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2003-11-04 Arabia

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Posted by Steve 2003-11-04 8:55:56 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Something Frank pointed out yesterday hit home with me. I think these guys will soon hit one of the Saudi pipelines and then a major smackdown will ensue. I would expect taht this would be a very good time for all Westerners to leave Saudi Arabia and Yemen. I trust British intelligence warnings.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-11-4 11:26:01 AM|| 2003-11-4 11:26:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Update: Saudi authorities were tightening security in Mecca last night after an unknown number of suspected al-Qaida militants escaped a botched police raid. Early yesterday, security forces in the holy city surrounded two buildings which the suspects had fortified and ringed with sandbags, an interior ministry official said.

I'm thinking the sandbags should have tipped you off something was up.

"The terrorists began shooting heavily at security forces, using automatic rifles and hand grenades," he said. While a helicopter hovered overhead, police fired back at the militants as they fled in two cars. One vehicle was hit and two of its occupants killed, according to the official. Inside the premises, security forces seized Kalashnikov rifles, hand grenades, rocket-propelled grenades and material to make explosives. They also found passports, identification cards and leaflets with a picture of Osama bin Laden. An official statement on Saudi television portrayed the raid as a success. "The security apparatus was able to foil a terrorist operation which was ready to be implemented," it said. However, suspects have regularly escaped recent raids.

Looks like they are sending in police who are not used to people fighting back. And how come that chopper didn't follow the escapees and radio other police cars to set up a roadblock? Hell, the LAPD would kick these guys ass.

Posted by Steve 2003-11-4 12:32:48 PM|| 2003-11-4 12:32:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Could they claim that they are stuntmen getting ready to film an action advertisement for a new cola.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-11-4 1:03:52 PM|| 2003-11-4 1:03:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Isn't ZAM ZAM the Taste of the New Generation?

Posted by Shipman 2003-11-4 7:58:54 PM|| 2003-11-4 7:58:54 PM|| Front Page Top

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