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2004-01-13 Arabia

Saudis acknowledge al-Qaeda infiltration into the National Guard

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-01-13 12:11:42 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'm just...speechless!

Posted by tu3031 2004-1-13 12:21:20 AM|| 2004-1-13 12:21:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm more surprised there are non-al'Qaeda in the Saudi National Guard.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-1-13 8:06:44 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-1-13 8:06:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Actually, this should be a SERIOUS "Oh, s**t' moment for those wacky Al-Sauds.
A bit of a history lesson - the SNG is almost 100% Bedouin, and its leadership is descended from the Bedouin tribal leaders who rode into Riyadh eighty-something years ago with the first of the Al-Sauds to found the modern kingdom. As was mentioned, these guys are the royal guard - and they were the ONLY Saudi military unit that was 100% trusted by the family. If there's any question at all as to the loyalty of the SNG, that is an extraordinarily BAD thing for the royal family - they tend to deal with that kind of problem in ways that might just make the situation a whole lot worse.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-1-13 11:11:48 AM|| 2004-1-13 11:11:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Mike, as I was reading this, I was thinking the same thing. This is very, very bad for the Sods. But, things are looking up for the Hashimite Kingdom of Arabia.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-1-13 12:37:00 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-1-13 12:37:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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