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2004-06-19 Arabia

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-19 11:24:59 AM|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Exiled liberal Saudis â the only ones who can speak freely â believe the Saudi hardliners brought al Qaeda back into the kingdom as a warning to forward-looking Saudi subjects, and to external critics: If you try to force change in Saudi Arabia, you will get something worse.

In light of the old Arabic saying,

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

the perverse notion that Saudi royals have imported al Qaeda as a disincentive to any further unrest is starting to take on increasing credibility. The ridiculous consistency with which al Qaeda's ~~militants~~ terrorists slip through Saudi security nets only serves to further concrete this notion.

Should all of this prove true, it is only final proof of of the House of Saud's moral bankruptcy. Wahhabist and Salafist terrorism represents one of the most immediate threats to global stability and the Saudis have been instrumental in its spread.

If it requires stripping away Arabia's oil fields to neutralize their continuing spread of this poisonous doctrine, so be it. The Saudis must be brought to account.

Posted by Zenster 2004-06-19 12:26:06 PM|| 2004-06-19 12:26:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#2
I'm sorry to pop your bubble, Barbara, but most Democrats strongly oppose Saudi Arabia too. Here's John Kerry's statement:

We cannot continue this Administrationâs kid-glove approach to the supply and laundering of terrorist money. As President, I will impose tough financial sanctions against nations or banks that engage in money laundering or fail to act against it. I will launch a âname and shameâ campaign against those that are financing terror. And if they do not respond, they will be shut out of the U.S. financial system. The same goes for Saudi sponsorship of clerics who promote the ideology of Islamic terror. To put it simply, we will not do business as usual with Saudi Arabia. They must take concrete steps to stop their clerics from fueling the fires of Islamic extremism.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-06-19 12:43:45 PM|| 2004-06-19 12:43:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 That's what Kerry says, Mike, but if God forbid he were elected, I expect he'd sing a different tune as long as we're so dependent on the Saudis for oil. I think, like so many other of his pronouncements of what he'd do if only he were president, he's all hat and no saddle.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-19 2:20:40 PM|| 2004-06-19 2:20:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4
Here's my link for Kerry's statement in #2.

Barabara, your remark about the change of attitutude that takes place after a presidential candidate becomes president applies to Republicans too. I don't think there's much difference between Republicans and Democrats with regard to Saudi Arabia.

I appreciated your posting the article from Stepen Schwartz, whose book I read and praise. Mr. Schwartz seems to me to be very liberal. I presume that he himself is a Democrat and probably a liberal Democrat.
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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-06-19 2:43:15 PM|| 2004-06-19 2:43:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 En lieu of bullets for all, a gift to the House of Saud:

http://www.pxdirect.com/inmate_u.htm

Posted by Dog Bites Trolls 2004-06-19 3:35:48 PM|| 2004-06-19 3:35:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hi dog bites troll! We think alike have you ever thought that the faith based inviatives of the Bush Gore administration are depriving the Pali peoples of their health care and golf carts?

Posted by Junifer 2004-06-19 7:31:34 PM|| 2004-06-19 7:31:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry, Mikey, I ain't buying it. For the past thirty years, Democrats have been viscerally opposed to any - and that means ANY - use of force that has the slightest taint of U.S. national interest, including basic self-defense. To them, Haiti good, Iraq bad; Bosnia good, Afghanistan bad; war run by Democrat good, war run by Republican DOUBLEPLUSbad!!

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2004-06-19 10:08:24 PM|| 2004-06-19 10:08:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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