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2010-01-12 Arabia

Combating Al Qaeda Means Protecting Islam

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Posted by Fred 2010-01-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Arabia

#1 Edging closer & closer to being either with us or against us.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-01-12 00:35|| 2010-01-12 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 you cannot believe ANYTHING these people say, everything they say is a LIE,everything....

Posted by 746 2010-01-12 00:42|| 2010-01-12 00:42|| Front Page Top

#3 And the saturday night live recklessly weakens the order there is to turn Yemen over to Al Qaeda?

Idiots

Posted by newc 2010-01-12 00:49|| 2010-01-12 00:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Mr Alhomayed has the obvious problem faced by moderate moslems.

He argues against Al Queda using pragmatic arguments, logical arguments.

Al Qaeda argues against 'moderation' using the Quran; oh yeah, Al Q also kills people while moderates merely beg to be protected.

Posted by lord garth 2010-01-12 06:32|| 2010-01-12 06:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Combating Al Qaeda Means Protecting Islam

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Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-12 07:37|| 2010-01-12 07:37|| Front Page Top

#6 He has a point in making unlikely allies in the WoT on AQ. In Saudi Arabia Exposed by John R. Bradley, makes the point that 15 of the highjackers were not Wahhabists, supporting the Al Saud royal family, but resentful tribalists from Asir. Other tribalists, such as the "Flower Men", are cross border tribes living in the mountains of Yemen, showing no loyalty to Riyadh or Sanaa, and some are even Shiite. Binny's fourth or fifth wife was reportedly sent with her children back to her father in the region before going to Tora Bora. Like Afghanistan and Pakistan, these regions have no central government, know no boundaries, and must be dealt with differently. The Abdullah kings of Jordan and Saudi must have self-preservation at the top of their to-do list so cooperation is essential--I can't believe Napolitano wasn't aware of a Yemeni threat!!!!Methinks the Yemenis shouldn't be aware of the Xe threat and without press, no one would be the wiser.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-01-12 10:12|| 2010-01-12 10:12|| Front Page Top

#7 From Wikipedia:

Habala is a small mountain village in the 'Asir province of Saudi Arabia. It was originally inhabited by a tribal community known as the "flower men" because of their custom of wearing garlands of dried herbs and flowers in their hair. In the past, the village was only accessible by rope ladder, and in fact, the name Habala comes from the Arabic word for rope.

In the 1990s, during a push to promote tourism in the region, a cable car was built to provide access to the traditional village with its stark mountain views. In consequence, however, the local "flower men" were dispossessed of their homes and forced to move into a modern village created for them in the valley below. When they refused to move, they were evacuated forcibly by the Saudi Arabian National Guard. Today, some of the original inhabitants are allowed back up to the village, but only to perform their traditional dances for tourists during the summer months.

Speaking as a rural desert person myself: yeah, that would p!$$ me off too.

Posted by Secret Master 2010-01-12 12:47|| 2010-01-12 12:47|| Front Page Top

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