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2005-02-09 Arabia

Saudi oil minister says attacking oil facilities almost impossible

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Posted by Steve White 2005-02-09 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 not according to bob baer who says port of ras tanoura or storage tanks at aqaiq are vulnerable to submarine or explosive boat attack or possible explosive drone hit--woolsey thinks coordinated aramco truck attacks or dirty bomb would do the trick--this saudi smegmahead is doin' regulation taquiyya for the kufr--sop

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2005-02-09 3:00:41 AM|| 2005-02-09 3:00:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Heh, Dr Steve, SoT...

Indeed, the Ras Tanura Terminal would be vulnerable from the water - but the Gulf maxes out at 90 ft, so I'm thinking a barge loaded up would work on taking out the docks - and another with RPG guys could handle the tank farm. I'm not sure about Abqaiq - I could email someone to find out, but I haven't been to that facility, myself.

It's all a pacifier for the oil markets and contract partners. If we recall the Jeddah attack last year, the security guy let the baddies in - IIRC, one (or more) of them was related. Security to Naimi, promoted from Aramco Pres last year, is what his Western advisers tell him: we have these zones, these people, these detectors, this response time, etc. Problem is, of course, that the plan assumes Western security operators who will follow orders and The Plan. They're not. They're Saudis and they have allegiances all over the map, with Aramco and the House of Saud likely near the bottom. Heh, I'll bet the PowerPoint presentation was pretty spiffy.

Posted by .com 2005-02-09 5:28:04 AM|| 2005-02-09 5:28:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 How much are you willing to bet, prince?

Posted by gromgorru 2005-02-09 6:52:17 AM|| 2005-02-09 6:52:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 .com hit it on the head: nothing is SA is secure because all the terrorism there is an inside job.

Posted by Spot 2005-02-09 9:22:26 AM|| 2005-02-09 9:22:26 AM|| Front Page Top

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