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[Phoenix]

Saudis offer terrorists month to surrender

'If they are wise and they accept it, then they are saved'

Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Posted: 3:16 PM EDT (1916 GMT)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- Saudi Arabia promised Wednesday that terrorists in the kingdom will be safe if they surrender within a month -- but after that they will face forceful consequences.

"We are announcing for the last time that we are opening the door to repentance and for those to return to righteousness," said Crown Prince Abdullah in a televised address.

The move comes days after U.S. engineer Paul Johnson Jr., who was working in the kingdom, was kidnapped and beheaded -- and after months of battles between Saudi forces and al Qaeda terrorists.

"To everyone who has gone out of the righteous way and has committed a crime in the name of religion and to everyone who belongs to that group that has done itself a disservice, everyone who has been captured in terror acts is given the chance to come back to God if they want to save their lives, their souls," Abdullah said.

"If they give themselves up without force within one month maximum from the date of this speech, we can promise them that they are going to be safe."

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[Willco]

This almost makes it sound like the Saudis know where they are, but are just waiting.

 

[Malleymal]

i hope they mean saved as in we will lock your ass up adn torture the Sh*t out of u...

 

[Belfast]

As nice as that sounds, at least some of them (the ones involved in the beheadings and so on) still deserve to die.

 

[effzee]

its almost like u have a month to turn urself in but if u dont give urself up to be jailed then u wont be offered any mercy.


but a month? seems way too long!

 

[Wolfy]

Some of them deserve to have lasagna from a cow anus.

 

[sc0la]

i hope they mean saved as in we will lock your ass up adn torture the Sh*t out of u...

the clause applies only to those who have not harmed people.

 

[Ripclawe]

This almost makes it sound like the Saudis know where they are, but are just waiting.

The Saudis know, problem is who to trust, the forces are riddled with sympathizers. Given the niceness of Saudi prison treatment, most will probably take their chances on the run.

 

[RiZ III]

We are announcing for the last time that we are opening the door to repentance and for those to return to righteousness

A very Quranic gesture. Im suprised they did that cause the the Saudi govt will take off your head for any sort of anti govt activity.

 

[Ripclawe]

A very Quranic gesture. Im suprised they did that cause the the Saudi govt will take off your head for any sort of anti govt activity.

its only for show, no one believes the House of Saud will be "nice" to anyone, this is a challenge to their rule and with all challenges they will kill it off fast.

 

[Chopin Trusty Balls]

..... or else they will stop paying them?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

..... or else they will stop paying them?

I saw a post like that coming

 

[Wolfy]

RipClawes av is too distracting. Call the FCC

 

[FightyF]

..... or else they will stop paying them?

Who's they and who's them?

 

[Ripclawe]

Who's they and who's them?

Saudi officials and clerics/imans in mosque who gather donations that go to the cause of the terrorists.

 

[Diablos]

They're being too nice. Find them now... this announcement will just either make them a. try to leave the country or b. hide somewhere and not come back out for a good while.

 

[FightyF]

Saudi officials and clerics/imans in mosque who gather donations that go to the cause of the terrorists.

No wonder I had to ask, the comments didn't make sense in the first place.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Sounds like Saudi is solicting some terrorists for its own roster.