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2004-12-29 Arabia

Suicide car-bomber the cause of Riyadh explosions

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Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-29 1:16:28 PM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 hmmmm, Prince Nayef: "alk runners"?

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-29 1:29:46 PM|| 2004-12-29 1:29:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The terrorist enemy is once again focusing on the one nation in the Gulf which can hurt us & the world in economic terms, Arabia.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-12-29 2:55:03 PM|| 2004-12-29 2:55:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I consider it more "chickens coming home to roost"

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-29 3:06:27 PM|| 2004-12-29 3:06:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm gonna short chickens then.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-29 3:20:27 PM|| 2004-12-29 3:20:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Vultures coming home to roost

Posted by legolas 2004-12-29 3:21:53 PM|| 2004-12-29 3:21:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The terrorist enemy is once again focusing on the one nation in the Gulf which can hurt us & the world in economic terms, Arabia.

That's why the Battle of Iraq is so important in the total war on terror, and why it is critical to maximize Iraqi oil exports. Mark Espinola, among others, will know whether Iraq will soon become capable of nearly matching Saudi exports.... which would prevent world economic meltdown while the next major phase of the war is fought over who controls Saudi reserves. So long as the "militants" don't control that asset, they are perforce limited in their ability to do harm. Iraqi WMD was the short-term concern, not to mention a convenient first battle; preventing those already at war with the free world from obtaining a source of nearly unlimited funding, as well as an economic blackmail tool is the next major battle. Hearts and minds will only come after they have no hope of either easily killing us all, or easily forcing us to their will.

No, it isn't all about OOOOiiiiilllll. But oil is one of the weapons.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-12-29 3:50:07 PM|| 2004-12-29 3:50:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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