Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 7, 2004 ABU DHABI – Saudi Arabia is pressing clerics to take the kingdom's side in a war of credibility against Al Qaida. Saudi authorities have urged leading clerics to oppose Al Qaida attacks and discredit the religious rulings of Osama Bin Laden. The clerics were also ordered to condemn Al Qaida in Friday sermons in mosques, Middle East Newsline reported. On June 4, Saudi mufti Sheik Abdul Aziz Al Sheik called Muslims to cooperate with authorities in the war against Al Qaida. The mufti issued a ruling that ordered Saudi citizens as well as residents to report to authorities anybody suspected of helping Al Qaida. The ruling also called on the Al Qaida supporters to "fear God Almighty and come back to their senses." "The mufti urges citizens and residents to inform on anyone planning or preparing to carry out an act of sabotage," the sheik said. "This was meant to protect the people and the country from the destructive effects of such actions and to shield the planners themselves from the consequences of their actions." The official Saudi Press Agency said the ruling was issued amid Al Qaida strikes over the last few weeks. Saudi officials have warned that anybody who fails to report Al Qaida activities will be prosecuted as terrorist accomplices. At the same time, authorities have offered major awards for information that would lead to the capture of Islamic insurgents. http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/front_1.html Yes, our ally --- who SPONSORS the radical Islam that is all about killing Americans has decided that Al Qaeda needs to "come back" to their senses. So anybody who wonders why we support Israel --- THIS is what our other Arab "allies" tend to think. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigSwigg 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2004 I was under the assumption that the main reason we support Isreal is because of the Judeo-Christian background of a large portion of our country. I didn't think it involved logic at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanhalen 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2004 This is due to the two most recent waves of teriosm, the massacre at the compound when Al-Qaeda assasinated 22 Britains and other people, and also yesterday, when a group attacked a BBC news crew, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3783799.stm and left the camera man dead and the reporter still unconcious in hospital, and also there has been another american killed today http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3787439.stm it seems the royal family are starting to lose their grip on power, and that does spell bad news for us, as they control the oil, and also that is where the main bases in the middle east are now, apart from Iraq Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 8, 2004 I was under the assumption that the main reason we support Isreal is because of the Judeo-Christian background of a large portion of our country. I didn't think it involved logic at all. We support Israel because they're the only free democracy in that shithole, to be honest. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanhalen 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2004 Although I dont pretend to be an expert on middle eastern politics, it seems we are stuck with the lesser of two evils. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigSwigg 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2004 I was under the assumption that the main reason we support Isreal is because of the Judeo-Christian background of a large portion of our country. I didn't think it involved logic at all. We support Israel because they're the only free democracy in that shithole, to be honest. -=Mike Maybe I'm of that opinion because everyone that will talk about it to me rants on about how it's the Holy Land.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BDC Report post Posted June 8, 2004 Talk to some other people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krankor 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2004 Those people are confused Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 8, 2004 I was under the assumption that the main reason we support Isreal is because of the Judeo-Christian background of a large portion of our country. I didn't think it involved logic at all. We support Israel because they're the only free democracy in that shithole, to be honest. -=Mike Maybe I'm of that opinion because everyone that will talk about it to me rants on about how it's the Holy Land.... To be technical, swigg, that land is holy land for ALL of the 3 major religions. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
