Saudi Arabia Was The Center Of Hijack Planning

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | October 18, 2001 | Howard Schneider

[RasterMaster]

Nuke 'em till they glow, and shoot 'em in the dark!

[RasterMaster]

Kick their A$$ and take their gas!

[NeonKnight]

Not a single named source among all the: "local reports say", "governement officials say", "investigators say". What a load of crap. The demonization of Saudi Arabia continues. In truth the hijackings were planned in Hamburg Germany, where most of the terrorists lived and went to school before coming to the US. Why don't we bomb Germany?

How about the fact that most of them were Saudi nationals? All of them were Arabs. I don't believe any of the highjackers were financed with Mercedes Money.

[Red Jones]

for all we know the Saudi law enforcement people developed this info for us

So, some terrorists operate in Saudi; as I understand it the same group of terrorists struck in the US. If the Saudis are guilty because these terrorists operate in Saudi, then we are also guilty because they operate here.

[FresnoDA]

With in flight refueling, I am sure the Spectre could take a cruise southward over Mecca!!

[wideawake]

You're dead on - but they don't let foreigners anywhere near Mecca or Medina.

[captain11]

what about the Arab guy sitting in the cube next to you?

Make my day.

[captain11]

In truth the hijackings were planned in Hamburg Germany

In truth the hijackings were planned in multiple venues, including the U.S.

[elbucko]

The AC-130 is sure a sexy airplane!

[Wolfhound77]

I'm shocked. Not our loyal supporters Saudi Arabia. Say it isn't so!

[NeoCaveman]

I am sure there will be a few more surprises before this opearation is complete.

I am no too suprised that our "moderate Arab allies" aren't so moderate or so allied.

[Deb]

Some of them had stolen papers, credit cards and passports that said they were Saudi businessmen or students because they knew officials were less suspicious of Saudis. Since our government doesn't even know for sure who they all are, why are you so happy to beieve they're Saudis?

According to the lady who wrote the book Saddam Hussien, Mohamed Atta was an Iraqi secret serviceman before he went to Germany.

They all came to the US from Germany or London...not Saudi Arabia.

Osama bin Laden is public enemy #1 in Saudi Arabia. If he returns, they'll behead him like they did four men they believed blew up the Khobar Towers.

And you have no idea where the highjacker's money came from since it arrived from all over the world. Do you have proof they were financed by the Saudis? Of course not, so quit making things up.

But there are certainly anti-American Saudis just like there are anti-American Irish, Canadians and Harvard professors.

Dosen't your Skeptic Gland swell up when you read or hear a refrain with no counter argument? Don't you wonder if there might be another side? Any curiosity at all?

[StealthChild]

can anyone think of a reason not to drill more oil out of alaska or the gulf? let the saudi's eat their crude!

I can't, but we'll have to take on the environmentalists. Though I can agree with them that we need to find alternative sources, break off our love affair with gas-guzzlers, etc., it's not currently practical. (BTW, they were also responsible for the power crisis in California).

[StealthChild]

You don't think those barbarians, could run all the modern equipment they purchased, do you?

Which is precisely why we're having a problem today. We made the cretins rich by discovering oil in their country, and using our technology to get it out of the ground. Their "thanks" was to break all agreements, nationalize, (or steal) it, and tell us to get the hell out.

We got out alright, but we forgot to do one thing. We should have bombed all of the wells and refineries. They'd still be scratching their heads today, while looking at that black, sticky stuff. Another weak response on the part of America that created a monster.