It appears that those same lovely people that brought the world 911 have struck again, this time targeting foreign nationals in Saudi Arabia. And this has produced the usual caterwauling from the usual suspect, decrying President Bush for being too �distracted by Iraq� to focus on terrorism.
It�s moronic, really. This horrible attack happened in Riyadh. This is where most of the 911 hijackers came from. They have factories over there were suicidal terrorist that hate anything that�s not Wahabbi Islam is to be condemned in the strongest language and then killed. If this is only place they can operated freely � their home turf � ole� GW�s done a helluva thing. I mean, come on, even the Mets win at home occasionally.
The outpouring of anger regarding the fact that apparently the Saudis were warned this was coming and did nothing to stop it � especially from some of the less reasoned personnel at FNC � is a bit disturbing too. Again, this is the Saudis we�re talking about here. They don�t have a terrorist problem. They have a survival problem. The deal they made with the Wahhabi sect of Islam was a Faustian pact. And now the seeds of it threaten the royal family itself.
They�re in trouble and they know it. Even the Arab Press � usually reflexively apologetic for perceived slight directed at Muslims � are starting to realize that this sort of nihilistic exercise does nothing but kill innocents. Linked from Andrew Sullivan genius blog, here�s the money graf:
We have to face up to the fact that we have a terrorist problem here. Last week�s Interior Ministry announcement that 19 Al-Qaeda members, 17 of them Saudis, had planned terrorist attacks in the country and were being hunted was a wake-up call � particularly to those who steadfastly refuse to accept that individual Saudis or Muslims could ever do anything evil, who still cling to the fantasy that Sept. 11 and all the other attacks laid at the doors of terrorists who happen to be Arab or Muslim were in fact the work of the Israelis or the CIA. For too long we have ignored the truth. We did not want to admit that Saudis were involved in Sept. 11. We can no longer ignore that we have a nest of vipers here, hoping that by doing so they will go away. They will not. They are our problem and we all their targets now.
Amazing. I think we�re witnessing a Sea Change in the Arab World. Heads will literally roll and soon. As they say in AA, acknowledging you have a problem is the first step to eliminating it.
Gooberheads Deluxe
It appears that the nine presidential hopefuls from the Democratic side of the aisle can�t get any traction in the public�s eye. A recent survey commissioned by CBS News found that 66 percent of American�s couldn�t name a single Democratic candidate running for president.
Now, we all know it�s a bit early to start paying attention to such things. Indeed, with Clinton lackey Sid Blumenthal releasing a tome that rehashes every single one of the former president�s scandals, it�s not wonder no one else can get any airtime. Coupledwith the frightful release of Sen. Hillary Clinton�s book, and you have a scenario that spells disaster for Sen. John Edwards et al.
Conspiracy theorist � and I know you�re out there � may opine that this is deliberate attempt by the Clinton�s to crush any other pol from building a power base, either to challenge GWB in �04 or Shrill Hill�s chances in �08.
Worry not.
Like Mario Cuomo in the 80s, Hillary will be courted but will never jump in. She will never run in a race where�s there�s the possibility of her losing. And Hill on the ballot would mobilize the troops of �the vast right wing conspiracy�. Personally, I�d lose to see it, but it won�t happen.
But she can�t say she not going to ever run because that would divert the money river that laps at her door. As a non-declared candidate, she can shake down her cadre of toadies and stooges � limousine liberals that detest people from fly-over country.
And we can�t have that, can we.
16 May 03 dpny
