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2004-05-31 Terror Networks

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-05-31 22:15|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The article says that the attacks on "soft targets", i. e. the oil workers, instead oil infrastructure is a sign of the weakness of the terrorist organization. I don't think so. Rather I think it reflects the perverted jihadi thinking that the West is "plundering Muslim resources." By driving out the Western workers, the resources are preserved for "Muslims." The flaw in the plan is that the Muslims don't have the skilled personnel necessary to operate the equipment AND the resource only has value if the West is willing to buy it. Left to their own devices Arab civilization will collapse in on itself.

Posted by RWV 2004-05-31 10:32:49 PM|| 2004-05-31 10:32:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah - that begs the question: Do we let it? Do we wait for them to fall, and then step in? And are we prepared to make up the shortfall of oil in the meantime?

"Ahmed, what do those big pump things do?"
"I don't know, Mahmoud! Maybe we should just push this big red button labeled in the infidel's language."
"Sure is big, Ahmed, maybe we shouldn't."
"But we're the superior culture! We're Muslims! We're the Faithful! We have the Qu'ran! And Hadith 7.957, Paragraph VI, Subsection A says to always push the big red button! That's what the Prophet did!"
And then the pumps stop working . . .
Oops.

Posted by The Doctor 2004-05-31 11:32:49 PM|| 2004-05-31 11:32:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 RWV ,,I concur with your insight concerning Saudi oil & also Persian Gulf crude oil reserves in general, as being preserved for "Muslims" It's true, thus far, the only jihadee targets have been western employees of the Sa'udi oil infrastructure. Not one drop of Arabian crude oil has been burned.

The radical Islamic movement uses the term 'The Treasure of Allah' when referring to the enormous petroleum reserves controlled by either Muslim OPEC member states or non-OPEC Islamic nations producing crude oil. Saddam misused large portions of his OPEC export profits to promote Hamas terrorism against Israel in addition to amassing huge self wealth. Not one dime of Saddam's 'former' fortune will assist him now! Maybe the ACLU will volunteer legal services.

Back to the Arabians; In effect the 'royal family' created the Wahhabi cult resulting in the indoctrinations of the majority of 9-11 highjackers.

Historically the hundreds of billions of dollars earned through the exportation of crude oil sold on the open market through the state run Sa'udi oil giant, ARAMCO, has been used to finance and control Sa'udi 'approved' mosques across the globe. In the United States and most other 'western' nations, these 'Islamic centre's and or 'mosques' never pay a dime in taxes, since applicable federal non-profit laws allow them not only to function and also spread jihadic thought among the Wahhabi faithful ....tax free!

Your second point is also well taken since it was not Arabs, but American and British petroleum experts who initially explored, drilled, developed, and more important, it's western oil companies still maintaining the intricacies of running the daily affairs of the Sa'udi oil infrastructure.

After all these years of course there are also well trained Sa'udi nationals working in all aspects of Arabia's petroleum industry, but if the current wave of 'petrol-terrorism' forces western oil companies to evacuate their top personnel, what shall result will be an inter-Islamic bloodbath for total control of the oil wealth.

The House of Sa'ud is being attacked by the very Wahhabi Frankenstein they created.

The other principal source of Islamic Shi'ite terrorism via vast oil earnings is of course Iran. Removing the demented mullahs I firmly believe is a top priority of the White House.

With a presidential election underway, the less stated about either any future regimÃ© alteration plans of Iran or Syria-Lebanon the better. Why give the 'liberal' left any campaign issues to gum up the works any further then they already have.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-06-01 12:26:39 AM|| 2004-06-01 12:26:39 AM|| Front Page Top

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