US warns Americans of 'serious threat' in Saudi

[UpInArms]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17623855.htm

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The United States warned U.S. citizens on Thursday of a serious threat to their safety in Saudi Arabia and repeated advice strongly urging them to leave the kingdom after a spate of attacks on Westerners.

Against the backdrop of an al Qaeda threat to kill a kidnapped American in Saudi Arabia, the State Department advised U.S. citizens to defer travel to the world's largest oil exporter and "strongly urged" private citizens to depart.

State Department officials denied this week there is a contradiction between such advice and the Bush administration's vow not to yield any ground in its war on terrorism.

The warning updated an April advisory to include "recent targeted attacks against American citizens, resulting in deaths, injuries and a kidnapping, and to remind American citizens of the continuing serious threat to their safety."

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So when do we invade SA? Don't they have "contact" with terrorists?

[maxsolomon]

1. tell me again how we've defeated al queda's plans

driving the infidels from the holy land was job 1 i believe.

destroy our economy is job 2. a wahhabist revolution in SA would get that done no sweat.

[Fovea]

2. With SA and Iraq offline

we would soon be the proud owner of several smaller oil producing nations.

We will also have a new retro craze from the 70's... gas rationing.

[bemildred]

3. So, ummm, what color is the threat? nt

[teryang]

4. Is the world a safer place yet?

No, that was just another jingo.