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To: JohnM who wrote (98109)	5/13/2003 11:39:45 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) of 281500

How about yourself? A few observations. The Saudi bombings could be a sign of AQ's weakness and the toll the war on terror has taken on it. I infer this to be the case because SA is probably the softest target AQ presently has due to its government's reticence to stir the hornets' nest domestically. By engaging in activity within the Kingdom, AQ has acted a bit desperately as it is unlikely that the royals will allow this kind of thing to go forward unpunished. Attacking soft targets is not a sign of strength, particularly when the target has been historically a relatively safe harbor. The long and the short of it is that AQ may be fouling its own nest, a sign of desperation and weakness, particularly as the departure of the US military signalled that the Islamists were making progress without the necessity of terror. From a terrorists' perspective, it was a stupid thing to do. The persecution of AQ that supposedly caused the attack is also a sign that the royals may be delivering on the promise to prosecute AQ I assume they made in exchange for the withdrawal of US troops from SA. Just my not-so-humble opinion.

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