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US Closing Embassy in Saudi Arabia
FNC ^ | Friday, November 07, 2003 | Mike Emanuel, Teri Schultz and Associated Press

Posted on 11/07/2003 11:09:04 AM PST by Kaslin

Edited on 04/22/2004 12:37:44 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The U.S. Embassy will close its offices to review security procedures on Saturday, while embassy officials said terrorists are close to launching an attack in the desert kingdom.

The embassy in Riyadh and the U.S. Consulates General in Jeddah and Dhahran will be closed, according to a warden message issued by the embassy on Friday.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: saudiarabia; usembassy

1 posted on 11/07/2003 11:09:04 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
WOW - this is HUGE! Had a family member stationed there at one time.
2 posted on 11/07/2003 11:36:58 AM PST by StarCMC (God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
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To: Kaslin
Does this mean we can nuke 'em now daddy?
3 posted on 11/07/2003 11:58:38 AM PST by gitmogrunt (Not tough enough on the religion of peace)
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To: Kaslin; Dajjal
Strange as it may seen, this is related to the islamic ideas of the Judgement day.
see more here

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1015493/posts
4 posted on 11/07/2003 12:07:04 PM PST by AdmSmith
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To: AdmSmith
seen => seem
5 posted on 11/07/2003 12:20:31 PM PST by AdmSmith
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To: AdmSmith
more on this thread on the closing of the Embassy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1016953/posts
6 posted on 11/07/2003 12:23:01 PM PST by AdmSmith
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To: Kaslin; AdmSmith
Strange as it may seen, this is related to the islamic ideas of the Judgement day. see more here

A general background overview of Muslim Eschatology:

Understanding Islamic End-Times Beliefs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/853953/posts
National Review Online interview with Prof. David Cook of Rice University

7 posted on 11/07/2003 2:05:23 PM PST by Dajjal
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To: Kaslin
Taliban (search) forces are actively searching for American journalists to take hostage

Are they looking for suggestions ?

8 posted on 11/07/2003 3:34:08 PM PST by VRWC_minion (Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and most are right)
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To: VRWC_minion
Can we send Dan Blather?
9 posted on 11/07/2003 4:25:33 PM PST by Kaslin
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