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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 11:25 PM Nov 2014

Islamic State Sets Sights On Saudi Arabia

Source: BBC

In a 17-minute audio message, purportedly from its elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the group sets its sights firmly on Saudi Arabia, birthplace of Islam and the world's largest oil producer and exporter.

The speaker does not refer to it as Saudi Arabia, since this is a name derived from the ruling tribe, the al-Saud, whose authority IS does not accept.

Instead he calls it "the land of Haramayn", the land of the two holy places, meaning Mecca and Medina.

Reaching out to IS's growing number of Saudi followers, he sets out a target list for attack, starting with the Shia who make up a minority of Saudi nationals, living mostly in the oil-rich Eastern Province, and whom hardline Salafi radicals view as heretics.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30061109

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Islamic State Sets Sights On Saudi Arabia (Original Post) Purveyor Nov 2014 OP
so how soon does sabbat hunter Nov 2014 #1
Never happen! nt elias49 Nov 2014 #7
We already sell them military equipment. joshcryer Nov 2014 #14
Maybe SA gov wants these Shiites out. GreatGazoo Nov 2014 #21
Please, Please, Please. onehandle Nov 2014 #2
Yes Yes Yes !!! jaysunb Nov 2014 #9
You bought all those toys from us SCVDem Nov 2014 #3
All I can say is... customerserviceguy Nov 2014 #4
For all you schaudenfreuders, it looks like the first task is wiping out the Shia. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #5
+1 joshcryer Nov 2014 #15
At this rate, pretty soon, beheading will be an olympic sport. cosmicone Nov 2014 #6
ISIS biting the hand that fed them... KJG52 Nov 2014 #8
They just committed suicide. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #10
Ah, the chickens come home to roost. blackspade Nov 2014 #11
* kickysnana Nov 2014 #12
Want more butter with that? silverweb Nov 2014 #13
And just what do we expect Iran to do? nt kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #16
They want Saudi oil. funflower Nov 2014 #17
Good. Maybe SA will get off its oil-rich ass and fight these attackers. Chemisse Nov 2014 #18
Most of the money funding terrorist groups come from SA IdiocracyTheNewNorm Nov 2014 #19
So this is Baghdadi's bag flamingdem Nov 2014 #20
perhaps more accurately: "Islamic State Sunnis Set Sights On Shiites in Saudi Arabia" GreatGazoo Nov 2014 #22
The Saudi version of blowback daleo Nov 2014 #23
About time they leave poor Syria jamzrockz Nov 2014 #24
Not included in the Bernard Lewis Plan, but both Pentagon connected plans have it jakeXT Nov 2014 #25
It's actually funny. Rhinodawg Nov 2014 #26
it would be poetic justice after decades of backing Islamic fundamentalist terrorists at our behest yurbud Nov 2014 #27

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
2. Please, Please, Please.
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 11:28 PM
Nov 2014

Invade the master. The financiers of 9/11.

President Cheney will be so fucking pissed.

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
9. Yes Yes Yes !!!
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 01:21 AM
Nov 2014

The Saud's may soon reap what they have sewn through out the region. And they will destroy IS militarily and financially. Win, win !

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
3. You bought all those toys from us
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 11:35 PM
Nov 2014

Now let's see how masterful the armed forces of Arabia really are.

This may have more beheadings than one can imagine.

Keep us out! They are rich enough to buy an army.

Just do it!

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
5. For all you schaudenfreuders, it looks like the first task is wiping out the Shia.
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 12:16 AM
Nov 2014

The Saudi state doesn't like the Shia very much, either.

KJG52

(70 posts)
8. ISIS biting the hand that fed them...
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 01:13 AM
Nov 2014

This is really bad news for Jordan, every path to Saudi Arabia from Syria runs through Jordan. Destabilizing the energy supplies of the world is a direct challenge to the Carter Doctrine. I do believe that the USA still feels it must enforce this doctrine and therefore must step up to prevent ISIS from striking into Saudi Arabia... The irony of the country that has been funding and pumping up Islamic extremism throughout the world, being threatened by Islamic extremists and looking to America to pull their bigoted, corrupt, greedy asses out of the fire is too rich... but we'll be right there - because: OIL!!!

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
13. Want more butter with that?
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 02:40 AM
Nov 2014

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]This is going to get really interesting fast.



funflower

(3,033 posts)
17. They want Saudi oil.
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 03:28 AM
Nov 2014

I can't find a map that overlay ISIS territory with Iraq and Syrian oil production, but ISIS has targeted oil in both countries. Not sure this is really about the sanctity of the Two Great Mosques.

Chemisse

(30,813 posts)
18. Good. Maybe SA will get off its oil-rich ass and fight these attackers.
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 05:36 AM
Nov 2014

It's ridiculous that the Middle Eastern countries are just sitting around waiting for us to take care of THEIR problem.

 
19. Most of the money funding terrorist groups come from SA
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 07:07 AM
Nov 2014

perhaps the chickens are coming home to roost.

The only sad part is the US Military will come and save them, to protect the oil, while the Saudi people will sit on their lazy asses.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
20. So this is Baghdadi's bag
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 11:55 AM
Nov 2014

He wants to control Mecca, even if just for a day.

Then off to 70 virgins, go for it dude.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
22. perhaps more accurately: "Islamic State Sunnis Set Sights On Shiites in Saudi Arabia"
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 02:42 PM
Nov 2014

since that it the top of their list

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
25. Not included in the Bernard Lewis Plan, but both Pentagon connected plans have it
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 04:08 PM
Nov 2014
Imagining a Remapped Middle East
By ROBIN WRIGHT
Published: September 28, 2013

..

A different map would be a strategic game changer for just about everybody, potentially reconfiguring alliances, security challenges, trade and energy flows for much of the world, too.
...



http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/opinion/sunday/imagining-a-remapped-middle-east.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&





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Rhinodawg

(2,219 posts)
26. It's actually funny.
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 09:52 PM
Nov 2014

SA has been paying off terrorists for decades in return for leaving SA alone.

The chickens have come home to roost !!!!

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
27. it would be poetic justice after decades of backing Islamic fundamentalist terrorists at our behest
Sun Nov 16, 2014, 12:55 AM
Nov 2014

for the Saudi royals to lose their heads at the hands of the same.

maybe after they're gone, our government can finally explain what their role was in 9/11.

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