"To everyone who has gone out of the righteous way and has committed a crime in the name of religion and to everyone who belongs to that group that has done itself a disservice, everyone who has been captured in terror acts is given the chance to come back to God if they want to save their lives, their souls," Abdullah said.
"If they give themselves up without force within one month maximum from the date of this speech, we can promise them that they are going to be safe."
Abdullah said all such people would be dealt with fairly, in accordance with Islamic law."
Excuse me if I am very DUBIOUS about islamic law at the moment!!!
Turkey Airlines Office Free After Seizure
Turkish Airlines Office in the Georgian Capital Tbilisi Freed After Brief Seizure by Armed Men
The Associated Press
MOSCOW June 24, 2004 — The Turkish Airlines office in the Georgian capital Tbilisi was seized in an armed attack, but freed by police within a few minutes, Russian news agencies said Thursday.
The reports said the office was taken by armed men who may have seized hostages, but details on the number attackers or their apparent motives was not immediately available.
Police cordoned off the area around the office and quickly ended the seizure, detaining at least one suspect, the Interfax news agency said.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040624_554.html
Bombing - Ankara Turkey
CNBC World | 6/24/2004 | Me
Posted on 06/24/2004 3:36:56 AM CDT by Keith in Iowa
Watching CNBC World...Breaking news of a Bomb in Ankara(sp?) Turkey, near hotel where Pres. Bush is to stay in a few days time. Initial reports from Reuters say it was a percussion bomb, no injuries reported so far.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1159188/posts
Me too, but it looks like they might be positioning themselves to take some real action.
An analogy might be a formal Declaration of War. After all, the House of Saud just noticed that THEY are on the target list!
We'll have a better idea in a month or so...