Posted on 05/30/2004 3:29:33 AM PDT by aculeus
Saudi special forces rescued 25 hostages today when they stormed a building where suspected al-Qaeda militants had already slit the throats of nine people, a survivor told AFP.
Among the dead were seven Asians, a Swede and an Italian, said Nijar Hijazin, who had himself been taken hostage at the housing compound in the kingdom's Eastern Province yesterday.
"The nine had their throats cut by the kidnappers when they tried to escape at night by the stairs," Hijazin told AFP, watching the removal of bodies.
Hijazin, a Jordanian computer engineer, said he was rescued along with 24 fellow hostages and brought out by the roof.
Sporadic shooting had been heard from inside the apartment block after helicopters landed about 40 troops on the roof amid loud gunfire from automatic weapons just before 5.30am (12.30pm AEST).
Shots had rung out throughout the night, including an intense volley three hours earlier, however calm returned by about 7am.
Al-Arabiya television reported the leader of the militants captured, although there was no official confirmation.
Seems like I'm getting the best of that deal.
I have a TRW built up M1A and a store bought Supermatch . In the hands of a good shooter I think it is a wise choice for your needs. I still wanna get my mitts on one of Ronnie barretts new "payload" rifles........:o)
Stay Safe !!
Maybe when I hit the lotto... and I want a shotgun too... and a 1911.... and one of those new .17 rimfires...and a new Leupold...
An AC 130 gunship would be nice...
No disagreement here.
Stay safe !
Working within the Islamic system, Nick Berg obviously deserved his beheading, or they would not have done it. Islam is a system that simply does not compute within the mindset of the West. One of the ways people learn this sad fact is to marry into Islam and live in an Islamic Country. Some of the most desperate people on this planet are American and European women married to Saudis and living in KSA. They cannot leave without their husband's (or even ex-husband's) permission.
That's why I asked those questions about your friend married to the Saudi. I have no idea whether or not Nick Berg was naîve or not, and he certainly did not deserve his fate by our standards. It's not a question of misplaced trust, either. Westerners simply do not get (most of us anyway)that the collective islamic mind is configured differently than the collective Western mind.
We are open to them. They are closed to us. It can be a fatal assumption to think that they understand us or vice versa. The worst thing a wrong decision costsyou around here is the disagreement of your peers. In Saudi Arabia or Iraq I am sorry to say it could cost you your life.
Working within the Islamic system, Nick Berg obviously deserved his beheading, or they would not have done it. Islam is a system that simply does not compute within the mindset of the West. One of the ways people learn this sad fact is to marry into Islam and live in an Islamic Country. Some of the most desperate people on this planet are American and European women married to Saudis and living in KSA. They cannot leave without their husband's (or even ex-husband's) permission.
That's why I asked those questions about your friend married to the Saudi. I have no idea whether or not Nick Berg was naîve or not, and he certainly did not deserve his fate by our standards. It's not a question of misplaced trust, either. Westerners simply do not get (most of us anyway)that the collective islamic mind is configured differently than the collective Western mind.
We are open to them. They are closed to us. It can be a fatal assumption to think that they understand us or vice versa. The worst thing a wrong decision costsyou around here is the disagreement of your peers. In Saudi Arabia or Iraq I am sorry to say it could cost you your life.
nice touch
the media bites and swallows
Kerry and Teresa will be one sorry couple when they lose their federal campaign perk they were planning on keeping
Korean or Japanese.
Some of the most desperate people on this planet are American and European women married to Saudis and living in KSA
...like Myrian Hernandez. I can't seem to find anything about it on the 'net, but I heard somewhere that she married a Saudi and got trapped over there.
This might be worth watching today. I had a busy day yesterday and only caught a snip on the car radio. That report made it sound like the fatalities happened in the course of the Saudis storming the compound.
I understand what you are saying. The biggest problem between Westerners, especially Americans, and the Arabs is the difference in thought. I have visited the middle-east and have witnessed this firsthand.
nice touch
the media bites and swallowshehe !! Thanks.
I should have included a bottle of Heinz Ketchup somewhere in the Weenie pic, lol !
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