Translate

Tuesday, February 20

Jamaat ul-Fuqra in Georgia (that's the US state of Georgia, not the country) and our buddies, the Saudis

Now just see what happens when Pundita squeezes in a little vacation. Two important stories landed in my email inbox yesterday and I didn't get around to checking my email until just now. The first is that Gates of Vienna has posted photos of a Jamaat ul-Fuqra compound in Georgia. If you don't know about that particular organization, GOV will fill you in.

The other email is from John Loftus regarding an Intelligence Summit press release about three major breaking US spy scandals. Here's one of 'em, for all you fans of the Saudi royal family:
Usama's car bomb connection. For many years, right under our noses, Al Qaeda has been raising money for terrorism by exporting stolen American luxury cars to the Middle East. Older models get made into car bombs for Iraq. A private investigation has led to several dozen arrests and convictions worldwide. More are expected in the next few weeks. It will be easy for the press and public to understand and verify the connection once the patterns of evidence are revealed at the Summit. One of the contentious points of the upcoming debate is the allegation that the White House never told Congress about the car ring because of the Bush family's personal ties to the Saudi royal family. Loftus noted "Someday we shall have to admit that at least some of our Saudi allies are still on Usama's side. In the meantime, the car ring goes on blowing up American kids in Baghdad with cars that were made (and stolen) in America and smuggled through Saudi Arabia."
Two other items in the press release should be front-page news because they reflect the worst US intelligence failure since 9/11. But don't hold your breath waiting for the mainstream media to mention them because they are a great embarrassment to just about everyone: the Democrats, the Republicans who jumped the Iraq ship, the White House, the US military, the mainstream media, and the US intelligence czar. My post on the first item will be up within the hour.

No comments: