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Did Saudi Arabia Send Death Row Prisoners to Join Jihadi Forces in Syria?

Jan. 24, 2013 9:10am Sharona Schwartz

Syrian opposition forces (photo by AFP/Getty Images)

A shocking report from the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) suggests that Saudi Arabia offered death row inmates a get-out-of-jail free card, if they agreed to join alongside jihadi forces trying to bring down the Syrian government.

Citing a classified document, AINA reports:

A top secret memo sent by the Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia reveals the Saudi Kingdom sent death-row inmates, sentenced to execution by decapitation, to Syria to fight Jihad against the Syrian government in exchange for commuting their sentences.

According to the memo, dated April 17, 2012, the Saudi Kingdom negotiated with a total of 1239 inmates, offering them a full pardon and a monthly salary for their families, who were to remain in the Kingdom, in exchange for “…their training in order to send them to Jihad in Syria.”

AINA reports that the prisoners were from a variety of countries and included Yemenis, Palestinians, Sudanese, Syrians, Egyptians, Iraqis, as well as Saudis.

A former member of Iraq’s parliament confirmed the document’s authenticity to AINA and said some prisoners were concerned that their families were being held against their will in Saudi Arabia as part of the deal.

AINA provided a translation of the secret memo, which detailed that only those sentenced to decapitation were invited to take part in the arrangement. Their crimes included drug smuggling, murder and rape. From the text of the memo:

In reference to the Royal Court telegram No. 112, dated on 04/19/1433 H [March 3, 2012], referring to those held in the Kingdom jails accused with crimes to which Islamic Sharia law of execution by sword [decapitation] applies, we inform you that we are in dialogue with the accused criminals who have been convicted with smuggling drugs, murder, rape, from the following nationalities: 110 Yemenis, 21 Palestinians, 212 Saudis, 96 Sudanese, 254 Syrians, 82 Jordanians, 68 Somalis, 32 Afghanis, 94 Egyptians, 203 Pakistanis, 23 Iraqis, and 44 Kuwaitis.

We have reached an agreement with them that they will be exempted from the death sentence and given a monthly salary to their families and loved ones, who will be prevented from traveling outside Saudi Arabia in return for rehabilitation of the accused and their training in order to send them to Jihad in Syria.

With its regional Shiite rival Iran supporting President Bashar Assad’s regime, Saudi Arabia views itself as the protector of Sunnis and is backing opposition forces in the two year civil war.

Reports over the summer suggested that both Saudi Arabia and Qatar were paying salaries to the Islamist rebels fighting Assad’s forces. The New York Times reported in October that in addition to the transfer of cash, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were also providing the fighters small arms, but stopped short of providing heavier weapons including shoulder-fired missiles. This, because the U.S. has been warning against large weapons transfers that could land in the hands of terrorists.

Even while it supports opposition fighters in Syria, the Saudi regime is concerned Arab Spring-type fervor that struck neighboring countries could one day arrive on its doorstep.

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universalphilos
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 1:12am
A prophecy January 13, 1984: “If you strike, make certain that you strike the [one] right person, because those who now provocate − there are now two sources which advocate war with the Soviet Union and war with the Chinese Republic. Both of these, each believing that when the war ends, that they may step in and make the world a better place to live in, according to themselves, would think nothing of taking the lives of millions. The first is those of the Palestinian, or “Black September” − and these are not of just of one people, but they are made up of the Arabian block; Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, are but some among the pact. You shall find them ten nations in all.”

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universalphilos
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 1:07am
A prophecy, September 10, 1970: “And now we should tell thee again of the time of the Anti-Christ. And the beast shall wear ten crowns, and these crowns, as thy should know them, shall be ten nations. And as we have said before, the name of the beast shall be six times sixty-six.
And we should tell thee that we are not great, that we are only messengers from our Father, and only as our Father should give us of this information, should we, in turn, be able to give it unto you. And of the Cherub, the Cherub shall be the seven angels which hover above thy earth on which our Father has given His power. Can you understand of which we speak?…” [See The Revelation, chapter 13.]
“Remember, your greatest work is to reunite all your religions unto one, and, by doing so, not to change a man’s faith, but so that thy and that man should respect each other’s religion and your worship of God in such as way that each of you may enter our Father’s many mansions in his own way. But your love for your fellow man shall be such that even though he enters our Father’s kingdom in a different way from yours, you should help him to enter.” http://www.angelfire.com/in4/aup_messiah/1970September10.audio.html

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ICEDRAGONNITE
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:33pm
The King is a twit. What do you expect. They follow only Sharia. May they all rot.

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twistin
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 2:33pm
“The Dirty 100 Dozen.”

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ALL4FREEDOM
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 1:26pm
Sounds like The 103.25 Dirty Dozen.

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regmgr
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 12:45pm
Good hunting on both sides. I couldn’t want a better outcome.

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Gonzo
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:45am
I guess the king doesn’t realize that when they’re done with Assad they are coming for him.

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TRILO
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:19am
Imagine that. Saudi Arabia in cohorts with the US is sending terrorists to fight against Assad. I guess the Al Qaeda terrorists are not enough. If anyone thinks that our government is not aware or supporting this is a fool.

Our federal government is evil to the core.

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RDavis49
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:09am
If anyone thinks for a second that Saudi Arabia is a loyal, faithful, trustable ali to the US, you are dumber than a dead rat in a trap.

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zoro51
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:08am
MURDERING MUSUMS plain n simple.. thier cult of hate n death shall be stopped.. they are a cursed nation n shall be for ever

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ellietoo
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:03am
Saudi’s were involved in the 9/11 attack. Does anyone really believe they are friends of the US? The are happy to sell us oil at over inflated prices. Why can’t we drill our own oil? Our president would rather we give our money to the Saudi’s.

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momrules
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:00am
I remember Obama bowing to the Saudi king. I wonder if O has or will follow his king’s method for ramping up his personal militia by doing the same thing here in America. If I were a tyrant I would.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:55am
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Well I’ve have an idea to put and end to this madness…..

One little, Two little Nuclear Missles

Three little, Four little Nuclear Missles

Five little, Six little Nuclear Missles

All ends well for us…….

It’s coming down to them or us. And right now them are winning.

BUT I FOR ONE CHOOSE US…..

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thibx
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:54am
the saudi’s got rich off of the usa. this country went over there build the oil wells and taught them to run them all free just so we could buy their oil. the usa government is so dumb.

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barber2
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:51am
Castro did the same to the United States. Wonder where they are today !?

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woodyee
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:47am
Looked at another way, the Saudis were in fact supporting an ally – Obammy – who has armed MANY of the irregular troops fighting Assad in Syria, including groups allied with Al-Qaeda.

Remember Benghazi!

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:41am
I would not be shocked if they did, giving the fanatics in their jails a basic choice – martyrdom or death by the sword.

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progressiveslayer
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:35am
The dirty dozen Saudi style eh?

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:21am
Saudi Arabia has a death row? That amazes me considering those captured in the Khobar Tower bombing were found guilty and beheaded before an FBI team could land in country to conduct interrogations. Now, I am truly bumfuzzled.

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- woodyee
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:34am
  Call me a cynic, but it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that those Khobar tower terrorists probably weren’t the ones beheaded – probably death row inmates.
  
  Pure speculation on me.
  
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marybethelizabeth
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:19am
I bet they sent bigfoot as well.

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- justangry
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:48am
  Is there a quota for you commie agitators?
  
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