Taking on a holy place like that is never acceptable. If you have problems with the Saudi Government then take it somewhere else... The Masjid had nothing to do with their demands.
Irfan is absolutely right, the military action that took place at Lal Masjid was the right thing to do and those that got out alive from that should have been hanged. Personally I think that Lal Masjid should be brought down as it's being used for a breeding ground for banned outfits. It's just a building... I see no problem in getting rid of it.
I was just talking to my father and he told me that he knew Col. Tariq Mehmood who lead the military action againt the militants. I'm told he sadly died as a Brigadier when he was parachuting for a parade in Pakistan. I guess 06 September.
What are you on about?
They deserved what they got. Countless number of civilian loss was also recorded during the seize.
some sectarian arsholes have tried to put the blame of this event of Grand Mosque siege on Iranians/ shias.
it had nothing to do with sectarianism but it was an act by a cult group that believes in bloodshed and has no respect for place of God.
I know Iranian ayatullahs planned few agitations but this event had nothing to do with Ayatullahs.
the Akhwans was the group that was responsible for the murder of Jamal Nasir and one of its members Dr Aymen Zuahiri later on recruited Osama Bin Laden to form Al Qaeda
re Lal Masjid, Musharraf approach was very apologetic and hostile tv channels like Geo and Nawaz Sherif and Lawyers banded altogether seizing the opportunity to make him weak and force him out of power. I was in Islamabad and saw the entire episode from the start to the end and it was shocking how shamelessly those so called women and men of God in Red mosque lied in the faces of the camera. and then a misinformation warfare was conducted using Iraqi footage (battle of Falujah burnt out bodies from white phosphorus) claiming that as Red mosque. that entire residential area is almost radicalized. they pose great danger to the state sadly Musharraf didnt raise the place to the ground and didnt execute and imprisoned the combatants and their leaders he is same guy who has in the past lead military operations behind the enemy lines in all wars and whose valor is confirmed even by Indians.
coming back to Grand Mosque operation and all other related incidents (sectarian or otherwise). Saudis have shown repeatedly that they don't take any disruption lightly and will deal with it with iron fist.
the way Saudis dispatched every single scumbag involved in this siege (whether he had laid down his arms or continued to fight) forced all future aspiring terrorists to try their luck elsewhere.
no wonder that while the terrorists blow themselves and shoot other places in the world. their terrorism inside Saudi Arabia is very limited. yes there have been some isolated attacks on shia mosques inside Saudi Arabia but the culprits have been caught and killed.
i suppose king faisal didnt have time to think why his nephew shot him at point blank?
of course not. he never had time to think.
he never knew this will happen to him
he was removed by CIA
