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| Jordanian intelligence kidnap Saudi from Iraq | |
| 2003-11-12 | |
| From Arabic News: Jordanian intelligence officers kidnapped the Saudi political opposition Faisal Naji Hammoud al-Balawi who left the kingdom on the board of a plane high-jacked to Iraq accompanied by his colleagues Aesh Ali Hussein al-Freidi. Hijacking was in 2000, it appears. A source close to al-Balawi, asked to stay anonymous, said that the Jordanian officers kidnapped al-Balawi from one of Baghdad’s streets in which he was living since the year 2000 and handed him over to the Saudi authorities. The source expressed fears over the life of al-Balawi who is now held in one of the kingdom’s prisons. Soon to be a head shorter.
If Bush hadn’t invaded, poor Faisal would still be safe. The director of the center Abdul Aziz al-Jhamis said in a statement he recommended the two Saudi opposition members to surrender themselves to any European country and that he had promised to give them support. But officers of the Jordanian intelligence kidnapped al-Balawi after he had given information about his residence and ways to contact him and smuggled him to Saudi Arabia. Sounds like you got a Saudi mole in your little organization. Another source said that each Jordanian officer got USD 5,000 for their illegal services. It is not known yet if the Jordanian officers gave their services voluntarily or they were assigned to that mission at official directives from their government in collaboration with the Saudi authorities. Maybe assigned by a faction within the government Al-Khamis also denied any Saudi-Jordanian cooperation at the official level, stressing that al-Balawi and al-Freedi are considered criminals, according to the international law. However, Faisal al-Balawi and Aesh al-Freedi entered into Iraq after they had high-jacked in October 2000 a Saudi Boeing 777 plane while heading for London. The two high-jackers asked the pilot to change the path of the plane to Damascus before they had changed their minds and forced him to land in Baghdad. The Iraqi authorities then were able to free all passengers and sent them sound and safe to Saudi Arabia while they gave political asylum to the two Saudi opposition members, at their own request. This is where they lose all "human rights" creditability. The two men said then that they made this operation to attract the attention of the world public opinion over the human right violations in Saudi Arabia, as they alleged. Saudi Arabia is a major violator of pretty much every right you’d care to name, but when you hide out in a country full of mass graves, you deserve what ever happens to you. | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 There must be some room under teh big tent that Dean is building for this guy. I'd recommend the second sub-basement... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-12 10:23:21 PM |
| #2 He hijacked a plane from Arabia to Iraq to bring attention to human rights and then hung out in Baghdad for three years that included the violent overthrow of a violent regime that probably sposored you. There must be some room under teh big tent that Dean is building for this guy. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-12 7:10:17 PM |
| #1 teeny tiny violin playing softly |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2003-11-12 3:17:22 PM |