Notice that he's no longer threatening attacks against the princes, just US targets in the Kingdom. There has been a lot of speculation and reporting that al-Oufi is dead, guess now we know that isn't the case.
 A man who claims to be al-Qaida's leader in Saudi Arabia has promised to dispatch "fighters and martyrs" to join the Iraqi insurgents led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
| Reached a deal with the princes, did they? |
The speaker on the audio tape, which surfaced Thursday on Islamic Web sites, claimed to be Saleh al-Oufi, a fugitive who is high on Saudi Arabia's most wanted list of militants.
| He's the guy with the head in his fridge... |
| Um. I don't think I want to see what he keeps in his medicine cabinet either... |
It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the tape, posted on an Islamic Web site run by Mohammed al-Masaari, the head of the Saudi opposition group called the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights in Saudi Arabia. If the voice is al-Oufi's, it would be the first known audio recording by the Saudi militant. Al-Oufi, a former prison guard in his late 30's, is among five militants who remain at large on the Saudi list of the 26 most wanted terror suspects. The Saudi authorities have killed and arrested many of the suspects. "This is a message to the holy fighters in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), to our brothers and beloved ones in the land of the two rivers (Iraq) and to the brother, the fighter, the leader, the brave lion Abu Musab al-Zarqawi," the speaker said. "We will not let the crusaders (Americans) stay in the land of the Prophet Muhammad (Saudi Arabia) to plan attacks against you," said the speaker. "We will not let a plane attack you ... or a safe route be used to take fuel and water to their soldiers," said the speaker. The speaker promised to send Saudi suicide bombers to join the Iraqi insurgents. "We will send you the fighters and the martyrs whenever you need ... by God, we will make them know the meaning of terrorism," said the voice. The speaker also vowed to attack US military targets in Saudi Arabia. |