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House of Saud in 'panic' over al-Qaida
WorldNetDaily.Com ^ | Posted: December 6, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern | © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

Posted on 12/07/2003 12:52:10 AM PST by Bobby777

Al-Qaida has launched a campaign designed to undermine the security and finances of the Saudi royal family.

Western intelligence sources said the latest al-Qaida attacks indicate a campaign is underway to isolate the Saudi royal family and threaten its financial base. The campaign is based on intimidating leading Arab and Western advisers from remaining in the kingdom.

The Nov. 9 attack on the Muhaya compound appeared to signal a shift in al-Qaida strategy. Until then, the sources said, al-Qaida targeted Western nationals in the kingdom who were not considered crucial to the regime's survival.

But in the Muhaya suicide car bombing, the target was a compound that housed Lebanese financial advisers to the royal family.

The sources said the Muhaya compound included bankers and smugglers who facilitated earnings of billions of dollars in undeclared revenue.

"The royal family is in a panic and now believes al-Qaida is playing for keeps," a senior Western intelligence source said. "Without its financial advisers, the family is completely exposed."

Al-Qaida has sown panic throughout the kingdom's security forces by demonstrating it can penetrate military and other facilities with ease. British and U.S. advisers have been of little use, the sources said, because the Saudi royal family does not want to disclose information that would demonstrate the extent of al-Qaida's influence in the country.

On Nov. 22, a fire was reported in the Riyad Armed Forces hospital. The fire destroyed several rooms and caused security forces to be placed on alert throughout the region. Several foreign nurses were injured.

"This is a deliberate campaign that seeks to increase the pressure on the royal family by telling them they aren't safe anywhere, even within their own military," another Western intelligence analyst said. "This has sparked a debate over how to reconcile with al-Qaida and end this war."

On Dec. 1, Saudi Arabia provided the first official details of the Nov. 9 bombing at the Muhaya compound. Al-Qaida had smuggled in explosives from Yemen to Saudi Arabia. In late November, Saudi authorities found an additional 1.2 tons of explosives believed to have been smuggled in from Yemen.

An interior ministry statement said that in the Nov. 9 attack, al-Qaida insurgents approached the Muhaya compound while firing rifles and hurling grenades toward the gate. While the firefight was taking place, a jeep painted with the insignia of security forces and packed with 300 kilograms explosives drove into the compound.

"Then it was blown up in a suicide operation," the statement said. "Investigators have found out who is behind this operation and measures are still being taken. Security forces are still chasing the perpetrators and, God willing, they will be found and brought to justice."

In Sanaa, meanwhile, Yemeni security forces arrested a senior al-Qaida leader, Mohammed Hamdi Al Ahdal, suspected of masterminding the suicide bombing of the USS Cole.

In 1999 Al Ahdal was arrested in Saudi Arabia and spent 14 months in prison for his ties to Saudi billionaire bomber Osama bin Laden. He was then deported to Yemen.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alahdal; alqaeda; alqaedasaudiarabia; alqaida; elvisbinladen; houseofsaud; maronite; muhaya; ramadan2003; riyadh; saudi; saudiarabia; waronterror
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To: highlander_UW
A bloody take-no-prisoners civil war in Saudi Arabia might be exactly what Islam needs.
I just suggest that you be careful for what you wish for. Consider the results if the Islamists win and take control of Saudi Arabia?


In doing so they sea their doom. Needless to say the United States will not allow AQ to control 25% of the world's oil reserves so upon the defeat and exile of the House of Saud the US will invade and defeat the terrorists. This will not only have the effect of eliminating the terrorists paymaster but also put American boots into the "holy cities" of Mecca and Medina. These wackos actually believe that Allah protects these cities and will kill any invader That approaches them. The presence of American soldiers getting their pictures taken in front of the black rock will forever wipe this theory of invincibility from them and reduce them to a minor threat of a very small number of extremists. The benefits will be that we will finally have a representative democracy int the new nation of Arabia.
61 posted on 12/07/2003 9:35:09 AM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: lentulusgracchus
For your multiple uses of the present tense regarding the dead guy.


62 posted on 12/07/2003 10:37:05 AM PST by ASA Vet ("Right-wing Internet wacko")
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To: Bobby777; Cronos
"This has sparked a debate over how to reconcile with al-Qaida and end this war."

I am surprised the conversation has not focused on this. The Saudis are not trying to fight AQ...they know they'd lose. They are trying to re-establish the old we-support-you-and-you-leave-us-in-power deal with AQ. The Saudis are trying to strike a deal. But AQ knows that they would win the struggle too....no deal.

63 posted on 12/07/2003 11:06:02 AM PST by blanknoone
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To: CzarNicky
In doing so they sea their doom. Needless to say the United States will not allow AQ to control 25% of the world's oil reserves so upon the defeat and exile of the House of Saud the US will invade and defeat the terrorists. This will not only have the effect of eliminating the terrorists paymaster but also put American boots into the "holy cities" of Mecca and Medina. These wackos actually believe that Allah protects these cities and will kill any invader That approaches them. The presence of American soldiers getting their pictures taken in front of the black rock will forever wipe this theory of invincibility from them and reduce them to a minor threat of a very small number of extremists. The benefits will be that we will finally have a representative democracy int the new nation of Arabia.

Now all that may be, but I'd just point out that "these wackos" you refer to number 1.3 Billion and are in almost every nation in the world. Warfare is no longer 2 nations lining up and sending their militaries against each other.

64 posted on 12/07/2003 11:34:41 AM PST by highlander_UW
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To: Travis McGee
If AQ won control of SA, then they would make the next fatal step outside of their borders, and 20 minutes later, mecca and Medina would be glowing craters. Then we would discover if Mad Mo's Insane Murder Cult could exist after Allahs all-powerful black moon-god rock was shown conclusively to be no match for a nuclear warhead.

Do you honestly believe the U.S. would nuke Mecca and Medina?

People are very quick to advocate nuclear options, but as I mentioned to another poster, there are 1.3 Billion Muslims around the world, you nuke Mecca and Medina and you better start the draft and increase the military budget enormously as well as possibly install martial law within the U.S.

65 posted on 12/07/2003 11:38:02 AM PST by highlander_UW
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To: ASA Vet

It looks more like Sammy bin Davis (no offense to the late Mr. Davis Jr. -- its just the way the likeness looks)

66 posted on 12/07/2003 11:43:13 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Peace through Strength)
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To: highlander_UW
"Now all that may be, but I'd just point out that "these wackos" you refer to number 1.3 Billion and are in almost every nation in the world. Warfare is no longer 2 nations lining up and sending their militaries against each other."

There are not 1.3 billion wackos and even if you count the 10% that give AQ the thumbs up there is only a significantly smaller portion that actually would do their bidding. Take the money out of the equation and it gets even smaller. Americans in Mecca would be the worst thing for these guys because that would show that America was stronger than their god.
67 posted on 12/07/2003 11:51:19 AM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: highlander_UW; dennisw
Do you honestly believe the U.S. would nuke Mecca and Medina?Read more carefully. Where did I say the USA would nuke Mecca? I didn't. I said that Saudi Arabia under AQ leadership would do something incredibly stupid outside of its territory, and 20 minutes later Mecca would be nuked. Think about it.

But yes, I think we are building to an end game where one or more US cities will suffer a WMD attack, or smallpox etc. After that, you can bet the President will be getting serious advice about snuffing out the source of Mad Mo's Mojo, the black moon-god kaaba rock.

However, I think a closer regional power will suffer the WMD attack first, and in turn they will be the ones who turn the moon-god rock into a crater.

68 posted on 12/07/2003 1:06:24 PM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: Travis McGee
Maybe we'll get the long-awaited Islamic civil war out of this, leading eventually to an Islamic reformation.

I think that this is one of the reasons for the Iraq war. We freed up oil in an other part of the world and left Saudi Arabia so that is could sink into civil war, thus insuring that Saudi Arabia's troubles would not sink the rest of the world.

As for reformation of islam not a chance the koran does not allow for it, unlike the Reformation in Christianity that happened because people began to follow the Bible more fully. You follow the koran more fully all you get is blood shed.

69 posted on 12/07/2003 1:46:33 PM PST by Lady Heron
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To: CzarNicky
There are not 1.3 billion wackos and even if you count the 10% that give AQ the thumbs up there is only a significantly smaller portion that actually would do their bidding.

Hmmm....maybe you have not seen the polls done on muslim populations and their support of AQ.

70 posted on 12/07/2003 1:54:19 PM PST by Lady Heron
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To: Diogenesis
I agree ... they knew ... they did nothing ... all for the glory of allah ...
71 posted on 12/07/2003 2:10:32 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: blanknoone
that sounds EXACTLY what the House of Saud would try to do ...
72 posted on 12/07/2003 2:14:57 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: Lady Heron
"Hmmm....maybe you have not seen the polls done on muslim populations and their support of AQ."

It doesn't matter what the level of support is without a paycheck only the most committed are going to bother to get off their duff. This is why Saudi Arabia is critical. They have the money.
73 posted on 12/07/2003 2:38:03 PM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: section9
>this war will end in one of two ways; 1) with America triumphant and the Arab world making progress towards representative government, or 2) with American triumphant and the Arab world obliterated by a retaliatory barrage of thermonuclear warheads.

1) The Arab "masses"
seem to profoundly hate us.
If they all "move to"

"representative"
government, that would renew
a war with the West.

2) The way upper air
patterns work, nuclear strikes
any where result

in fallout patterns
distributed north and south
of the equator

in bands that include
all of the United States.
This "war" is complex.

74 posted on 12/07/2003 2:51:40 PM PST by theFIRMbss
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To: Diogenesis
I doubt if the Saudis will get what they deserve if President Bush keeps protecting them.
75 posted on 12/07/2003 3:05:24 PM PST by huskerco
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To: CzarNicky
It doesn't matter what the level of support is without a paycheck only the most committed are going to bother to get off their duff. This is why Saudi Arabia is critical. They have the money.

They get off their duffs alright, when their population numbers have grown enough within a society. Saudi Arabia is not the only country that sponsers islamic terrorism. Look at Lebenon, that was Iran and Syria sponsered. Lets not forget all the money that Lybia and Egypt also throw into the mix, and all those wonderful islamic charities.

You take Saudi money out of the mix(which I think that we are in the process of doing), and an other power hungry islamic group just fill the spot. It is the call of the religion not just one sect of the religion.

76 posted on 12/07/2003 3:19:25 PM PST by Lady Heron
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To: Bobby777
House of Saud in 'panic' over al-Qaida

This is the same panic experienced by Dr. Victor Frankenstein.

77 posted on 12/07/2003 3:22:08 PM PST by CaptRon
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To: huskerco
I doubt if the Saudis will get what they deserve if President Bush keeps protecting them.

It may be just wishful thinking on my part, but I do not think that we are protecting Saudi Arabia. The minute we took control of Iraq (securing a stable oil supply for the world) the first thing we did was take our military out of Saudi Arabia.

I do not see us rushing in to help Saudi Arabia in anyway with their AQ problem. I think we are going to let them sink into civil war. The princes will either have to clear out AQ from the kingdom(something we have been asking them to do) or they will die at AQ's hands. No more status quo from us, and we do not have to lift a finger. Muslims can fight among themselves, keeping the war over there and not on our soil. Maybe they will exaust themselves.

78 posted on 12/07/2003 3:27:22 PM PST by Lady Heron
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To: lentulusgracchus
didn't the Moops invade Spain? (sorry, obscure 'Seinfeld' joke) ...
79 posted on 12/07/2003 3:32:27 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: Lady Heron
You shouldn't be surprised at how quickly groups lose their luster once their ability to make payments is lost. There are still democrats around but not as many of them. Saudi Arabia is the key.
80 posted on 12/07/2003 3:38:45 PM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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