December 30, 2004

Saudis Kill 10 al Qaeda Suspects

Reuters:

Saudi security forces killed 10 suspected al Qaeda militants during raids and shootouts in the past two days, including a gunman who is on the kingdom's most wanted list, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. A ministry statement read out on state television said three militants were killed on Tuesday while police shot dead seven on Wednesday after two suicide car bombs exploded in Riyadh. [continue]
Good news in an otherwise dreary holiday season. The events of the past week have only made my vacation more depressing. What would really make me happy would be the Saudis ending their support of radical expansionist Islam around the world.

And as long as I'm spending a few minutes at the keyboard let me add this question just to mix things up a bit. Where is Osama bin Laden?

I've been saying off and on that Africa is the best bet. Bin Laden is a mystic who may be holed up in the place where his 'prophetic powers' first were revealed to the faithful: Somolia. Pure speculation, but there it is.

Another thought, though, has occured to me recently: Iraq. As much as bin Laden likes to think that Allah revealed the weakness of America in Somalia, his experiences in Afghanistan fighting the Soviets shaped his view of warfare. In his recent messages to the faithful he has used the protracted war in Afghanistan as the military model for defeating the US in Iraq. So, maybe bin Laden has decided to return to the center of action.

Just a thought.

PS: As i posted this I noticed the Interested Participant's news that a top al Qaeda figure in Iraq was captured. Maybe this New Year will be better than last?

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 01:33 PM | |