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2004-06-20 Arabia

Stratfor - Saudi Arabia: Al Qaedaâs Strategic Goals

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Posted by Anonymous5089 2004-06-20 12:37:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In a nutshell - al Qaeda wants Magic Kingdom in functioning order so it can guage the world into submission, that is after they drive us infidels out and that gain regional dominance....yawn.

Posted by Capt America 2004-06-20 1:14:18 AM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/] 2004-06-20 1:14:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Correction it should read "gouge" not "gauge"

Posted by Capt America 2004-06-20 1:26:43 AM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/] 2004-06-20 1:26:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Question, if all Westerners are chased out of Saudi Arabia, and the house of Saud falls and Al Queda friendly's take over and Bin Laden's dream is fulfilled. If all of that happens who will pump the oil? Saudi's won't do it and most Arabs don't have the skillset. Are there enough trained Moslems in Indonesia or wherever who could pump the oil? Or will Binnie depend upon French engineers?

Posted by Yank 2004-06-20 9:39:40 AM|| [politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-06-20 9:39:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Yank-
They may or may not be French, but there will be no shortage of offers from Euro oil compnaies to assist, just so long as if Al-Q is extorting oil to us at $100/bbl, their nations are getting it at $99...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-06-20 10:33:06 AM|| 2004-06-20 10:33:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I dunno fellas, how long could jihadis hold the oilfields if we decide that national security requires us to take them?

Posted by Craig 2004-06-20 2:16:35 PM|| 2004-06-20 2:16:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Great reporting from those Stratfor research fellows.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-06-20 6:11:31 PM|| 2004-06-20 6:11:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Craig, either take them or level the infrastructure with a series of Moabs. If I'm gonna pay 100/bbl I'd prefer Canada and Mexico gets the cash over Al Queda.

I also find it hard to imagine any guarantees of safety will be taken very well after what's been going on lately in Saudi Arabia. I think they may find it very difficult to find qualified volunteers. They might have to get someone to train non Arab muslims to work the equipment.

Posted by Yank 2004-06-20 9:09:14 PM|| [politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-06-20 9:09:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Stratfor: The militant leadership knows this and is not likely to put forward its own government --at least not directly. Instead, it will look to position leaders among the kingdom's tribal sheikhs, business elite and senior military officers -- as well as some members of the ruling House of Saud -- who are sympathetic to al Qaeda's worldview and willing to support al Qaeda's long-term goal.

I think Stratfor is on the trail, but they haven't nailed it. Both al Qaeda and the "members of the ruling House of Saud" are using each other. The question is which nest of scorpions will win out.

Posted by Pappy 2004-06-20 10:42:44 PM|| 2004-06-20 10:42:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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