Saudi releases 500 al-Qaida sympathizers

[ECH1969]

Saudi Arabia released 500 al-Qaida sympathizers after they underwent religious counseling to bring them back to the moderate path of Islam.

Interior ministry sources said the release came after months of counseling by elite Saudi religious leaders to convince them to abandon extremist ideas.

Saudi Arabia has been conducting a nationwide security campaign to crack down on al-Qaida extremists since it was first rocked by terrorist bombings in May 2003.

http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20060426-085224-1054r

[The Magistrate]

1. Thank You For The Laugh, Sir

Counselling to moderation by Saudi Wahhabbist teachers woud be something to see....

[ECH1969]

2. 500 more suicide bombers on their way to Iraq

[BOSSHOG]

3. This is tantamount to the gop releasing

young republicans outside the DNC convention.

[Rose Siding]

4. The LAT had this today: "Iraqi Strife Seeping Into Saudi Kingdom"

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-shiites26apr26,0,6032003.story?coll=la-home-world

Hasn't the House of Saud always compromised with extremists in order to cling to power?

[acmavm]

5. Did they make them promise to behave before they let 'em go?

[JuniperLea]

6. We need to counsel Bush back to a proper Christian path.. n/t

[bunkerbuster1]

8. Back?

when was he ever ON the path?

[JuniperLea]

9. True that...

Not ever... to my knowledge anyway.

[rodeodance]

7. as symphatizers increase over time-and they will given that really the

"West" has not changed any polices----what to do with this group?--kill em, lock em up, convert em.?

[Haole Girl]

10. The Saudis like to play both sides of the fence don't they? n/t

[cliss]

11. Can you just see this?

At the head of the class, you see a Saudi wah-habist religious teacher. He's looking at his students: about 30 sulking Al Qaidas sitting at their cramped desks. They're disgruntled, looking out the window at the birds flying by.

The teacher holds out his hand, pointing at the class. "Now remember, be nice". "Forget about that guy Bin Ladin. He's just a rogue."

The 30-year olds squeezed into their tight seats mumble something conciliatory. The teacher glows with pride....

"See? I told you they'd see the light"

[Roland99]

12. What?! They gave the terrorists......therapy?

:rofl:

[LexMan81]

13. damn 500 of them in Saudi arabia

what about other places like Iraq, sudan, Pakistan and Afghanistan?????????????