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2004-07-21 Arabia

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Posted by Fred 2004-07-21 8:06:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 One of the dead militants is believed to be Saleh al-Oufi, who had replaced Saleh al-Muqrin, the main al-Qaida operative in Saudi Arabia

Now that there's a job opening, I'm sure Khaled al-Harby will be willing to step in and take charge. That was the plan, right?

Posted by Steve 2004-07-21 8:42:15 AM|| 2004-07-21 8:42:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It looks as though Al-Qaida is having really high turn-over with their head of operations in the Arabian Peninsula position! Hamas seems to be having a similar problem with their leadership.
At the next Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula meeting: "Congradulations Mohammed! You've been promoted to leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Please, tell us how you feel about your promotion..." "Well, first of all I'd like to thank BOOM! BOOM! AHHH! " And then someone says "Well, it looks as though the position is open again!"

Posted by Kentucky Beef 2004-07-21 9:51:32 AM|| 2004-07-21 9:51:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Al-Oufi wasn't the real leader of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. Neither was al-Muqrin or al-Hajj, for that matter.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-07-21 9:53:27 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-07-21 9:53:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 c'mon Dan - you can't leave that unfinished!

Posted by Frank G 2004-07-21 9:56:53 AM|| 2004-07-21 9:56:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 He can say no more.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-07-21 10:28:40 AM|| 2004-07-21 10:28:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 hes referring Louis Attiyah, the ideological heavyweight - click on the al oufi link in the above article and see past discussions of the AQ leadership in KSA

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-07-21 10:37:45 AM|| 2004-07-21 10:37:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 still the rapid disappearance of the OPERATIONAL heads of AQ in KSA would still seem to be a good thing. It still looks to me like it takes a good deal of CYNICISM ;) to deny that. Of course some here may have a VERY sound basis for cynicism.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-07-21 10:49:24 AM|| 2004-07-21 10:49:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I cheer their demise every bit as much as the next guy. Muqrin, Hajj, and Oufi were all Krazed Killers by any standard you want to invoke. But as long as Louie's still in business (or al-Hawali and Co for that matter), all that's being done is a regular attrition to the common rubes with no attention being paid to the middle management.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-07-21 1:47:43 PM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-07-21 1:47:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 The real moment of truth will come when the air raid sirens start screaming over Riyadh as the first Buffs make their high-altitude initial strikes against the REAL terrorist leadership in the Middle East - the House of Saud. Until that happens, all the rest is just cat-and-mouse playing around the edges.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-07-21 9:26:29 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-07-21 9:26:29 PM|| Front Page Top

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