Posted on 05/14/2003 10:49:40 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
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U.S. intelligence: Saudi military riddled by Al Qaida infiltrators |
The U.S. intelligence community believes Al Qaida has infiltrated Saudi military and security forces.
U.S. intelligence and diplomatic sources said assessments by both the CIA and the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency have concluded that Al Qaida operatives in Saudi Arabia have contacts throughout the kingdom's armed forces. The sources said Al Qaida has operatives in the elite National Guard, the Navy and the Army.
"The only area where there is no evidence of a significant Al Qaida presence is the Saudi Royal Air Force," a U.S. official familiar with intelligence assessments said. "The police, army, navy, National Guard and all the rest have been infiltrated by Al Qaida."
The FBI said it will send a team to Saudi Arabia to investigate the bombings. Officials said Saudi authorities have approved the FBI request to launch its probe in the kingdom, Middle East Newsline reported.
A senior State Department official said Al Qaida knew virtually all of the security arrangements at the housing complex for the Vinnel Corp., which has been training the National Guard. The official said Al Qaida attackers entered the gate, drove a truck to the Vinnell complex and detonated a bomb that weighed nearly 200 kilograms.
"It took them 30 seconds to a minute," a senior State Department official said. "They had to know where the switches were."
On Tuesday, a leading U.S. senator said Al Qaida has reorganized its forces amid the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Sen. Bob Graham, a former chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, said the Islamic network has bolstered its capability nearly to the level of that in September 2001, when Al Qaida conducted suicide strikes in New York and Washington.
"We essentially ended the war on terror about a year ago, and since that time, Al Qaida has been allowed to regenerate," Graham said. "We have allowed the basic structure of Al Qaida to continue. Yes, we've been engaged in a manhunt to find their past leadership. But what we're also finding is that Al Qaida has a deep farm team and they're able to replace those who are killed or detained."
In London, a leading Western strategic institute agreed. The International Institute for Strategic Studies said in a news conference on Tuesday that Al Qaida has not been intimidated by U.S. military successes in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"It is possible that the audacity and success of the Iraq intervention has intimidated anti-American terrorists as well as rogue regimes," institute director John Chipman said. "The attacks by suicide bombers at three housing compounds in Riyad earlier today show that this would be an unwise conclusion. A strong counter-terrorism campaign remains a critical necessity for years to come."
For its part, Al Qaida appeared to have claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks. In a message sent to the London-based Al Majallah weekly, a Saudi-owned publication, Al Qaida operative Abu Mohammed Al Ablaj, who identified himself as the group's training coordinator, said the organization has been planning major operations in the Gulf region.
"The execution of this plan was not hampered by the recent announcement by the Saudi authorities of the seizure of large quantities of arms and explosives in the kingdom and the hunt for 19 people," Al Ablaj said in an e-mail to the newspaper. "Among the priorities of Al Qaida's new strategy, besides strikes at the heart of the United States, are operations in the Gulf countries and countries allied to America, particularly Egypt and Jordan. These operations will target air bases, warships, military camps every on the Arabian peninsula and in the Gulf."
I understand geostrategic concerns are complicated..and time intervals need to be weighed before a sudden decision is arrived at...yet..
How many more U.S. citizens must perish or be maimed by the Likes of Hizbullah and Hamas..or by Arafat ..before someone says enough..and just goes on them till they reel in derision from the Rightfull wrath of a angered nation?
Sometimes methinks bombs are falling on the wrong co-ordinates.
I have been repeatedly posting my contention that Al Qaeda is indistiguishable from a secret Saudi military force. This article supports my position.
Totalitarian Wahhabists in (Princes) and out (bin Laden) of the Regime have the same objectives: Destruction of Western Civilization and subjugation of all peoples to Wahhabist dictation.
Regime and non-Regime totalitarian Wahhabists have been cross polinating personnel, leadership, funding, ideology, etc. for years. The Kings know this, and turn a blind eye, becoming de-facto Al Qaeda supporters due to their inaction.
Where is their purge of the military? Where is their imprisonment of the funders of Al Q? Where is their imprisonment of Al Q members? What government employed imams have been fired for incitement to violence? What bin Laden brothers have been brought to account?
The Saudi Regime may not actually be in charge of Al Qaeda, but they are so close as to be indistinguishable.
ANWR
Isn't that four words?
Also note that the explosives "discovered" earlier in the week were high-tech military grade stuff. Not slow burning ANFO like WTC '93. The good stuff is usually the hall-mark of nation-state sourcing. Anybody who can get ahold of that much high grade explosive has got REGIME CONNECTIONS.
ANWR
Isn't that four words?
Answer:
Four words....
Yes it is.
I STILL say that we ought to hold that meteorite they worship hostage with an ICBM. Either the terrorism stops, or Mecca is a smoking, radioactive crater for a thousand years. Call it 'containment theory'.
Walp - apparently you haven't seen Dubya meeting (on several occassions) the Islamic elite? It aired nationally - all the Muslim leaders were there - Detroit, Michigan.
You didn't catch that!?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Here's an interesting article on the situation in SA:
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/1098
6 posted on 05/14/2003 12:11 PM PDT by PogySailor
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Also this:
U.S. intelligence: Saudi military riddled by Al Qaida infiltrators
7 posted on 05/14/2003 12:14 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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Looks like there may be some awakening going on over there. Check this one out.
I'm winging it to Miami, will be off the board until Monday, you guys give 'em hell.
8 posted on 05/14/2003 12:16 PM PDT by BOBTHENAILER (Once again, FReeRepublic is show prep for the world)
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From Mckenna's Gold:
"Oh Saudi Buzzard.....oh Saudi Buzzard....[Does Jose Feliciano do re-mix?]
ULTIMATELY, a "Visit" from the "OLD Man in a Cocked Hat" MAY BE the ONLY WAY to return the "Wahhabi's" to their proper place as a Fringe Sect of Islamic Fundamentalist psychopaths.
In The End, we MAY have to "Vaporize" Mecca & Medina to neutralize the psychotic Wahhabi Psychopaths attempting to harm us.
SO BE IT!
Few of us would 'Shed a Tear' if the "Lunatic Fringe" of Wahhabi Islam was forced to worship a Cloud of Radioactive Dust (instead of a Black Meteoric Rock!)
"ISLAM" now teeters on the edge of semi-comic irrelevance.
If "Islam" hadn't slaughtered SO MANY PEOPLE, It would be a Sick Joke!
AS IT IS,-- Since NO Respected Islamic Leader has Publically & Vehemently Condemned actions allegedly taken "In the NAME OF iSLAM,"--those of us who remain "targets" of Islamic "Holy Warriors" are justifiably alarmed.
"ISLAM,"--ALL OF ISLAM--has been "Tainted by" the actions of a few Psychopaths.
Until "ISLAM" UTTERELY REPUDIATES & HUNTS DOWN those acting "In the Name of Islam," ALL WESTERN PEOPLES MUST REGARD "Islam" as a psychotic, homicidal threat to our Civilization!
"Islam" is NOW in a position where it MUST "Prove It's Innocence!"
Otherwise, it MUST BE DESTROYED---UTTERLY!!!
Doc
This person seems to be the World Tribune's chief writer. And his inside information always comes from people named "sources."
Maybe the NY Times should try that byline technique -- after all, they use a lot of the same "sources."
U.S. intelligence: Saudi military riddled by Al Qaida infiltrators
And,....'they' were trained in U.S.A. 'Intel-schools'.
:-(
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