With friends like these…
Osama’s minions in Saudi Arabia are still at it…
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Islamic militants threw explosives at the gate of the heavily guarded U.S. consulate in Jiddah, then forced their way into the building, prompting a gunbattle in a bold assault that left seven people dead and several injured before the three-hour long crisis was brought under control.
Several Americans were slightly injured, according to a State Department official in Washington.
Did they get a little help?
The attackers apparently made their way past Saudi security personnel into the interior of the diplomatic compound, the State Department official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Nice way to downplay the incident there, “friends”–
The statement by a Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman, carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, said a “stray bunch” - a reference to Islamic militants - threw explosives at the gate of the consulate, then entered. Saudi security forces engaged the attackers, “killing three aggressors, and two were captured after they were hit,” the statement said.
A “stray bunch”? Sure. There are SO few jihadis in Saudi Arabia. Of course the Saudis would NEVER allow such Islamic militantism to exist in THEIR kingdom!
On Islamic militant Web sites, contributors began hailing the attack even before it was over, with one person praising it as “destruction of a bastion of atheism.”
“We were afraid about our brothers in the Arab peninsula, but this proves that they are well and sound, thank God,” said the person who made the posting, referring to recent Saudi crackdowns on militants.
Why yes, it does prove that…although some of us didn’t have any such doubts.
The Jawa Report says:
US Consulate Attacked in Saudi Arabia (UPDATED)
The US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was attacked today. No reports of American casualties. New York Times: group of attackers stormed the American Consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jidda today, using explosives at the gates to breach…
John says:
Beth, by “made their way”, they don’t mean “simply strolled.” According to my friends at the Consulate, they shot their way through the guards. Several of the Saudi National Guardsmen were wounded–one seriously–and at least one of the Consulate’s contracted guards was killed.