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Posted by: JamesMarcus 2 years, 10 months agoThree French nationals have been shot dead in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi and French governments say. The shooting, which the police are treating as a "terrorist attack," happened near the ruins of Madain Saleh, in north-western Saudi Arabia, which is popular with tourists.
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bobo-in-texas
Feb. 26, 2007, 2:41 p.m.Obviously what is needed is more outreach and negotiation with these people so that they will not hate. Of course it's really all George Bush's fault. The killers are ardent members of the religion of peace so it can't be their fault.
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TheTruth1973
Feb. 26, 2007, 2:59 p.m.They'll be mad, since this arab country is one the few that the French aren't actually helping support the infrastructure of harmful regimes, like Saddam's Iraq or current Iran.
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bluejayway
Feb. 26, 2007, 3:01 p.m.This is a very sad event. The European governments, in general, must recognize the danger these terrorists present.
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abntv
Feb. 26, 2007, 3:02 p.m.This is an interesting event considering France is such a safe haven for terrorists..
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Twistoflex
Feb. 26, 2007, 3:30 p.m.If it weren't for their oil Saudi Arabia would be officially classified as a terrorist state. Most of the so-called 9/11 hijackers were Saudi nationals. Despite the fact that the Dumbya dictatorship had its political operatives running the 9/11 Commission, it still had to redact dozens of pages concerning Saudi financing and support of the hijackers and al Qaeda organization so the public would not learn that the despicable regime had launched an attack against a nation that had nothing to do with 9/11 or al Qaeda.
It has been estimated that over the last three decades Saudi support of the Bush crime family has been around $60 billion - this included bailing Dumbya out of his failed business ventures and getting him a seat on Harken Oil and Gas Corp's Board of Directors - with bin Laden money - (where his illegal insider trading netted him a small fortune).
Americans have been totally and utterly duped by the Bush's and have paid for it dearly in blood and treasure.
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HMMace
Feb. 26, 2007, 3:33 p.m.They let thier imams preach hate toward the west, what do you expect??? We should start teaching our kids the same--"Never turn your back on muslim"..That way you won't get shot in the back..
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Bobcat6
Feb. 26, 2007, 3:44 p.m.Gee those terrorists must have not had their butt kissed enough or properly by the French. Or the French might have been complaining how the Iraqis surrender better than them and then the terrorists retaliated.
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ONEMEMPHISDUDE
Feb. 26, 2007, 10:16 p.m.The Saudi's are our friends. The Saudi Royal family runs the show, and yet allows and encourages the populace, (assorted rag***ds), to hate Americans, etc. It's a joke to The Royals. Sorta like how James Carville (democrat) campaign operative, is married to Mary Matlin (republican) campaign operative. The Netscapers who passionately defend their party as "the only correct answer", are pawns.
More examples: Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton--poverty pimps.
They have a vested intrest in dividing the public, other wise they may be need a real job somewhere.
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Daylight
Feb. 27, 2007, 10:09 a.m.yesitstrue
Saudi people are not your friend but the Saudi government, most of the people in the Saudi hates you because you have become the real pain, certainly the Saudi government is the fried of the Bush family, you can call them family friends.
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SitNlook
Feb. 26, 2007, 4:59 p.m.I Liked Gore,somehow you can see somekind of honesty somewhere in a person but let's put it this way...to all who laugh about him being President.....HA! Bush as President? HA! Clinton? HA! AN Actor..Reagan? Ah,the Golden years,if anyone of you would take that job...could you? Would you? RIGHT! Come one, come all you 160 or more IQers out there...solve the worlds problems when you can't wash your own dirty laundrey!!!!
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knight-templer
Feb. 26, 2007, 6:46 p.m.Sorry for the families who lost their loved ones in this cowardly attack, but on another side of the coin there is a certain amount of pleasure seeing the French getting pulled through the hedge for once. Their guys were clearly targeted and chosen for a reason. Maybe the Frogs won't be so quick to jump in on the wrong side in future! Adieu mon amie.
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Locky12
Feb. 26, 2007, 7:15 p.m.These people were killed because they were too close to the city of Medina and neighboring Mecca. They did not follow the Saudi apartheid.
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LABELDUDE
Feb. 26, 2007, 7:22 p.m.WELL, the French really are a bit of ALRIGHT. So are all those other countries like Italy, Spain, Portugal and like that. They just weren't lucky enough to have their little countries on the CONUS. All of 'em are just irritated when they look down an see that they got stuck where they is at so sometimes they give US a hard-time.
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reasonable1
Feb. 26, 2007, 7:36 p.m.I agree that the Saudis breed terrorists and other than oil they're certainly not our friends, but how did this story get turned around to be about Bush and America?
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WilliamJines
Feb. 26, 2007, 7:57 p.m.How brave do these gutless cowards think they are to gun down unarmed harmless people while they are seated?
There is no glory or heavenly reward for such misguided fools; only the fires of HELL await these murderers.
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tchef
Feb. 26, 2007, 9:34 p.m.Would be interesting to find out if this was just random or they were a premeditated target.
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riktam
Feb. 27, 2007, 5:02 a.m.Saudi's are of course USA's friends but at the same time you should know that there are some militant outfits who create a bad name for all the muslims around the world for which the good ones have to suffer.
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saneman
Feb. 27, 2007, 8:46 a.m.What in the world are three French people roaming around Saudia Arabia for? A lot of muslims don't want outsiders in their countries. Of course, these muslims are religious nuts. With that being said, it probably would be good advice to stay as far away from those people as possible. Saudia Arabia, a tourist spot?
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Star_Poet
Feb. 27, 2007, 8:52 a.m.France should wage War against Saudi Arabia. That would be truly poetic in historical context.
Seeing that the U.S.A. had no balls, enough to declair War against her true enemy, we attacked two other countries first.
Let France lead the way. That would be like Mozart meets a tomato farm... juicy and musical.
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