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Terror in the Saudi Kingdom
ResumeMuqrin's story is an indication of how the Saudis have fought terror — or rather not fought terror — in the past. But experts say that in the wake of what Saudi Arabia calls its own 9/11, when three suicide bombs tore though Riyadh, killing 34 people on May 12, 2003, the kingdom has made some strides towards cracking down on terror and financing of terror groups. But not enough.
Click the "Listen" link to hear about Saudi Arabia's battle with its homegrown terrorists.
Guests:
Matthew McAllester, Middle East correspondent for Newsday
Jonathan Winer, former Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement during the Clinton administration and a co-author of a recent Council on Foreign Relations report on Saudi Arabia's handling of terrorist financing
Jonathan Schanzer, Soref fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and author of the forthcoming book, "Al Qaeda's Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror."
This program aired on June 21, 2004.