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Saudi Blogger: Latest Terror Strikes There Are a Wake-Up Call
April 24, 2004
Courtesy of Jeff Jarvis' buzzmachine comes this link to one of the few known Saudi bloggers, who ironically titles his blog The Religious Policeman. In this post, he fears the current terrorist attacks in his country, against other Saudis, could foreshadow "the second Saudi civil war." Now, all of a sudden, they are attacking Saudis. OK, Saudis from the ruling tribes, part of the security forces. But we all look the same. And suddenly we are the targets. The terrorists are not going to leave us alone, because we're not part of the government apparatus. And now we are faced with the sudden realization that we should have done something about this a long time ago. Religious Policeman also blogs a story about a Saudi religious leader who condemned the recent Saudi terrorist killings of their countrymen with these words: "God will damn those who kill other Muslims, they will burn in hell.” RP's take: EXCUSE ME? Are we only condemning those who kill Muslims? Is that why you said nothing after 9/11, and in May 2003, and November 2003? (The last two were the dates of terrorist attacks that killed Westerners, mostly Americans, in Saudi Arabia). This blog is fascinating. There's plenty of "root cause" stuff, things commonly known back here but brought to life through RP's news summaries and commentary. Through RP's eyes, we learn about the role of the corrupt royal family, oppressive religious strictures, public beheadings (jncluding pictures), and the learned men of the cloth aiding and abetting anti-U.S. terrorism. This is all leavened with lighter but important observations on technology, dating, and more. It's a first-hand insider's picture you're unlikely to get from a foreign correspondent or Saudi papers. This shows why blogs will eventually re-make journalism. (That's already started, of course). Suffice it to say, you'll want to bookmark the site. Posted by Matt Rosenberg at April 24, 2004 02:12 PM Trackback Pings TrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Saudi Blogger: Latest Terror Strikes There Are a Wake-Up Call:
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Reputedly many Saudis are upset at the Jihadis and Usama bin Laden because the latest attacks in the kingdom hurt Saudis. One Saudi Internet poster pointed to the picture of the flag-draped coffins of American soldiers (thanks Seattle Times) and proclaimed it to be what "real Jihad" is, not the attacks on a fellow Saudi Muslims. This reminds me a little bit of the Iranian revolution of 1979. Many Iranians cheered for the revoultionaries because they were fed up with the oppressive monarchy. Well, what they got was much, much worse. Saudis and other Muslims are dreaming if they think that "proper Jihad" is all about simply killing Americans and leaving the rest of the Muslim world alone. If God forbid, Jihadis are successful in some corner of the world, the erstwhile cheering Muslims will regret their earlier cheers for them. Luckily, this is unlikely to occur if American has anything to say about it. Posted by: James Na at April 27, 2004 01:50 AMPost a comment
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