Al Qaeda Calls for Saudi Uprising

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Israel National News:

Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahri last Thursday urged Saudis to rise upagainst the kingdom's ruling Al Saud family.

Egyptian-born Zawahri, who took over the leadership of Al Qaeda after Saudi arch-terrorist Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan by US forces last year, invoked the 'Arab Spring' in his call.

 

"Muslim brothers in the land of the holy mosques, a year has passed since the uprising of the Arab people against their rulers...my dear brothers why do you still accept to be ruled by the Al Saud family," Zawahiri said in a video posted on an Islamist website.

 

"They are one of the worst corrupt governments who steal your money," he said. "Why don't you rise up [against the Al Sauds] as you are the companions of the Prophet?"

Saudi Arabia has confronted its own Arab Spring with a combination of carrot and stick - occasional live fire to decisively end demonstrations and a big public spending package.