“Terror Meeting a Showcase for Saudi Efforts,” from AP, with thanks to EPG:
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Delegates from the around the world will spend four days discussing ways to combat terrorism at a conference hosted by a country some in the West blame for exporting terrorism, even as Saudi Arabia sees itself as the victim of such violence.
The Counter Terrorism International Conference, which opened Saturday, caps an aggressive anti-terror campaign by Saudi authorities to uproot al-Qaida’s structure in the kingdom. Al-Qaida is responsible for the deaths of scores of civilians in bombings and shootings here.
Crown Prince Abdullah, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, opened the conference, which is being attended by delegates from the United States, Britain and more than 50 countries and international organizations….
“When they speak about internal security nobody believes them,” said Kevin Rosser, an analyst with the London-based Control Risks Group. “Even when they have made genuine progress it’s taken a long time for the outside world’s recognition to catch up.”
What a pity. Maybe this slowness has something to do with the Saudis’ sponsorship of jihad ideology, even in mosques in the most prominent nation attending their conference?
Also, click here for more indication of how searching and effective this conference is going to be.