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2007-11-28 Arabia

Saudi holds over 200 militants, foils oil attack

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-11-28 15:15|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Arabia

#1 Didn't KSA just release a whole bunch of prisoners? I wonder if this is a coincidence, or somehow related. Maybe some released prisoners are part of this, but I'm wondering if maybe some were released in return for information on this plot, or maybe some releasees were 'moles' who linked up with some baddies in prison, and upon release, went with them into groups working plans like this. If I'm King of the Kingdom, it's the kind of thing I'd be trying to do.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-11-28 15:56|| 2007-11-28 15:56|| Front Page Top

#2 "These are people caught by monitoring Web sites and looking at financial flows. The hard core is really decimated already," said the diplomat.

I want to believe that. Maybe if I didn't read Rantburg so much I would.

Posted by Unique Battle 2007-11-28 16:18|| 2007-11-28 16:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Wanna bet some of the "militants" in this catch are "militants" previously released because they promised not to attack the House of Saud (mucho haram), and promised to focus their violent attention on the infidel (mucho halal) in the Lands of Allah? Don't take that bet.

Good graphic.

Posted by Mark Z">Mark Z 2007-11-28 16:36|| 2007-11-28 16:36|| Front Page Top

#4 I would take that bet. Those people are not stupid. They would not have used previously arrested individuals in this operation, they would have used "clean" operators. I would be greatly surprised if any of those involved in this operation had been through the Saudi system previously. Anyone having been arrested and released would be viewed as a potential security hazard as it would be likely that such persons would be under surveillance.

Posted by crosspatch 2007-11-28 16:49|| 2007-11-28 16:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Crosspatch....name the stakes. BTW: how should we confirm who is right and who is wrong? (If you're currently employed by the KSA I'm not buying into your stats.) Deal? Great steak dinner to be had here in my home town on me if you're right and if you pass through town. With all the trimmings. I just won't guarantee you make your appointment the next day.

Posted by Mark Z">Mark Z 2007-11-28 17:32|| 2007-11-28 17:32|| Front Page Top

#6 The headline is a little deceiving... it gave me the image of some bedouin-robed equivalent of Chuck Norris, sitting on a pile of 200 tied-up militants next to a pipeline.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2007-11-28 17:42|| 2007-11-28 17:42|| Front Page Top

#7 A happy image, though, Abdominal Snowman. :-)

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-11-28 18:18|| 2007-11-28 18:18|| Front Page Top

#8 sawds are troo heroes for this. suk it haterz.

Posted by muck4doo 2007-11-28 22:13|| 2007-11-28 22:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Where ya been, muck4doo? We gotta a whole lotta pathetic imitators here doing your style some serious wrong.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-28 23:21|| 2007-11-28 23:21|| Front Page Top

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