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Source: http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030831-121933-2108r.htm
Saudi Fighters Cross Border to Kill "Infidels"
(AP/Washington Times) - There have been signs for months, despite official denials, that Saudi extremists are traveling to Iraq to take on U.S.-led forces, Saudi journalists who monitor Islamic militancy say. Iraqi police Saturday said at least two Saudis were among more than a dozen foreigners and Iraqis arrested in connection with the bombing Friday that killed at least 85 at Iraq's holiest Shi'ite Muslim shrine. In recent months, Saudi fighters in Iraq reportedly have called friends back home and told them about successful operations in an effort to recruit more fighters. Khalid al-Ghannami, a Saudi writer and columnist, said two of his neighbors went to fight in Iraq. The younger brother, a teenager, was killed there and eulogized on a Web site as a martyr. He said the borders between Saudi Arabia and Iraq are porous.