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Saudi Arabia Urges All-Out War on Terror
2004-02-03
Saudi Arabia yesterday called for a global fight against terrorism led by the United Nations and said no country should provide shelter to terrorists. “Terrorists should never be allowed to practice their subversive activities from any territory,” Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd said.
Notice the kicker there? "Led by the United Nations." Into oblivion...
In their joint message to an estimated two million pilgrims assembled in Makkah and other holy sites in the Kingdom, King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, reiterated Saudi Arabia’s total opposition to terrorism and reaffirmed its efforts to promote world peace. “The Kingdom’s stance against terrorism is fundamental. It earlier urged the international community to confront the menace of terrorism, and has supported all peace-loving countries in their efforts to uproot terrorism. It calls on all peace-loving countries to adopt a comprehensive program within the framework of international legitimacy for combating terrorism so as to enhance the pillars of security and stability,” the message said. “Fighting terrorism demands global cooperation to deny terrorist elements and groups any shelter.”
It also requires killing them wherever they're found, whether they're Muslims or Irishmen...
Referring to the recent terrorist attacks in the Kingdom, the Saudi leaders said: “These events are abnormal, and do not reflect a general orientation. Moreover, they can never be viewed as a common phenomenon.” They said the terror attacks were the result of wrong ideas which run counter to the teachings and principles of Islam.
Killing them works a lot better than chatting with them...
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#16  NMM, Saudi money goes all around. New Jags!. So your point is?

MNN."Well Lucky, Bush lied and people died." Come on and say it out loud!
Posted by: Lucky   2004-2-4 12:25:49 AM  

#15  sorry Gasse meant Repooplican party--but they are inseperable from their corporate masters
Posted by: NotMike Moore   2004-2-3 11:04:52 PM  

#14  hey gasse katze--what American family and political party has had their lips attached to the Saudi orifices for the last 20 years? That would be the BUSH/Halliburton family
Posted by: NotMike Moore   2004-2-3 11:03:33 PM  

#13  When two principal members of the Wahhabi-Saud family speak of holding forgiveness and not tolerating hatred and malice while funding palestian sucide/murder attacks they can't be too earnest in their call for anti-terrorism.

Ah, GK, terrorism is such a flexible word....
Posted by: Pappy   2004-2-3 9:06:37 PM  

#12  Faisal, you say that as if its a bad thing.
Posted by: Val   2004-2-3 8:14:18 PM  

#11  Unfortunately, because of the Wahabbism 'contract' with the house of the Saud about 300 years back, things are not going to be easy. No Terrorism = No Wahhabism = No House of Saud
Posted by: Faisal   2004-2-3 6:17:09 PM  

#10  Say one thing in English, another in Arabic. Lather, rinse, repeat...
Posted by: Raj   2004-2-3 12:01:02 PM  

#9  The Western press has hardly scratched the surface of the growing schism within the House of Saud, and between the House of Saud and its antagonists that exist in northern and eastern Saudi Arabia. The House has about five years left... and counting.
Posted by: Tancred   2004-2-3 10:22:48 AM  

#8  Hey Dar, you took the words right out of my mouth! A great commercial it was! (Yuk Yuk)
Posted by: Bodyguard   2004-2-3 10:03:43 AM  

#7  I'd like to buy the world a Coke Mecca Cola...
Posted by: Dar   2004-2-3 9:42:24 AM  

#6  The three pillars of the House of Saud are custodianship of Islam, wealth from crude oil, and an uncommonly close alliance with the US. Albeit, the latter pillar has become quite shaky since 9/11/01. I see this denunciation of terrorism by Fadh and Abdullah as an attempt to shore up the US pillar. But how sincere is it? Judging from previous Rantburg observations here--not very.

When two principal members of the Wahhabi-Saud family speak of holding forgiveness and not tolerating hatred and malice while funding palestian sucide/murder attacks they can't be too earnest in their call for anti-terrorism.

When Fahd says he hopes that Iraq will regain its stability, security and prosperity. while Saudi terrorists are in Iraq working counter to that aim, he can't be too serious either.
Posted by: Gasse Katze   2004-2-3 9:36:02 AM  

#5  laughable. I can just see the Security Council debating just what is and is not terrorism.

Is a bus bombing by a paleo terrorism? nope.

Is IDF incursion into the west bank to root out Hamas terrorism? yep.

. . . and so on.
Posted by: PlanetDan   2004-2-3 8:35:18 AM  

#4  "Terrorists should never be allowed to practice their subversive activities from any territory,” with the provision that the following are not terrorists:
- anyone killing a Jew anywhere near Israel
- anyone killing a Hindu, ever
- anyone killing a Buhddist, ever
- anyone killing an American in one of the 1,335 authorized holy wars
- ...
Posted by: mhw   2004-2-3 8:04:06 AM  

#3  Same old pointless blather - ignored by absolutely everyone. Islam is always blameless - as is SaoodiLand. Yadda, yadda, phreakin' yadda. This must be about full employment goals in the Saudi Foreign Ministry - every kid coming home from college is hired and promptly given this assignment: write an apologist's response to terrorism in SaoodiLand / Islam.
Posted by: .com   2004-2-3 3:08:21 AM  

#2  Koom-buy-friggin'-ya!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-2-3 1:12:14 AM  

#1  All nations, working in harmony, singing songs of peace, dignity, inclusion, diversity, harmony, oh muse sing! Shout the glory to something, whatever, as long as it's pretty.
Posted by: Lucky   2004-2-3 12:47:38 AM  

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