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Pentagon probing Saudi role in chaplain spy scandal
From Geostrategy-Direct...subscription required...The U.S. Defense Department has been quietly investigating the role of Saudi Arabia in the espionage scandal at the prison on Guantanamo Bay. The investigation concerns whether the group of U.S. soldiers who provided classified information did so under a false flag operation. This means that the soldiers thought they were working for Syria, but were actually spying for Saudi Arabia. Saudis comprise one of the largest groups of Al Qaida detainees and the kingdom has sought contact with some of its nationals. Some of the prisoners are children of prominent Saudis and Riyadh has pressed hard for their release. The Pentagon is also exploring the Saudi role in recruiting Muslim chaplains for the U.S. military. It turns out that the Saudi military encouraged U.S. soldiers to convert to Islam during the U.S. military presence there over the last 12 years. The Saudi Royal Air Force financed the proselytizing of U.S. air personnel in the kingdom, including providing free trips to American servicemen to make the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. More than a few U.S. soldiers took up the offer and eventually converted to Islam while maintaining ties to the kingdom. Nice friends, the Saudis... I hope working with them reaps enough rewards to offset the backstabbing and twisting of the dagger that they have been doing since 9-11 and before. The Saudis are lower than whale dung on the bottom of the ocean. One step below child molesters. Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-10-01 |
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