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| Al-Q has infiltrated Saudi military, security agencies |
| 2004-01-14 |
| From Geostrategy Direct Saudi Arabia has quietly acknowledged that Al Qaida has infiltrated its security forces and military. Saudi security sources said Al Qaida has succeeded in obtaining military equipment and uniforms for suicide operations in the kingdom. The sources said the insurgency group has also obtained vehicles from the National Guard or its insignia, which can be applied to trucks to deceive soldiers at checkpoints. Al Qaida’s use of military and security equipment allowed insurgents to attack the Muhaya compound in Riyad on Nov. 9. The security sources said a planned but foiled Al Qaida attack later that month included use of a forged military vehicle. Al Qaida has a range of sources for military equipment. Several tailors around Riyad who service the military and National Guard routinely sell uniforms without asking clients for identification. who would just whip out forged papers anyway. On late Jan. 11, Saudi state television said several suspected insurgents have confessed to participating in recent Al Qaida suicide and other strikes on Saudi cities over the past year. The suspects were captured in Riyad on Dec. 14 amid a failed Al Qaida operation. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #2 Lessee, who's playing the Wahhabi card and controls the Security Forces... No, don't tell me, it'll come to me in a moment... uh, ummm... oh it's right there... uhhhh, ummm.... Oh! I remember! Prince Nayef? Doh! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-1-14 11:33:43 PM |
| #1 Again, I'd be more surprised at finding non-Al'Qaeda in Saudi security forces. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-14 6:09:43 PM |