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2004-06-06 |
Saudi Militants’ statement The al-Qaeda-linked militants then say they heard security patrols outside the compound but say the patrols were too afraid to enter until 45 minutes later. "We killed Filipinos and Hindus", says the account. "We went to the hotel on the compound, ate breakfast in the restaurant and rested. We then entered the first floor and It sounds like the Future threat The account claims the attackers had time to conduct a live interview with an Contrary to initial Saudi The account says the militants then watched the TV coverage of the Saudi special forces attacking the hotel hours after they had left. It insists the Egyptian child who was shot dead in the raid was not killed by them. Finally, says the militants’ message, "we are all well and will continue with such |
Posted by:Zenster |
#1 StrategyPage's take is that the Saudis weren't taking part in an inside job, but in fact really are this incompetent ... reportedly non-Muslim witnesses noted that the security forces became particularly lax at prayer time (think Pearl Harbor), and they parked an ambulance across the street from a building they thought was rigged to blow (despite their own doctrine of having it a kilometer away at least). |
Posted by: Edward Yee 2004-06-06 2:04:42 PM |