It's so
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In "No Jews allowed," we wrote about the global anti-terror conference that will be convened in Riyadh tomorrow by the Saudi Arabian government. The United States will attend, along with such supporters of terrorism as the government of Iran and the Muslim World League. We concluded that post with an imprecation harking back to Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox scandal: "Say it ain't so, Condi."
As it was with Joe Jackson, it's so: "Conference to chart global strategy to fight terror." The Arab News reports:
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“We have invited all countries that have suffered from terrorism to the conference, and all have agreed to take part,” said Prince Turki ibn Muhammad, assistant undersecretary for political affairs at the Foreign Ministry.
Saudi officials say the meeting, which also brings together UN and Interpol anti-terrorism experts, will be first of its kind. Participants will pool their experiences in tackling terror, its causes and links to organized crime and propose practical joint steps to curb militant violence, organizers said.
The United States will also send counter-terrorism officials from the Treasury and State Departments.
“I believe it will demonstrate, once again, that the United States and Saudi Arabia are engaging seriously to identify practical ways to fight terrorism along with other nations,” said US Ambassador James Oberwetter.
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Three years after 9/11, isn't this act wearing a little thin? (Thanks to reader Michael Vidikan for the tip.)
UPDATE: See also this more detailed AP account: "Despite progress in war on terror, extremist ideologies hard to fight." The AP reports:
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Homeland Security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend will lead the U.S. delegation to the Counter-Terrorism International Conference. Senior officials from the State and Treasury Departments will accompany her, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement.
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