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To: i-node who wrote (187490)	4/30/2004 2:41:09 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1575274

You mean the disgruntled employee who was totally discredited as merely promoting his book? You really are on top of it. Now, that's a convincing rebuttal...I go one better. The Hart/Rudman commission...much of what bush did AFTER 9/11, was recommended by Hart/Rudman long before bush took action, and many months BEFORE 9/11. Hergo bush is following Clinton's lead...a little late unfortunately. Al

To: i-node who wrote (187490)	5/1/2004 7:35:42 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1575274

Bush policy continues to bring peace and stability to the ME: Americans Among Dead in Saudi Attack 6 minutes ago RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Gunmen opened fire Saturday in an office where foreigners worked in northwestern Saudi Arabia, killing and wounding some people inside. Americans were among the casualties, and the Saudi Interior Ministry said three attackers were killed. An Interior Ministry statement did not say how many civilians were killed or wounded in the attack in Yanbu, 550 miles west of Riyadh, or provide details on the nationalities of the foreign casualties. However, a U.S. Embassy official confirmed Americans were among the casualties. The official provided no further details, but said the U.S. consulate in the Red Sea port city of Jiddah was following up the issue with Saudi authorities. Yanbu is about 220 miles northeast of Jiddah, also along the Red Sea. "Four individuals entered the offices of a Saudi contractor and randomly shot at Saudi and foreign employees," the Interior Ministry said in describing the attack in a statement quoting an unidentified official. It did not identify the contractor. The assailants fled into residential neighborhoods of Yanbu and commandeered cars, "but security forces were able to kill three of them and injure and capture the fourth." Earlier, diplomats said two suspected attackers were killed — a bomber who blew himself up and a second suspect killed by police. The ministry statement made no mention of a suicide bombing. The U.S. Embassy official said other Westerners also were thought to have been targeted in the attack. The last attack that killed Americans in Saudi was in May 2003, when eight Americans were among 34 people killed in a series of coordinated suicide bombings in the capital, Riyadh. Witnesses said police set up checkpoints throughout Yanbu. One Yanbu resident said by telephone that there had been a suicide bombing in the city, and that police had captured several people involved in the attack. He said the attack killed "a few people," and that he wasn't sure of their nationalities. There were no immediate details on other casualties. The resident, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said some of the Western workers involved in the oil industry in Yanbu were unable to reach their places of work because of the heavy police presence. Saudi Arabia relies heavily on 6 million expatriate workers, including about 30,000 Americans, to run its oil industry and other sectors. The Yanbu region is home to oil refineries and petrochemical plants that employ many foreigners. The May housing compound attack was seen as a wake-up call to Saudis of the dangers of Islamic militants at home. In November, a similar attack on a housing compound killed 17. None of the victims of the November bombing was American. Both the November and May attacks were blamed on Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s al-Qaida terror network. An American was also killed in a May 1, 2003, shooting attack at the King Abdul Aziz Naval base in Jubail, about 250 miles northeast of Riyadh. Few details about that shooting were released. The attacker, who was dressed in a Saudi navy uniform, escaped.