supporting nations to be taken down.

The house of Saud may be up the sand dune with out a turban.

5 posted on 09/20/2002 6:19:29 PM PDT by Common Tator
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To: tomball
I'm shocked too - shocked that it took this long.
6 posted on 09/20/2002 6:20:08 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: tomball
The Saudi government is not shocked at all. It's obvious where the hijackers came from.
7 posted on 09/20/2002 6:21:48 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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8 posted on 09/20/2002 6:22:12 PM PDT by Dark Wing
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To: tomball
Why shocked, almost all the terrorists were their guys!
The only question is wheter or not this is the whole country or just 25% of it?
9 posted on 09/20/2002 6:22:24 PM PDT by A CA Guy
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To: tomball
Saudi Arabia was "shocked" to learn the Justice Department has added Saudi to a list of terrorist-sponsoring countries subject to immigration restrictions, a spokesman for the royal government told WorldNetDaily yesterday.

The Saudis were not shocked. Within hours of the attack on the WTC, the Saudies were rounding up Bin Ladin's relatives in the US and flew them out. Why? Because, they knew they did something horrible and it was well worth fleeing for their lives.

11 posted on 09/20/2002 6:24:36 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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Saudi Arabia was "shocked" to learn the Justice Department has added Saudi to a list of terrorist-sponsoring countries subject to immigration restrictions, a spokesman for the royal government told WorldNetDaily yesterday.

The Saudis were not shocked. Within hours of the attack on the WTC, the Saudies were rounding up Bin Ladin's relatives in the US and flew them out. Why? Because, they knew they did something horrible and worth fleeing for their lives.

12 posted on 09/20/2002 6:24:56 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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To: tomball
It's about time!! What took so long?
13 posted on 09/20/2002 6:34:02 PM PDT by teletech
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14 posted on 09/20/2002 6:35:01 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
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To: tomball
"No one had any knowledge of this memo," said the Saudi spokesman. "The Saudi government is obviously quite shocked and surprised to be added to that list."

Blow it out yer ass, diaperhead.

15 posted on 09/20/2002 6:37:19 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: tomball
Blow the desalination plants.

GPS guided 747's would be a nice touch.

They will dry up and blow away.

16 posted on 09/20/2002 6:39:55 PM PDT by AdamSelene235
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To: tomball
Shocked! I mean, like, SHOCKED! Silly twits.

You want shock? Here's what we do.

Tell the silly bastards that the next time any Arab even farts on our soil, there will be no Mecca, no Medina, no stupid black rock to circle around until you puke.

Gone! In the twinkling of an eye. POOF!

Get the message ragheads? (I mean you better be be absolutely SHOCKED!) Don't mess with us. We'll hurt you.

17 posted on 09/20/2002 6:43:39 PM PDT by stboz
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To: tomball
Well let's send 'em a horse. That should make them feel better.
18 posted on 09/20/2002 6:45:41 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness
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To: tomball
Saudi Arabia was "shocked" to learn the Justice Department has added Saudi to a list of terrorist-sponsoring countries subject to immigration restrictions, a spokesman for the royal government told WorldNetDaily yesterday.

If we had been watching THEM as we should have been 9/11 may not have happened..they should be shocked only if they were not on it !!

19 posted on 09/20/2002 6:45:53 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; tomball
<< It'll be even funnier when they go into the afterlife and find out what a worthless sham their skiffy gutter "religion" has turned out to be. >>

If you ever see Saudi "royalty" at play -- or even get to ride First Class with members of the House-of-Saud on a [Say] Thai Airways aircraft en-route out of Saudi from [Say] Dhahran to Bangkok you will see at first hand that they already know that -- and are all Hell bent on scoring Brownie [Pun intended] Points for Hell!

As its death-and-destruction-worshipping, pedophile, false-fuerher founder intended it should, islamanaziism has been a handy cult for keeping the Saud's donkey riding [Pun intended] subjects in line all of these centuries.

Too bad, for them, though, The Party's Over.

Take it away, FRank ...............
20 posted on 09/20/2002 6:53:35 PM PDT by Brian Allen
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