We were all briefed that to witness to a Saudi about Jesus Christ violated the status of forces agreement and would land anyone who did it in a world of serious hurt.
In fact, in Saudi Arabia, to prosylite a Muslim into any other religion carries the death penalty.
We saw hundreds go into the tents to talk to the mullahs.
Most were young black men.
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that at least a portion of those who were converted (during, not after Desert Storm) later went on to lend military aid to Saudi in the areas of intelligence and logistics and military training.
BUMP!
Bilal Philips is Jamaican, and Hampton-El was associated with al Fuqra, a primarily black Muslim sect based in the U.S. which has ties to al Qaeda. So it's a fair bet that they were targeting African-Americans specifically.
Interestingly, al Fuqra operates in a very similar manner to white separatists like those at Elohim City, favoring remote rural compounds with massive stockpiles of firearms.
JMB
wow ! and yikes !