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...tactic may backfire. The Saudi bombings pushed the complacent royal regime to crack down hard. In the past six months, Saudi police say they have foiled at least four plots, including a threat against the Holy Mosque in Mecca and a plan to assassinate leading Saudi writers and intellectuals who oppose Islamic extremism. More than 400 arrests have produced a wealth of information showing how al-Qaeda is honeycombed throughout the kingdom. Police raids have uncovered explosives, caches of rifles and operational necessities like computers, cell phones, counterfeit passports and disguises. Officers even found a stash of dresses and wigs...
...Osama bin Laden] has more or less evaporated," contends Saudi journalist Tariq Alhomayed. But the rotten public-relations fallout is not likely to alter al-Qaeda's plans. Saudi officials are preparing for the worst as 2 million of the faithful converge next week on the holy city of Mecca to celebrate the Eid ul-Fitr feast. Saudi officials say they dispatched 4,700 extra security forces there last week after foiling a plot that included plans to set off car bombs next to the Grand Mosque. Such attacks aim to undermine the authority of the Saudi royal family, whose...
...Which will collapse first? Swedes quizzed about their faith in national institutions said they trusted furniture mecca IKEA more than the country's government and politicians. Look out for a self-assembly parliament...
Predictably, Friendster quickly became a blind-date mecca. But it's not only for singles--and therein lies its genius. Until recently, joining a dating site came with heavy baggage rivaled perhaps only by teen tours and hair clubs. But joining Friendster is more like going to a massive party where it's easy to find your crowd. "It's networking in a very fun way," says Engelstein, 38, who is married...
...heads. Where is the difference?" But Khalaf acknowledges that the combination of fundamentalist religion and the concentration of Muslims in Bonn could make the area attractive to a few Islamic radicals. The city now sports a pharmacy where Arabic is spoken, an Arab travel agent that books trips to Mecca and an Arab realtor. "There is an infrastructure here in Bonn that attracts people who want a strong connection to Arab culture," he says. "If you were an Islamic fundamentalist, this is the place you would want to be." Last week, the battle over the King Fahd Academy reached...