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| Four Saudi Teenagers Held for Assaulting Westerners |
| 2004-06-11 |
| Four Saudi teenagers have been arrested after attacking two Westerners working as aircraft maintenance technicians in two separate incidents in the summer resort city of Taif, to the east of Jeddah. The four were in police custody yesterday and being questioned on the motives behind the attacks. In one incident a Westerner was verbally abused by three teenagers at a local restaurant âserving traditional dishes,â according to the paper. One of them tried to stab the man with a knife but he escaped unhurt. In the other incident, a 17-year old rammed the second victim in his car, according to Al-Watan daily. Police received two separate complaints on the incidents and moved quickly to arrest the four youth. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #15 The jihadis can squeeze the goose of golden eggs, but they do not know how to take care of the goose so she keeps laying the golden eggs. These guy's brains are reptilian, no that is an insult to reptiles. They are pre-cambrian. If they mess with the West too much, they will lose it all. That's right, the .com province. They can have Mecca, Medina, and the moonrocks. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-06-11 9:25:30 PM |
| #14 I wish I was a fly in the President's office right now to hear what contingency plans we have set up to protect the Oil. Bush has the will and guts to do it. I've been reading these posts here for some time and frankly it is a great concern. Of course the major news oultets are still preoccupied with Abu Grab. Where is the news? Only at Rantburg. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-06-11 9:20:26 PM |
| #13 Re: PD -- But of course, Ship Captain! We're well past that, aren't we? Lol! Re: Mean Spirited - Why, thank you, Suh! Now following the tangent -- I've wanted (and asked) some of youse smart guyz to take the next step, past the Republic of Eastern Arabia and have fun (or not, up to yooo guyz!) speculating on the fallout and ramifications. No one has ever done so. None. I be all amazed by that fact. Stupified by it. Someday, perhaps, someone will strap it on, heh... After all, the reality may not be all that far away, eh? |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-11 8:53:17 PM |
| #12 The funniest aspect, IMO, is that I can't think of a single country, other than the US, that wouldn't do this if they were in our shoes. Nor can I identify a single country that wouldn't then use the resulting power in blatant self-interest to a degree that would make Americans blush or gag in embarrassment. pd can I call you pd? You are one mean spirted son of a bitch.... I like that. :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-11 8:22:03 PM |
| #11 Four Saudi Teenagers Held for Assaulting Westerners It wuz them teens that did all the shooting! There ain't no "militants" around here, promise! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-06-11 7:29:39 PM |
| #10 A4617 - interesting article, but I'm not sure I'm as optimistic as the author. There are at least 3 issues at work here: 1) Royals survival or replacement 2) Wahhabi influence thus Funding of terrorism 3) Oil Supply undisrupted I think this "split" in the Royals which give the external appearance of schizophrenia has to be solved, unambiguously, if the Royals are to survive. In other words, if there isn't a bloody Palace coup against (or flight by) the Wahhabi-supporters in the top 2-3 layers, then the Royals will fall - the oil supply is the world's business, the terrorism hasn't reached the same level of importance, yet, but it's climbing. These old pricks, the Sudairi Seven, should FOAD soonest, IMO, but no one wants to give up such absolute power and wealth - as if they don't have enough of the latter to ensure the former in another location. Without a coup or flight, I see no fix - leaving #2 or #3 up in the air until the fall and we see who survives or who ends up in power, Royal or not. Decapitation is touchy only because of what might replace them - no one except the Wahhabis will miss 'em. That's where I'm not as confident as the author: what would replace the Royals. If he's wrong and extremists control the oil, then the solution set is composed of only radical options, such as seizing the oil fields and fending off the zoomies. Regards Saudi - it is all about the oil, so far. The negative of terrorism attached to the oil will never exceed it in world importance, but it may reach the stage where many (not just the Neanderthals such as yours truly) say the situation is unacceptable as is and it's time to "un-fuck" the oil by removing the Royals AND the Wahhabists from the equation by extreme action. I am a strong advocate of just seizing it and telling the entire jealous world to kiss my ass. They will have to deal with it because they cannot live without the Saudi oil - Saudi production is over 10% of current world supply - and that is actually a single source monopoly... a 5% loss in supply would send the world economies into a tail spin. So they will line up, no matter what they say publicly. And once done, the funding of the idiots stops. I suggest that 90 days later the funding pipeline for terror is reduced by 90% - the Black Hats have always been too greedy to fund their minions nearly was well as the Wahhabis have done. I won't mention that we would then be sitting on the other pivot point of power in the world. Sure would put a major kink in the Chinese rise to power, no? Heady stuff. The funniest aspect, IMO, is that I can't think of a single country, other than the US, that wouldn't do this if they were in our shoes. Nor can I identify a single country that wouldn't then use the resulting power in blatant self-interest to a degree that would make Americans blush or gag in embarrassment. Jealous critics and envious jerkoffs notwithstanding, only America would actually try to find a solution acceptable to most, such as holding the oil proceeds in trust or other such egalitarian idealism. Personally, I think it's probably a good thing I'm not CinC, lol! I'm glad you're staying under cover - though we both know that's not really a solution - soon it won't just be Saturday - and you can't stay home forever. But you have the pulse so I'm sure you're reading things much more accurately than we can outside The Magic Kingdom. If you have never seen this on-line book, Looking Back Over My Shoulder by Larry Barnes, I think you will find some of the anecdotes informative and hysterical. Please give it a look - and I hope you enjoy it! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-11 12:27:08 PM |
| #9 I'd reiterate that "lead pipe in hand while hiding behind the door" trick, too |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-11 12:21:49 PM |
| #8 A4617, stay safe, stay low, and remember, if the SOBs do come for you, take out at least one of them before you go. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-06-11 12:18:00 PM |
| #7 .com, Several of our neighbours and we have, for the longest time, asked ourselves why this camp has not being attacked? It seems like the logical choice for terrorists who are trying to bring down the Royals and get rid of all infidels. Some of us have speculated that somebody among the Royals is paying them off. Today, I read the following: "Will the current rulers be replaced by something worse? That is, al-Qaida and bin Laden? I believe not, because bin Laden is a creation of the Saudi state, in exactly the way the terrorist Black Hundreds in czarist Russia were a creation of the regime. Terrorism exists inside Saudi Arabia to dissuade the local population from pressuring the rulers for reform. That is why the terrorists never attack members of the royal family or state institutions, nearly always appear to be police or military personnel, and have a strange ability to repeatedly escape after committing their crimes." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1086836428933 Food for thought, don't you think? PS: We are all staying home tomorrow. Thank you so much for your concern. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4617 2004-06-11 11:18:31 AM |
| #6 Yep - target locations being identified. Consider that this HAS to be only the tip of the iceberg as it only covers what you heard about. And being Friday, well you're absolutely right, they've gotten their inspiration dosage, prolly set on high, and tomorrow will probably hold a new wave of attacks. What's really bad is that they were so successful and the Saudis so inept in handling the last Khobar attacks. That's where the infidels are concentrated. Sounds like they are willing try an Aramco site soon, maybe the next time - so far no actual Aramco sites have been hit - all residential and foreign company stuff so far. A4617 - stay under cover, tomorrow. Keep everyone home, if you can. Pack. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-11 10:31:50 AM |
| #5 "They tries to show me how to fix a plane!" |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-06-11 10:23:41 AM |
| #4 There is a lot of intimidation, by saudis, going on right now. Yesterday, a group of "military" people drove up to a rig and demanded that the Foreman tell them the nationalities of the people working there. The foreman asked to see any form of authorization and they said they would get it from the car. They walked back to "get" it, got in their car and sped away. The same happened at Al-Saad Hospital the same day. A group described as wearing military clothing, walked into the hospital and requested to see where the Americans working there were. When the Hospital called Security, they left in a hurry. Tomorrow is Saturday and we are bracing ourselves for another attack. Today, is their big inspiration day where they reflect on how best to conduct the slaughter of infidels! I swear, sometimes I think I am living back in the Middle Ages. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4617 2004-06-11 10:16:05 AM |
| #3 "They said my momma shows her ankles in public!" |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-11 10:14:37 AM |
| #2 " They tried to take me to a strip bar! " |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-06-11 10:07:42 AM |
| #1 "They insulted my beard! They tried to sell me alcohol! They tried to convert me to Christianity! ...Anything else?" |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-06-11 9:43:48 AM |