Every day seems to bring more good news. Today, Strategypage reveals that al-Qaeda is facing real troubles at home. I couldn’t be happier about that.
(nod: Instapundit):
Saudi Arabia has one of the largest concentrations of Islamic radicals on the planet, and for decades it was a place where al Qaeda members could hide, if they kept quiet. But al Qaeda began a series of terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia after the United States invaded Iraq two years ago, and brought themselves into direct conflict with the Saudi Arabian government. This war has not gone well for al Qaeda. The attacks killed mostly Moslems, and many Saudi Arabians as well. This turned most Saudis against the terrorists, despite the Islamic conservatism of most of the population. In the last two years, about a hundred terrorists, and 39 policemen, have been killed. Early on, Saudi Arabia drew up a list of the 26 most wanted terrorists. Only three of these are still at large.
We’ve said it here before — we on the pro-regime change side have always known that the deep, wide-ranging change in the Middle East wasn’t going to come fast or easy. But it’s heartening to see these signs of progress. And, maybe it’s just me, but such signs seem to be coming ever more frequently these days.
Nothing like some good news on a Friday.
April 8th, 2005 | Global War On Terror