Well then they would be considered private contributions. That is very different than saying Saudi Arabia is providing support, implying government support.From not specified non-government entities in Saudi Arabia.You mean from the king directly, or indirectly, and if so which king?Fact is, that Isis receives support from Saudi Arabia but the regime says that support is private.I did some research on the Israel-Hezbollah War of 2006 a while back. I was reading about when Hezbollah first formed. They pledge allegiance to Ayatollah Khomeini and the reasoning was he was the one who was the closest to god on the planet. Hezbollah would do as Khomeini instructed because Khomeini understood the will of god better than anyone else. It is a very different way of looking at an organization. Kind of like all Catholics follow the Pope. The really scary aspect of this is if a person, such as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, is viewed as the person who best understands god then, theoretically at least, every single Sunni Muslim will have ultimate allegiance to him. This will not happen over time or over a region, instantly, everywhere, Sunnis would follow Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.My opinion-----is <drum roll> often wrong----HOWEVER I think that Hezbollah is way beyond "seeming"-----and my
present analytic policy is-----whatever Shiite muslims do ---
is done at the behest of Iran. Right now they are busy turning Yemen upside down in preparation for an attack on
Saudi Arabia (and control of the magic black rock)-----
that attack (IMO) will be two pronged ---including a blitz
on Israel -------and maybe even some diversionary attacks
on US stuff---------
the US used those black hawk things to neutralize Osama-------a fleet of black hawks in Mecca------(IMO) might
help-----such a move----many would argue----would so inflame the entire muslim world that it is very inadvisable----
-------I am equivocal on this issue
Excellent point about that rock. Can't exactly be the end of times caliphate without that. Interesting challenge Saudi Arabia presents for ISIS. Right now there is a government who does not support ISIS. There is also a population with is 85% Sunni. ISIS has to either get the government to change its mind or the people to change theirs. Either one will do. I guessing you're guessing the same thing I'm guessing on that one.
yeah right "very different"--------sheeeesh you is naïve.
I will help-------the KING OWNS IT ALL-------people with
money are almost exclusively his family which is huge
since the custom is ----a marriage in every village.
The king has remarkable control on everything