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U.S. EXPELS DOZENS OF SAUDI DIPLOMATS
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| Last Updated: 01/31/2004 10:31:26
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Posted on 02/01/2004 12:03:08 PM PST by Bobby777
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has ordered the expulsion of dozens of Saudi diplomats suspected of helping promulgate Al Qaida ideology.
The State Department revoked the diplomatic credentials of the Saudi diplomats in Washington over the last month in an effort to crack down on Saudi efforts to promote Al Qaida interests in the United States. Diplomatic sources said about 70 diplomats and embassy staffers were expelled in late 2003 and dozens of others were ordered to leave the United States by mid-February. Many of those expelled were said to have worked in the office of the Saudi defense attache.
The Saudi diplomats, in a determination made by the FBI and Homeland Security Department, were said to have abused their diplomatic privileges in the United States. The sources said most of the diplomats were responsible for operations of the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America [IIASA] located in Fairfax, Va.
In all, about 70 Saudi diplomats have left the United States since January, the sources said. They did not include Saudi ambassador to Washington, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, the longest serving diplomat in the United States.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: deported; dhs; diplomats; fairfax; fbi; iiasa; islam; jihadinamerica; religionofpeace; saudi; saudiarabia; saudiembassy; statedept
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sorry for the SHOUTING title ... it's the format on the link ...
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:03:10 PM PST
by
Bobby777
I don't have another link for confirmation, but I hope it's true ... may the screen door hit 'em on their way out ...
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:04:25 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: Bobby777
Thank You GWB
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:05:24 PM PST
by
ChadGore
(Bush 2004 HE'S EARNED IT)
To: Bobby777
Odd...I don't find this story anywhere but the Islamic propaganda machine, Al Jazeera et al.
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:09:46 PM PST
by
tcuoohjohn
(Follow The Money)
To: ChadGore
and check this out ...
"The State Department revoked the diplomatic credentials "
Perhaps the State Department is waking up? ... or they are finally becoming part of the solution?
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:10:15 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: Bobby777
Throw em all out
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:11:15 PM PST
by
hadaclueonce
(shoot low, they are riding Shetlands.....)
To: tcuoohjohn
yeah, I wondered why it wasn't on some of the news services ... of course the post-9/11-$10-million-check-bearing-Jew-hating-Saudi-prince Alwaleed (sp) owns Citibank, so there's no telling what influence they have over media even here in the USA ...
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:12:51 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: Bobby777
Good move. I've been starving to see some good action lately, ANY good action.
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:19:23 PM PST
by
silversky
To: Bobby777
They hate the West. Why are they here ?
To: Eric in the Ozarks
the USA is their cash cow ... it started with petro dollars and they've bought up some of the most valuable real estate (the USA / U.S. corporations) with those petro dollars ...
there is no economy in the Middle East other than Israel ... none to speak of ...
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:25:23 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: Bobby777
Great news!
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:32:25 PM PST
by
b4its2late
(If you ain't makin' waves, you ain't kickin' hard enough!)
To: tcuoohjohn; Bobby777
To: Bobby777
This news was posted a couple of days ago, can't remember the news agency source. My comment at the time?
The Israelis bulldoze the homes of suicide bombers, and we should permanently shut down this Islamic school ... same thing.
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:36:49 PM PST
by
AngrySpud
(Behold, I am The Anti-Crust ... Anti-Hillary)
To: FormerlyAnotherLurker
thanks for the link! ... I shall post the content of that link ...
Taken Questions
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
January 28, 2004
Question Taken at January 28, 2004 Daily Press Briefing
Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Visas
Question: Do you have any reaction to a report that several Saudi diplomats have been required to depart the US in two weeks?
Answer: From time to time, the Department learns of cases where persons who are accredited to it no longer are performing the duties for which they originally were accredited. In those instances, it is customary for the Department to withdraw their accreditation. When this occurs, they must depart the country.
Question: Can you state specifically what these diplomats were doing?
Answer: As a condition of their appointments, persons accredited at embassies must perform duties directly related to and in support of the embassy. When it comes to the Departments attention that they no longer are performing duties on a full-time basis at the embassy, they lose their entitlement to this status.
Question: Are these people a threat to the United States?
Answer: The Departments action was related solely to the fact that these individuals did not appear to be engaged full time in the conduct of diplomatic duties within the Saudi Embassy.
Question: Are they involved in fundraising?
Answer: Again, the Departments action was not based on any other information regarding these individuals activities. I have no information regarding their possible involvement in fundraising.
Question: What are they doing?
Answer: The Department recently obtained information that subsequent to their accreditation at the embassy, the persons in question were not engaged in the conduct of administrative or other duties within the Embassy, and were therefore not entitled to diplomatic status. We have asked the Saudi Mission to arrange for the immediate departure of these individuals.
Question: Will you follow up to ensure that's done?
Answer: Yes.
2004/95
[End]
Released on January 28, 2004
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:39:30 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: AngrySpud
agreed
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:40:23 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: Bobby777
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:42:02 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: TomGuy
LOL ... is that the Sayonara Kitty? ... good one ... (not sure how to spell "sayonara" though ...)
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:45:17 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: Bobby777
To: FormerlyAnotherLurker
appreciate any further info ... thanks ...
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posted on
02/01/2004 12:51:20 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: FormerlyAnotherLurker
Very Interesting..Curiously the press seems to be asleep on this.
Taken Questions
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
January 28, 2004
Question Taken at January 28, 2004 Daily Press Briefing
Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Visas
Question: Do you have any reaction to a report that several Saudi diplomats have been required to depart the US in two weeks?
Answer: From time to time, the Department learns of cases where persons who are accredited to it no longer are performing the duties for which they originally were accredited. In those instances, it is customary for the Department to withdraw their accreditation. When this occurs, they must depart the country.
Question: Can you state specifically what these diplomats were doing?
Answer: As a condition of their appointments, persons accredited at embassies must perform duties directly related to and in support of the embassy. When it comes to the Departments attention that they no longer are performing duties on a full-time basis at the embassy, they lose their entitlement to this status.
(NON-ANSWER..answered a question that wasn't asked)
Question: Are these people a threat to the United States?
Answer: The Departments action was related solely to the fact that these individuals did not appear to be engaged full time in the conduct of diplomatic duties within the Saudi Embassy.
( NON- ANSWER)
Question: Are they involved in fundraising?
Answer: Again, the Departments action was not based on any other information regarding these individuals activities. I have no information regarding their possible involvement in fundraising.
Question: What are they doing?
Answer: The Department recently obtained information that subsequent to their accreditation at the embassy, the persons in question were not engaged in the conduct of administrative or other duties within the Embassy, and were therefore not entitled to diplomatic status. We have asked the Saudi Mission to arrange for the immediate departure of these individuals.
( NON- ANSWER)
Question: Will you follow up to ensure that's done?
Answer: Yes.
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posted on
02/01/2004 1:15:05 PM PST
by
tcuoohjohn
(Follow The Money)
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