The Saudis struggle to contain the believers in the understanding of Islam that they have spent billions to spread around the world.
“Isis: Saudi Arabia makes scores of arrests and ‘foils terrorist plots,'” by Mark Piggott, International Business Times, April 28, 2015:
Security forces in Saudi Arabia have arrested 93 members of Isis – also known as Islamic State or IS – in raids across the country, according to the interior ministry and official Saudi Press Agency.
Some of those detained – almost all of them Saudi nationals – were involved in plotting a number of terrorist attacks, including one which targeted the US embassy in Riyadh.
Two Syrians and a Saudi were reportedly planning to launch an attack on the embassy with suicide car bombs. That attack was foiled in March, when the US cancelled all consular services for a week.
Other IS cells were reported to be planning to attack military and residential targets across the country. According to Al Jazeera, some of those arrested were in possession of weapons and ammunition….
Saudi Arabia is part of the US-led coalition against IS in Iraq and Syria, making it a potential target for the group. Former IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose current fate remains unclear, called for attacks on the country’s rulers, the Saud family, members of the Shia minority and Western expats….
Some international commentators have accused people within Saudi Arabia directly funding groups like IS – claims strongly denied by the kingdom….
Linde Barrera says
I seriously doubt that the Saudi govern- ment would actually do anything to the IS monsters, (regardless of their country of origin) given that the Saudis have been exposed for funding various terror groups. To me this is like the old saying: “If you believe that…..there’s a bridge in Brooklyn I’m going to try to sell you.”
JamesonRocks says
I can think of twelve I wish they had arrested back in 2001…
Nimrod says
What this headline should read is “Muslim terrorists arrest some other Muslim terrorists.”
particolor says
Tuqiyya is alive and Well !!
Margita says
Aren’t they bankrupt too? They’ll get it back…all that money they spent on promoting their radical version of islam all over the world! Serves them right!
tilda says
Theater. Window dressing. PR.
Some “good tidings for the stranger”: Islam started in Arabia, and — according to Mohammed — Islam will end in Arabia.
Sahih Muslim
Book 001, Number 0270:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. so good tidings for the stranger.
Book 001, Number 0271:
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar) that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: Verily Islam started as something strange and it would again revert (to its old position) of being strange just as it started, and it would recede between the two mosques just as the serpent crawls back into its hole.
Book 001, Number 0272:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Verily the faith would recede to Medina just as the serpent crawls back into its hole.
Michael Copeland says
Islam will not “recede” all of its own accord. It is to be driven back:
“The strongholds of Islam will be knocked down, one after the other”
(Al Hendy, Vol. 17, Hadith No. 539).
http://www.answering-islam.org/Mna/frag1.1.html
Elisha says
According to Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation, Babylon (Saudi Arabia) will fall:
After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! For all the nations have drunk of the wine (read:OIL) of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury….In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.” – Revelation 18:1-3,7-10
Iran (Shia) HATES Saudi Arabia (Sunni), and I believe that “burning” will come from a nuclear attack-aided and abetted by Obama, of course. It seems to be all coming to pass. The Bible has laid out accurate prophecy thus far. Judgement is coming. If you don’t know Jesus Christ, please seek Him out while there still is time to do so. God bless.
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.” And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon. – Revelation 16:15-16
Linde Barrera says
To Elisha- Thank you for posting at 5:32 am from Revelation. To me, it is a reality check. God bless you for being a witness for Jesus Christ.
duh _swami says
The 93 were captured…Now what? Will they be executed or enrolled in SA’s terrorist therapy classes?
umbra says
… or secretly shipped to taliban, al queda or isis as foot soldiers or mobile land mines.
Linde Barrera says
To duh_swami- Your 5:31am comment on Saudi terrorists was hysterical! Please reveal your comedy heritage to this big fan of yours. Also, I love your name.
Lioness says
So the “baby” that the Saudis delivered matured into a monster that wants to bite their heads off. Poetic justice. Let the Saudis reap the fruit of their labour.
abad says
Arresting them is one thing.
Is Saudi Arabia prepared to behead these ISL members too or is that forbidden in the Quran?
They are all Brothers in Allah. Doesn’t make a difference.
Angemon says
I’m sure the House of Saud is delighted to see their financing of wahabism abroad finally paying off.
Champ says
**BREAKING**
“Saudi king appoints new crown prince”
Excerpt:
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday elevated his nephew to the position of crown prince, the country’s interior ministry said.
The promotion for Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 55, means he is the most likely successor to King Salman, 79, who assumed the Gulf state’s throne following the death of his half-brother King Abdullah in January.
The shakeup was announced on Saudi state TV and the king’s royal order was also published by the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
The move is the most significant re-mapping of Saudi Arabia’s leadership since King Abdullah’s death and comes as the world’s biggest oil producer is entangled in bombing campaigns against the Islamic State in Iraq and rebel fighters in Yemen. Its economy has also been weathering record low oil prices.
More here:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/28/saudi-king-names-new-crown-prince/26555719/
Carlos Danger says
If the House of Saud does not liquidate its bastard children, one day the road to riyadh airport will be lined by rows of princely heads on the ends of pikes.