Nokia or Samsung? Saudis cell phone menace

Prince Nayef, Saudi deputy Interior Minister, received a shock last night when a "suicide bomber" entered his palatial estate in Jeddah and detonated a mobile phone. The "suicide bomber" was the only casualty and Prince Nayef was shown on local TV a while later in good spirits. The "attack" was claimed by the deviant al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a group which has come under severe pressure from Nayef in recent years. Nayef has been credited with the recent offensives against AQ and the government's success in curtailing the group's presence in the kingdom. Indeed, the latest attack seems to underscore how far AQ has fallen in the kingdom. No elaborate car bombing or shooting attack, but rather a mobile phone. Security was probably incredibly tight around the prince, but one must wonder how a group that was able to fly commercial aircraft into the two towers in New York and has successfully accomplished hundreds of VBIED, IED and EEP attacks in Iraq, could only manage a mobile phone detonation. So get your bags packed, Saudi is safe and a great place to get a tan. Book now.