Suicide Bombers Fail To Destroy Saudi Oil Facility

[Aught Six]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060224/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saudi_explosion

The Saudi guards at the site did their job and did it well. Oil prices jumped slightly, but they averted what would've been a terrible situation for everyone--spiked oil prices and dimishedoutput.

I couldn't help but notice that this facility is in a predominantly Shi'ite section of Saudi Arabia. I've been thinking about the Askiriya shrine bombing in Iraq over the past few days, and I've seen more evidence that Iran, not Sunni terrorists, are responsible. When Arab countries descend into instability and turmoil, Iran wins power and influence over the region. One of the easiest ways to create that kind of chaos is to re-open the wounds of the Sunni-Shi'ite conflicts spanning the past thousand years. With the two factions fighting each other, Iran can move in swiftly before the dust has settled.

Iran has never stopped funding and leading terror operations throughout the world since the mullahs usurped power in 1979, so no sane person would ever doubt their intentions. What's changed today is that Iran is a year or two away from creating a nuclear warhead that can be launch via missile. The U.S. and Europe, among many Middle Eastern nations, have upped the stakes and increased diplomatic pressure on Tehran.

I think this could way Ahmedinejad's way of telling us that they're going to put up a fight. No surprise, but the world needs to realize how serious the issue is if we're going to stop these nutjobs.

[JoeA]

This one should make folks think about who gains what in the region. It could be Iran, but then again it could be OBL's crew. They haven't exactly been cozy with the gov't of Saudi Arabia.

More to this than meets the eye; either the perpetrators or those who would try to benefit fro the results.

[Charlie P]

They haven't exactly been cozy with the gov't of Saudi Arabia.

Maybe since they stopped paying extortionmoney.The saudi goverment actually funded bin laden quite extensively at one time.

Now, see this is a positive feel good (kinda) story. You never see the highly manic depressed Johnnyb post something like this.

[kevin1]

Al Qaeda has already claimed resposibility for the attack and has vowed to keep trying . I have little doubt that Iran is funding them or mixed up in it in other ways , but this has all the earmarks of an OBL plan . If they had used a light plane instead the result would have been entirely different , and that's probably their next move . A Piper Cherokee loaded with C-4 or Semtex makes an excellent platform for bomb delivery ,or acting as the bomb itself . Imagine what a small fleet of them could do against undefended targets.

*UPDATE*
Oops ! Here it comes:
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20060225/43ffe450_3421_1334520060225-1478170015
If the Saudis have a brain in their heads they'll set up a few hundred SAMs around their processing and drilling facilities in a hurry . Additional ground based firepower would be a good idea too .

[Aught Six]

ORIGINAL: kevin1

Al Qaeda has already claimed resposibility for the attack and has vowed to keep trying . I have little doubt that Iran is funding them or mixed up in it in other ways , but this has all the earmarks of an OBL plan . If they had used a light plane instead the result would have been entirely different , and that's probably their next move . A Piper Cherokee loaded with C-4 or Semtex makes an excellent platform for bomb delivery ,or acting as the bomb itself . Imagine what a small fleet of them could do against undefended targets.

*UPDATE*
Oops ! Here it comes:
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20060225/43ffe450_3421_1334520060225-1478170015
If the Saudis have a brain in their heads they'll set up a few hundred SAMs around their processing and drilling facilities in a hurry . Additional ground based firepower would be a good idea too .

Yep, I jumped the gunafter there was no claim of responsibility for a day or so. It had thesigns ofan al Qaeda operation once the details came out.

Just bin Laden's way of saying, "Hi, I'm still going to kill all of you!" But we're still more putting pressure on him than he is on us, so it's a matter of time before hisgroup starts to crack. The Iraqi Interior Ministry just captured Abu Farouq al-Suri, oneof Zarqawi's aids, in Ramadi earlier today. Plenty of work left to do, but we're lining 'em up and knocking 'em down.