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November 10, 2003
Andrew's Winds of War: Nov 10/03

Welcome! Our goal is to give you one power-packed briefing of insights, news and trends from the global War on Terror that leaves you stimulated, informed, and occasionally amused every Monday & Thursday. In addition, we also have our in-depth Iraq Report. Today's briefings are brought to you by Andrew Olmsted of Andrew Olmsted dot com.

TOP TOPICS

* Despite millions of Saudi dollars flowing into al Qaeda coffers, the Kingdom is not immune from al Qaeda's terrorism, as a suicide bomber killed at least 17 and wounded more than 120 in Riyadh. Is it possible al Qaeda can accomplish what the U.S. State Department cannot, and bring the Saudis over to the West's side of the war? Fellow Winds of War writer Dan Darling offers his analysis.

* In case you missed it, Armed Liberal's post on Veteran's Day and American liberalism is a must-read. I'll also plug my own The Reasons Why (which I certainly didn't write, only compiled), a collection of quotes, historical vignettes, and stories that try to answer the question, what are we fighting for?

Other Topics Today Include: Iran's official acceptance of nuclear inspections; al Qaeda looks at cargo planes; Saudi Arabia goes after terrorists in Mecca; North Korea updates; Israel rewards terrorism; and future warfare ain't like the movies.

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