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JonLP24

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18. A large number of ISIS foreign fighters come from Saudi Arabia

Reply to B Calm (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 06:53 PM

Mar 2015

they are #2 behind Tunisians and Qatar was quick to get financially involved in Tunisia setting up charities which charity fronts is an old trick from the Bosnian wars to provide funding for Al-Qaeda.

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I wouldn't be surprised in the least if Saudi Arabia is funding Isis. Initech Mar 2015 #1

Rich Saudis are. It's pretty much agreed upon. Cleita Mar 2015 #3

Sad Truth SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #9

We could do without their oil madokie Mar 2015 #28

Wealthy loonies from Saudi Arabia and Dubai hifiguy Mar 2015 #13

That's the elephant in the room. harun Mar 2015 #23

The Saudi's could start by cutting of their funding of ISIS. 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #2

shine the light of day on them. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #4

Wasn't fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 terrorists from Saudi Arabia? B Calm Mar 2015 #5

Yes, I believe that's the #. lark Mar 2015 #6

100% Tax on oil. raisedcatholicvet Mar 2015 #7

Never mind escorting the Bin Ladens out of the country post kairos12 Mar 2015 #10

Bush=Treason billhicks76 Mar 2015 #11

Exactly! lark Mar 2015 #31

A large number of ISIS foreign fighters come from Saudi Arabia JonLP24 Mar 2015 #18

15 of the 19 purported terrorists were supposedly from Saudi Arabia Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #20

Must be related to the United flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. B Calm Mar 2015 #25

I've always had my doubts about that story Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #26

bernie sure has the smarts... hopemountain Mar 2015 #8

Saudi Arabia funded the 9-11 terrorists and are funding ISIS........ RationalMan Mar 2015 #12

Who is Che Rivera? panader0 Mar 2015 #14

I would guess an auto-corrected version of a misspelled "Che Guevara" n/t Scootaloo Mar 2015 #15

I thought it might have been Geraldo's brother. panader0 Mar 2015 #19

chita rivera's brother. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #22

Now why would Saudi Arabia want to fight Daesh? Scootaloo Mar 2015 #16

Saudi Arabia is already too involved JonLP24 Mar 2015 #17

Exactly. There are no good guys, just bad guys and *really* bad guys. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #24

That might be a good idea. But then, there are those who think that the Saudis financed ISIS. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #21

Go, Bernie! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #27

Shared this one on FB. I want NAME RECOGNITION of BERNIE on FaceBook. Yes, I do. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #29

damn - fourth largest military budget for a country of 29 million or so? NewJeffCT Mar 2015 #30