Saudi king offers amnesty to Al Qaeda terrorists

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/June/middleeast_June560.xml§ion=middleeast

JEDDAH/CAIRO - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced an amnesty for Islamist terrorists, Saudi newspaper reports said on Tuesday.

A similar move two years ago encouraged six extremists within Al Qaeda cells in Saudi Arabia to give themselves up to police within the space of one month. They were released after five months.

The king revealed his plan for a new amnesty during a cabinet meeting in Jeddah Monday, the Arab News reported. Forty suspected terrorists have been arrested in the Islamic kingdom in the last two months.

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1. But of course, we've been told that the Saudi's are not connected to terro

terrorism

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2. Bush has someplace to flee to now.

[Fridays Child]

3. Too bad the offer applies only to the Islamist brand of terrorists.

I guess George will just have to find somewhere else to go.

[AlamoDemoc]

4. Saudi government influence on America are highly exaggirated...n/t

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6. Yep

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5. Well isn't that special....

[El Supremo]

7. More proof that we attacked the wrong country! n/m

[stepnw1f]

8. Bush's Best Buddies... Who's Ya Daddy?

[AlamoDemoc]

11. I bet we will never see AIPAC representative or Israeli Prime Minister

kiss George on the cheek because we believe in the Judea-Christian values where men don't kiss each other on the cheek, right?

[Tinksrival]

9. Something like....

Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more.

[genie_weenie]

10. This is a good ploy. The Saudis

ruling family is absolutely terrified that once the US pulls out the majority of it's forces, battle hardened and angry guerrilla fighters are going to stream back into Saudi Arabia from Iraq and put a hurting on their Dictatorial Control of the Oil and other Wealth of SA...

[devilgrrl]

12. Why wouldn't they? Half of Al Qaeda are Saud family members.

That's why we're in Iraq :sarcasm:

[katty]

13. precisely

[Vidar]

14. From the beginning I objected to invading Iraq & Afghanistan.

Invading Saudi Arabia, I would have supported.