U.S. says militants planning attacks in Saudi

[sabra]

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L20203761.htm

U.S. EMBASSY SAYS HAS INDICATIONS "TERRORIST ATACK" IS PLANNED IN SAUDI ARABIA

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more here:

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http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-07-20T124452Z_01_N20432175_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-SECURITY-SAUDI-USA-DC.XML

U.S. says militants planning attacks in Saudi

RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States embassy in Saudi Arabia warned U.S. citizens on Wednesday that militants were planning fresh attacks in the world's biggest oil exporter.

"The American embassy in Riyadh advises all American citizens living in Saudi Arabia that it has received indications of operational planning for a terrorist attack or attacks in the kingdom," an embassy statement read out by an official said.

"The embassy has no specific information concerning timing, target or method of any possible attack(s)," the statement said.

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[FloridaPat]

1. Aren't all the Saudi terrorists in Iraq?

[ECH1969]

2. The ones blowing themselves up

They send the fodder to Iraq.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. We're still talking about Rove...

...despite their pathetic attempts to change the subject (why else would they tip their hand to the terrorists that we know they're planning an attack on SA?)

[Rhiannon12866]

13. No, we've moved on to discuss the new Supreme Court nominee.

Get up to speed on your distractions...

[maddezmom]

4. more: the embassy has no specific info concerning timing....

RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States embassy in Saudi Arabia warned U.S. citizens on Wednesday that militants were planning fresh attacks in the world's biggest oil exporter.


"The American embassy in Riyadh advises all American citizens living in Saudi Arabia that it has received indications of operational planning for a terrorist attack or attacks in the kingdom," an embassy statement read out by an official said.

"The embassy has no specific information concerning timing, target or method of any possible attack(s)," the statement said.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050720/ts_nm/security_saudi_usa_dc_1

[sabra]

5. thanks. the info seems kind of ambiguous?

could this be a distraction of the sort?

[maddezmom]

6. interesting timing of this announcement:: S A names new Ambassador to US

Saudi Arabia Names New Ambassador to U.S.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050720/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saudi_us_ambassador_1

[K-W]

7. Gotta be suspicious of announcements like this.

This is the kind of announcement that is bound to be true at almost any time in Saudi Arabia

[bemildred]

9. Yeah. "No shit!" was my first response.

So why the sudden head's up? I wonder if the King's life support is failing or the struggle for the succession has begun?

[Frederik]

8. al-Faisal!

Turki al-Faisal, head of Saudi intel at the time of the Afghan war, close friend of Osama bin Laden, and the man who picked Osama to be the figurehead of the Afghan jihad. So he's their new ambassador to the US. Interesting.

[Ian David]

10. Is there ever a time an attack ISN'T being planned? n/t

[maddezmom]

11. no, and I guess they found some of the gear so the alert went out

Saudi security forces uncover militant arms cache
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050720/wl_nm/security_saudi_cache_dc_3

[DeadManInc]

12. Yeah right!

The militants are going to blow up other militants. What a crock of shit.