January 16, 2004

Boston.com / News / World / Al Qaeda-run camps found in Saudi Arabia, official says

 Authorities have discovered Al Qaeda-run camps in the Saudi desert that trained militants to carry out terror attacks, an Interior Ministry official said yesterday.

The statement was the first confirmation the Al Qaeda terror network had infiltrated Saudi Arabia. The government previously acknowledged there could be Al Qaeda training facilities in the kingdom, but gave no details.

The camps were set up to train militants to use weapons and prepare for terror operations, the official said on condition of anonymity. He did not specify the number of camps or say when they were found. Weapons seized from the camps will be turned over to the military, he said.
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"It no longer works to say these ideas and people are imported. This is an internal problem, and we have to admit that," he said.

Whadda surprise. Not.
I suppose their first clue wasn't that 15 of the 19 9/11 killers were from SA.
Oh, no.
Or that Riyahd has been Ground Zero for the support, funding and instigation of Waahab jihadi terrorism against the Judeo-Christian West and other assorted "infidels" including the "decadent" Royal House of Saud, the very guys who lead and pay for the jihad.
When can we say that the Civil War in Saudi started? (2001? 1921? 734?)