More problems developing (Debka report)
DEBKAfile reports exclusively: Syrian mortar fire against US and Iraqi border patrols in key smuggling al Qaim region knocks hole in brand-new Syrian-US military cooperation accord. Syrian 82 mm mortar cannonade prevents US-Iraq patrols from approaching border. Smuggling of fighters and weapons continues unabated.
Washington is responding with fresh Security Council motion on Syrian troop presence in Lebanon and economic pressure, including threat to freeze assets of senior Syrian and Lebanese officials.
Saudi Arabia bans tinted car windows
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17660835.htm
RIYADH, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia banned tinted car windows on Sunday in a move aimed at preventing militants escaping detection on the kingdom's roads.
An Interior Ministry statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency said drivers will have a maximum of a year to clear their windows -- except for one behind the driver's seat.
Many cars in the deeply conservative Muslim Gulf state have darkened windows to protect the privacy of passengers, particularly women. But officials say militants may have used tinted windows to avoid being spotted by security forces.
Sunday's decree specified that even remaining shaded passenger window must be 70 percent transparent.
Saudi Arabia has been battling a 17-month wave of violence by al Qaeda supporters who have bombed residential compounds housing foreigners, shot several Westerners on the streets and attacked state security forces.
De facto ruler Crown Prince Abdullah, who said in August the kingdom had defeated the militants, described them on Sunday as "chickens with iron beaks".
Security forces arrested four suspected militants on Saturday in two separate raids in Riyadh and a village about 90 miles (140 km) north-west of the capital. One of the suspects captured in Riyadh was lightly injured in an exchange of fire.
Officials said none of the men were on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted militants.
WOW>I'll bet Syria is really scared. /SARC!!!
We should be responding alright, but not with talk.
Terror suspects attempted to join UK volunteer army
Abdullah Mehsud (released from Guantanamo) is now considered a hero