Al-Qaeda claims Jeddah attack as fears among foreigners grow

[Moloch]

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s Al-Qaeda claimed the attack on the US consulate in Jeddah, dealing a blow to the Saudi government's attempts to wipe out Islamic militants behind a wave of terror strikes.

Monday's broad-daylight assault on the fortified compound in the Red Sea city claimed as many as 13 lives, including consulate staff, gunmen and Saudi guardsmen, although there are conflicting reports and a final official toll is not available.

US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) said the attack showed that terrorists were still at large in the oil-rich desert kingdom and the Saudi government vowed there would be no let up in its fight against Islamic extremists.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1504&ncid=1504&e=2&u=/afp/20041207/ts_afp/saudi_unrest_us_041207123335

[DireStrike]

1. It's a good thing we have the war to get rid of those saudi terrorists.

Oh wait a second...

[maddezmom]

2. "still at large", "on the move"

translation: * miserable failure... Remember when the meme was dead or alive?