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Originally posted by QRQ 30
First, ask who stands to gain from such a claim. IMHO the AQ whose goal is to create further mistrust between us and other Arab countries.
What was the source of the claim? The same people who stand to gain.
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Everyone is engaged in propaganda.
If the Saudi Gov't makes some "claim", does that automatically give it more credibility? Not for me. I weigh the plausibility of the information vs other data and derive a conclusion. I don't eliminate all information automatically based on source (with the exception of the New York Times, but even they have their moments.....rare...). Are the Saudi denials of AQ infiltration any more valid? I don't think so.
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Originally posted by QRQ 30
As for weapons, is there one person amongst us who served on AD who hasn't known of incidents of weapons missing from the arms room or NG/AR armory? When I was in SFTG they found a sub-machine gun in a student's wall locker.
Uniforms? Get serious. They are available everywhewre.
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Pertained to more than uniforms. I could be mistaken, but AFAIK, obtaining uniforms and vehicles in Saudi Arabia is nothing like the West.
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Originally posted by QRQ 30
Now suppose it did happen as the AQ said. Dows this mean that the entire Saudi Security Force has been infiltrated? Has our army become completly corrupt? Look at the incidents at Gitmo.
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The article doesn't state "complete inflitration"; I don't see the correlation.
Respectfully.