Independent Online Edition > Middle East — This story will be interesting as it unfolds.
Three Frenchmen were killed yesterday and at least one other was injured when they were singled out for attack by militants while travelling in the Saudi Arabian desert north of Medina. The attack is a major setback to Saudi Arabia’s efforts to stamp out Al Qa’ida and its sympathisers in the kingdom. It is the first militant attack on foreigners in three years.
The victims, part of a group of eight travellers were fired on after a car stopped them on a road near the town of Tabouk and an archeological site near Madain Saleh. Some of the group may also have been returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca. Witnesses said that the attackers deliberately targeted the men in the group leaving the women and children unharmed. The dead included a teacher from the French school in the capital Riyadh and two employees of Schneider Electric corporation.
The Saudi authorities who first reported the attack said: “Undoubtedly, this is a criminal act, but it’s too early to determine whether it is terrorism.” Suspicion immediately fell on al Qa’ida, which has been targeting Westerners in Saudi Arabia for several years. Al Qa’ida units have also attacked petroleum installations and administrative buildings.
more info from LGF (no flames until u read the article please)
The three men were apparently traveling in a “Muslims only” zone and may have been resident workers in Saudi Arabia
If al Qaeda did 9/11… and the training and funding for that were linked to Saudi moneybag princes…
When and why did the Saudis and al Qaeda fall out? Considering that the Israelis have now applied for permission to fly across Iraq to bomb Iran (“Madness: The Sequel”) I guess I better get more acquainted with the political ins and outs of this area. But I’d rather just duck my head and hope it’ll be over soon. Gah.
The LGF entry was interesting but not so inconsistent with the AP account.
Travelling in a “Muslims only” zone= Death
Yea, Islam is a religion of peace and tranquillity.
Someone please explain why are Americans funding these tranquillity loving Muslims at our gas pumps?
And, why are Americans not funding our own technology to grant us freedom from reliance on oil, foreign or otherwise?
#3, maybe the answer is that we’ve had too many presidents with ties to Texas oil. What’s good for the Saudi oil industry is good for the Texas oil industry…..
#2 – On overly broad generalization – Bin Laden and The Kingdom had a fallout when Saddam invaded Kuwait and threatened Saudi Arabia. Bin Laden offered to use his fighters from Afghanistan to fight off Saddam, but when he met with Turki al-Faisal he told Bin Laden no, that in effect his fighters would not offer the needed security. As we all know America came in for Desert Shield, this enraged Bin Laden and he subsequently declared the Royal Family to be heretics and unbelievers. If you really want more info read Steve Coll’s “Ghost Wars,” it will change your life.
Re: comment #7-The guys whose lives have changed are the three dead guys. My guess is they also thought they were experts on the current political situation. Let’s start blaming the murderers for their murders and stop excusing their behavior so that it fits your politics.
#8, don’t worry about #7. He lives on in some dream world where commies are still under every bed and anything to the political left of Attila are out to ruin the country.
You made a couple of good points.
#9 – Anything that reduces miles driven or vehicle size is ruining the country.
#3 – “…Yea, Islam is a religion of peace and tranquillity…” – LOL yeah if you’re Islamic. If not, then its durka durka jihad time.
Darn – only 3?
#11 for your information, the 3 Frenchmen was Muslim,and the consolation been in Islam way.
I am sure that the number of killed people in USA for a singel day is bigger than this number,go and see the kids in the school thay kills them self instead of studding