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Al-Qaida Leader Killed in Saudi Raid (Sweet, Sweet Revenge...And So Quick)
AP | June 18, 2004 | Katherine Pfleger Shrader

Posted on 06/18/2004 4:25:43 PM PDT by MikeA

Jun 18, 6:22 PM (ET)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The leader of al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia was believed killed in a raid in the capital Friday, hours after his group claimed the beheading of an American engineer, Saudi security officials said.

A U.S. official confirmed that al-Moqrin has been killed. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information.

To establish identities, one Saudi official said forensic tests would be conducted on three bodies of militants killed in a shootout in a downtown neighborhood shortly after the discovery of Paul M. Johnson Jr.'s body.

The killing of Abdulaziz al-Moqrin, 31, would be a coup for the Saudi goverment, which has been under intense pressure to halt a wave of attacks against Westerners in the kingdom.

The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya satellite station, which first reported al-Moqrin's death, said two other militants were also killed in the raid, and another was wounded and arrested. All three dead militants were on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted men, security officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Two suspects escaped, he said, said one Saudi security official who took part in the raid.

Al-Moqrin, who trained with Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, is believed to be the leader of the group calling itself al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which claimed responsibility for Johnson's beheading.

Al-Moqrin's group has also claimed responsibility for most attacks against Westerners in Saudi Arabia in the past two months.

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Associated Press writer Katherine Pfleger Shrader in Washington contributed to this report.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: almoqrin; islam; muslims; paulmjohnson; saudiarabia
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Gotta love insta-revenge! This is the sub-human that kidnapped and beheaded the American hostage.
1 posted on 06/18/2004 4:25:46 PM PDT by MikeA
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To: MikeA

They should cover his head in pig guts and then put it on a pike as a warning to future terrorists.


2 posted on 06/18/2004 4:28:03 PM PDT by COEXERJ145
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To: MikeA
1 American death to 3 Al-Qaida deaths....

It should be 1 American Death for every 10,000 terrorists....

3 posted on 06/18/2004 4:28:28 PM PDT by freebilly (Vote Kerry-- 1 Billion Muslims Can't Be Wrong....)
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To: MikeA

Congresional Democrats are demanding an investigation of this brutal police action!


4 posted on 06/18/2004 4:29:17 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
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To: freebilly

I hope this is followed by a massive crackdown against al qaeda to ensure that no westerner is ever kidnapped again.


6 posted on 06/18/2004 4:30:40 PM PDT by jerrydavenport
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To: Revolting cat!

Yes, no doubt the Democrats and their media lapdogs will be calling the sending to hell of this cockroach an "extension of the Abu Ghirab prison abuse scandal" and demand sanctions against the Saudis.


7 posted on 06/18/2004 4:31:04 PM PDT by MikeA
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To: MikeA

Good shooting.


8 posted on 06/18/2004 4:31:21 PM PDT by pubmom
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To: Spottys Spurs
A good start.. several hundred million to go!

I'm agreeing with that philosophy more and more every day.

9 posted on 06/18/2004 4:33:32 PM PDT by Graybeard58 ("Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference!")
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To: MikeA

I wish I could believe that the Saudi's didn't know who the killers were before they killed Mr Johnson and waited for him to be killed.

I believe they knew and waited for it to happen because saving a Westerner would require a political price to be paid.


10 posted on 06/18/2004 4:34:10 PM PDT by Fzob (Why does this tag line keep showing up?)
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To: MikeA
The leader of al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia was believed killed in a raid

If true, it couldn't happen to a nicer swine.

11 posted on 06/18/2004 4:34:49 PM PDT by Rocko ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")
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To: Spottys Spurs
A good start.. several hundred million to go!
Let's exterminate them the way the Nazis tried to exterminate the Jews! Yeah, that's the ticket. /sarcasm
12 posted on 06/18/2004 4:35:53 PM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: Spottys Spurs

>> A good start ... several hundred million to go!

I like the figure of 1 billion better.


13 posted on 06/18/2004 4:36:48 PM PDT by PattonReincarnated (Rebuild the Temple)
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To: Fzob
I wish I could believe that the Saudi's didn't know who the killers were before they killed Mr Johnson and waited for him to be killed.
I have the same problem with this turn of events.
14 posted on 06/18/2004 4:37:00 PM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: MikeA

If they knew where this scum was, why didn't they pick him up before Johnson was killed? There's something about this story that doesn't sound right.


16 posted on 06/18/2004 4:40:22 PM PDT by My2Cents (Well.....there you go again.)
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To: MikeA
Right. The leftist media and terror-apologists in Congress will be complaining that the Bush Administration is having the Saudis do our dirty work for us, to avoid any appearance of abuse.

Remember: If Kerry were President, he would have had these guys arrested and brought to the US for trial.

17 posted on 06/18/2004 4:42:21 PM PDT by My2Cents (Well.....there you go again.)
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To: MikeA

Seeing is believing. Stretch him out on a cold slab and let's take a look. Just like those Hussein boys.


18 posted on 06/18/2004 4:42:21 PM PDT by RGSpincich
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To: My2Cents

No kidding. This is awfully convenient for the two-faced Saudi government...JFK


19 posted on 06/18/2004 4:42:26 PM PDT by BADROTOFINGER (Life sucks. Get a helmet.)
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To: Clara Lou

a news reports that just came on Yahoo says that all three men killed were on their wanted list...and two guys got away.

Saudi "security forces" need some help.


20 posted on 06/18/2004 4:42:33 PM PDT by Keith (IT'S ABOUT THE JUDGES)
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