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To: epicure who wrote (119792)	11/17/2003 8:24:11 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

They've "repented"- now that's special: 92 Al Qaeda Suspects Freed in Amnesty From Times Wire Reports Yemen's government freed more than 1,500 inmates as part of an amnesty during the Ramadan holy month, including 92 followers of the Al Qaeda terrorist network who are considered to have repented, officials said. The Arab state, trying to shed an image as a militant hotbed, has launched a drive with the help of Muslim clerics to "reeducate" militants, mainly prisoners held for planning attacks on Western and Yemeni targets. The state news agency said the clerics told Yemen's president that the 92 were repentant and had vowed to shun violence and extremism and respect non-Muslims. ............ I know I believe they have, not. latimes.com

To: epicure who wrote (119792)	11/17/2003 10:49:43 AM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Saudi Cash Scrutinized by U.S. for Terror Ties Fascinating --fl

To: epicure who wrote (119792)	11/18/2003 5:04:00 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"Most of it appears to be for legitimate purposes," one senior U.S. counter-terrorism official said of the funding. "But we are looking beyond that to the accounts that are questionable ... to determine where all the money went ... and can we link it to support of terrorism and terrorist activities." Legitimate? Only if one believes they didn't actually know that their money was going to fund and provide support for terrorist activities. These "charities" are headed by people.. And these people, over and over again, have made hate-filled and violent speeches that erase any possibility of the Saudis claiming they "didn't know". But we'll give them a "pass" because knowing who received that money, and how those recipients spent it, is far more valuable than beating up on the Saudis. They've had their hands caught in the cookie jar, and now their trying to make excuses.. But so long as they have been "persuaded" to finally cooperate, then we'll take whatever support we can from them. But that doesn't mean we have to trust them. The most extreme outcome of the investigation, the officials said, would be a recommendation to the Bush administration that Saudi Arabia be the eighth nation blacklisted as an official state sponsor of terrorism, which would prohibit any U.S. agencies or businesses from doing business with it. And that's the only reason that I believe they have become so cooperative. With the sanctions lifted against Iraq, oil should start to flow from that country and reduce the dependence upon Saudi oil. Thus, the US would be able to economically sustain such sanctions against the Saudis. Hawk