Suicide Bomber in Saudi Arabia

What now?

At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded Wednesday when a car bomb destroyed a Saudi security service building in the capital, witnesses said.

Saudi officials described it as a "terrorist attack" and Arab television said the body of suicide bomber had been found.

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"We believe it is a terrorist attack," a Saudi Interior Ministry source told Reuters. He said a car packed with explosives blew up in al-Murabaa district.

The kingdom, a key U.S. ally and the world's largest oil exporter, is battling a tide of Islamist militancy linked to Saudi-born Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network.

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Saudi Arabia last week defused five cars rigged with explosives in Riyadh, security sources said. Suspected Muslim militants also killed at least five Saudi policemen last week.

Also last week, a wanted Saudi militant called on Muslims in a video distributed on the Internet to kill Americans.

While there have been previous bombings, including one last year in a foreign housing enclave that killed 50 people, why is that the combination of the timing and the fact that the target was a Saudi security building made me wonder - danger tinfoil hat time here - whether this might be a set up for the House of Saud's dear friend, George W.

It's horrible that I'd even think that. It's awful that the actions of BushCo. would make that such a distinct possibility. I don't really believe, after a little time to consider, that it's really true. But it was the first thing to enter my head.