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Iraq
Suspect in Soddy refinery attack nabbed on Iraq border
2006-03-02
Iraqi border guards captured a Saudi who admitted he was involved in the suicide attack on the Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia, an Iraqi military spokesman said Thursday. Abdullah Salah al-Harbi was detained Tuesday by Iraq border guards in the desert along the border between the two countries, said Saadoun al-Jabiri, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guard force. He quoted al-Harbi as saying five other Saudis crossed the border with him but disappeared in the Iraqi desert. Iraqi forces were searching for them, the border guard spokesman said.

Al-Jabiri quoted the Saudi as telling interrogators that "the last operation I took part in was last week's attack on oil facility in Abqaiq." Al-Harbi also said he was wanted by Saudi authorities who had carried out raids around his home, al-Jabiri said. Al-Harbi told interrogators he was headed to the predominantly Sunni northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where he planned to meet cattle merchants who have links with al-Qaida, al-Jabiri said. "I came to Iraq to fight Americans, not Iraqis," the spokesman quoted al-Harbi as saying.
Posted by:Seafarious

#1  The Saudi and Iraq oil targets (as with elsewhere) are an attempt to halt the flow of oil, methinks, prior to a huge strike to eliminate Israel.

Iran in on the mess, Sadr guiding things in iraq, AL Q moving into Syria and Palestine in large numbers... Seems that the timing for an attempt at something big on Israel would be called the minute pipelines and refineries in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere can be taken out enough to interrupt the flow of oil to the west. In their minds at least.

They figure US and coalition will be unable to defend or strike back. Iran drops whatever nukes they've scrounged up - dirty bombs or otherwise" on Israel - and it's mission accomplished.

They'll kill each other later over who gets to throne the new Khalifate. Mamhoud is sure he'll win, cause the Mahdi's on his side. And AlQ and assorted wahabbis affiliates will assume it's theirs, being the "pious" of all. Iran and Al Q may be in on this together to accomplish such a goal.

Strange enough and insane scenario that just might appeal to Mahmoud Armagheddon.
Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827   2006-03-02 18:17  

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