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| US has evidence of Saudi jihadis in Iraq |
| 2004-06-06 |
| The U.S. military has obtained evidence of Islamic recruitment in Saudi Arabia for the Sunni insurgency in Iraq as well as for Al Qaida-inspired attacks on Kurdish and Shi’ite communities in that country. U.S. military sources said the arrest of suspected Al Qaida operatives as well as raids of insurgency strongholds have turned up evidence of a significant Saudi presence among the thousands of foreign Muslim volunteers in Iraq. The sources said Al Qaida recruitment for operatives has taken place in most Saudi cities. Many of the Saudis entered Iraq through the northern border of the kingdom where they were provided with new identities, the sources said. Others entered Iraq via Jordan or Syria and were recruited for attacks against both the U.S.-led coalition as well as non-Sunni communities in Iraq. Many of the Saudi insurgents were centered in the Iraqi city of Qusaybah, the sources said. They said the Saudis, many of whom carry forged travel documents, have been joined by Afghans, Egyptians, Iranians, Jordanians, Kuwaitis, Palestinians and Yemenis to participate in the insurgency in Iraq. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #6 using finger prints would work if we had a database of these asshats - but last i heard they do not register with the FBI. if we could cover every inch then there would be no need |
| Posted by: Anonymous5134 2004-06-06 2:57:03 PM |
| #5 mr. claymore should be waiting for those sneaking in |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-06 11:33:11 AM |
| #4 That assumes they are being checked everywhere,at border crossings,cities in Iraq,etc.That ain't happening yet. |
| Posted by: rich woods 2004-06-06 11:03:29 AM |
| #3 There's a simple solution - find out the route these jihadis are taking, lay an ambush, and kill them. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-06 4:40:46 AM |
| #2 I don't 'get it'. If every man, woman, and child on Earth has a unique set of fingerprints; how can "new identities" be given? Are they refunding or swapping these prints or what? Are the Saudis not printing all inbound and outbound traffic? I'm sorry... looking over the rainbow again. |
| Posted by: smn 2004-06-06 2:19:14 AM |
| #1 Forged documents ya say? Thats so un-cool. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-06-06 1:41:52 AM |