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...Embassy in Riyadh continues to receive credible information that terrorists in Saudi Arabia have moved from the planning to the operational phase of planned attacks in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia ... In light of the seriousness of this threat, the Embassy in Riyadh will close on Saturday, Nov. 8." RICHARD BOUCHER, U.S. State Department spokesman, on Nov. 7, a day before three explosions hit Riyadh...
...support for the radical opposition. International observers claimed the election was marred by serious irregularities. A Credible Threat SAUDI ARABIA Just a day after the U.S. closed its diplomatic missions citing credible evidence of an imminent terror attack, at least one powerful explosion wracked a residential compound in west Riyadh at midnight on Saturday. There were conflicting reports of casualties; many children were among the victims. Government officials blamed al-Qaeda and said the attackers exchanged fire with security guards at the compound, which housed Saudi workers and foreigners, but few Westerners. The attack came nearly six months after...
...democracy would sweep away the mullahs in Tehran and the neo-Stalinists in Damascus and the deranged dictator in Tripoli who swears he holds no power and is simply a guy in a tent, it would also almost certainly sweep away America's allies in Cairo, Amman and Riyadh. And in both sets of cases, their replacements may not be the kind of folks with whom President Bush feels comfortable...
Democracy, Now? SAUDI ARABIA Police in Riyadh broke up an unprecedented demonstration calling for democratic reform, and arrested 154 participants. The protest followed the government's pledge to hold its first elections in 50 years, for half of the municipal council seats, within a year...
...searching for the root cause of 9/11, many Americans have long suspected that we need look no further than Riyadh. Whether financing terrorists with oil money or indoctrinating them with fanatical hatred of the West, Saudi Arabia should be viewed not as America's ally but as the primary target in the war on terrorism. Matt Scott Rockwall...