Here's more evidence of the stunning dishonesty of the Saudi leadership.
Crown Prince Abdullah was quoted Sunday as blaming "Zionism" for a shooting rampage the previous day that killed at least six people - two Americans, two Britons, an Australian and a Saudi - and wounding dozens.Posted by Alan at May 3, 2004 11:29 AMAbdullah, speaking on Saudi television, said: "The kingdom will eliminate terrorism no matter how long it takes."
Later, the Saudi Press Agency quoted Abdullah as telling a gathering of princes in Jiddah that "Zionism is behind terrorist actions in the kingdom." Zionism had misled "some of our sons," he said without elaborating.
One of the attackers killed was reported to be on Saudi Arabia's list of most-wanted terrorists, many of whom are suspects in last year's suicide attacks on foreign housing compounds in the capital, Riyadh. Those two attacks were blamed on Al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden's terror network.