Tuesday December 22, 2004

I've Been Thinking:

There is another internal conflict brewing among Muslims.
This time it's Saudi Arabia and Libya.

Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its ambassador from Libya.
It is really a year old rumble.
At the Arab League Summit in March of 2003, the Saudi Prince snubbed Colonel Muammar Khadaffi, the leader of Libya.
Khadaffi was so offended that he set in motion a plot to assassinate the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
Now, in response, the Saudis have taken action, downgrading their diplomatic status by withdrawing their ambassador.

What is the weirdest part of this plot?
The whole story comes to light because of a US investigation and subsequent trial of an American-Libyan named Abdurahman al-Amoudi. That trial just took place in October.
Al Amoudi was investigated for having unexplainably obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Libyans. Clue followed evidence and from it all emerged the plot to assassinate the Prince.

I am not surprised neither should you be.