In support of Jihad Watch News Editor Eric Schwappach's post below, here is a MEMRI report -- "Saudi Government Official on Iqra TV: All Muslims Must Support Jihad – Send Money to the Saudi Committee for Support of the Al-Quds Intifada, Account No. 98" -- indicating once again that nothing much has changed in Saudi Arabia, despite Saudi protestations to the contrary in the face of the Saudi Arabia Accountability Act:
An August 29, 2005 program on Saudi Iqra TV was devoted to supporting Jihad in Palestine. The program host began by telling all Saudis that they must donate and explained how to do so.A caption then appeared on the screen: "Saudi Committee for Support of the Al-Quds Intifada, Account No. 98, a joint account at all Saudi banks." A moderator stated that "Jihad is the pinnacle of Islam" and explained that the funds would go directly to those waging Jihad, where it would "help them carry out this mission."
The program included the secretary-general of the Saudi government's Muslim World League Koran Memorization Commission, Sheikh Abdallah Basfar, who explained why it was an "obligation" for all Muslims to support Jihad. He also promised that "all of the funds sent via the known charities and organizations" would reach "your Muslim brothers." TO VIEW THIS CLIP VISIT: http://memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=843.
For more on this subject see Special Report No. 17, – "Saudi Royal Family's Financial Support to the Palestinians 1998-2003: More than 15 Billion Riyals (U.S $4 Billion.) Given to 'Mujahideen Fighters' and 'Families of Martyrs,'" http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sr&ID=SR1703.
Caption: Jerusalem in their hearts.
Host: "Palestine calls out to you – its women, children, elderly, and youth. They appeal to the generosity of the Khalifa Al-Mu'tasem within you. Wage Jihad for the sake of Allahin what you do best, in order to defend the first Qibla [direction of prayer] and the third holiest shrine. Donate, even the smallest thing, for your brothers in Palestine, and you will be blessed."
Caption: The Saudi committee for support of the Al-Quds Intifada. Account No. 98, a joint account at all Saudi banks.
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Organizer: "As the Prophet Muhammad said, Jihad is the pinnacle of Islam. A person who cannot wage Jihad with his soul is required to wage Jihad with his money, with his tongue, with his thought, and with any means at his disposal. There is no doubt that our brothers in Palestine desperately need financial support, which goes directly to this cause, and helps them to carry out this mission."
Read it all.
When will the West and its leaders learn the nature of "our friends" in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Their nature is like the shifting desert sands: treacherous, tricky, unstraightforward, and just as shifty!
Sensible people would have parted company - broken the friendship - long, long ago. Their patience would have long since run out. What is the matter with the powers that be? Have they lost all sense of judgement, or what?
The price being paid for that black gold is far too high. Our future is looking to be increasingly on the line. It's high time for a fundamental change of strategy.
Thanks for your comment, El Greco. I'm curious: Why do you think we should spare Turkey and Jordan?
El Greco: You have a wonderful sense of humour!
Anyone knows whatever happened to FaithFreedom.org? The site now is unavailable for many days.
Robert, do you know?
Thanks.
Raja Wahid
I wish this would make the MSM news, like CBS or FOX. Wouldn't that be interesting. Probably unlikely. Let's see - the Muslims have minor stock interests in Fox, Disney (ABC), who knows about the rest. Who does a poor infidel turn to?
John Sobieski, PI
The Pedestrian Infidel Blog
The Saudi lying liars who insist they are our friends.
They should be removed as owners and operators of the gas station.
Prince Turki should be indicted, at least for aiding and abetting, on 9/11.
Yes, dear Muslims, support that Jeehawd. Meanwhile, Americans will continue our second amendment rights.....Deal?
Off topic, but there are cars which run on compressed air. Google MDI air compressed cars, and you will all about it.
Imagine if compressed air ran not just cars, but entire industries, and we had no need of Saudi oil?
Do the diplomats in the State Department read these revealing tidbits from their beloved Saudi Arabia? Does Condi get daily transcripts of the benevolent, humanitarian sermons that emanate from Saudi mosques, delivered by pious Islamic clerics who espouse peace, tolerance, and brotherly love? I assume she does not, since she does not hide her great admiration and affinity for the doctrine of Islam.
Let's face and admit it, Saudi Arabia is excused from civilized comportment and culpablity for its egregious proliferation of jihad, religious hatred, intolerance, and totalitarianism. They have been given a free pass to spread their heinous ideology and to destablize the entire world with its hatred, brutality, intolerance and barbarism. When their efforts reach fruition in America, thirty to fifty years from now, the traitors who sold out America for personal wealth and a stable source of oil will be dead and gone, as will the oil in Saudi Arabia. Do they think their children and grandchildren will be protected from the evil they are aiding, abetting, and sustaining, or don't they care?
o the diplomats in the State Department read these revealing tidbits from their beloved Saudi Arabia? Does Condi get daily transcripts of the benevolent, humanitarian sermons that emanate from Saudi mosques, delivered by pious Islamic clerics who espouse peace, tolerance, and brotherly love? I assume she does not, since she does not hide her great admiration and affinity for the doctrine of Islam.
Let's face and admit it, Saudi Arabia is excused from civilized comportment and culpablity for its egregious proliferation of jihad, religious hatred, intolerance, and totalitarianism. They have been given a free pass to spread their heinous ideology and to destablize the entire world with its hatred, brutality, intolerance and barbarism. When their efforts reach fruition in America, thirty to fifty years from now, the traitors who sold out America for personal wealth and a stable source of oil will be dead and gone, as will the oil in Saudi Arabia. Do they think their children and grandchildren will be protected from the evil they are aiding, abetting, and sustaining, or don't they care?
With respect to Saudia Arabia, I recommend the book "AMerica's Secret War" by Dr George Friedman.
Now you know why we are in Iraq!
Of course. After 911 they held a telethon to raise money for jihad. Why is anyone surpried by this?