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| Another Westerner killed in the Magic Kingdom |
| 2004-06-12 |
| A Western national was shot dead in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday, Saudi-owned television channel Al Arabiya said. The Dubai-based station said the Westerner was killed in the Maathar suburb of the city. A correspondent said police were chasing suspects seen in the area. Saudi officials have so far remained silent on what measures they would take to safeguard foreigners from future attacks by Al Qaeda, which has vowed that 2004 would be âbloody and miserableâ for the kingdom, a key US ally. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 I get this mental image of Barnaby Jones hoofing after the bad guys Hmmm. I get Barney Fife tripping over his robe. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2004-06-12 7:29:39 PM |
| #2 ...police were chasing suspects seen in the area. I get this mental image of Barnaby Jones hoofing after the bad guys. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-06-12 3:00:32 PM |
| #1 Saturdays. Sigh. Al Arabiya is based in Dubai but Saudi-owned. Nayef, perhaps? It only requires a sustained effort, now - the number murdered is no longer the point. Without a major turnaround, AlQ has already won this particular phase of the game. As long as Nayef is "guarding" the infidels, Abdullah loses. The status quo favors Nayef / Turki and, by extension and paradoxically, AlQ. If Abdullah has the stones and the will, then it's time for a Palace Coup. And he had better hurry it up. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-12 12:37:14 PM |