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dalton99a

(81,488 posts)
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 11:25 AM Aug 2018

Saudis Threaten Canada With Another 9/11

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/08/06/amid-spat-with-canada-pro-government-saudi-twitter-account-shares-image-plane-flying-toward-toronto-skyline/

Amid spat with Canada, pro-government Saudi Twitter account shares image of plane flying toward Toronto skyline
by Adam Taylor | August 6 at 3:44 PM



Amid a diplomatic spat between Saudi Arabia and Canada, a pro-government Saudi Twitter account shared — and then deleted — a digitally altered image that appeared to show a plane flying toward the skyline of Toronto, Canada’s largest city.

The image, shared by the account @infographic_ksa, was accompanied by a message in English that contained the saying “He who interferes with what doesn’t concern him finds what doesn’t please him.” The text “sticking one’s nose where it doesn’t belong!” was also superimposed over the image.

The tweet reminded many social media users of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, in which planes were deliberately flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon. A total of 2,977 people were killed. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were citizens of Saudi Arabia, and Saudi royals have long been accused of complicity in the attack.

Though the image was deleted and then re-shared with the plane removed, screenshots of the tweet — and outrage over it — quickly spread.
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Saudis Threaten Canada With Another 9/11 (Original Post) dalton99a Aug 2018 OP
How Dare They Me. Aug 2018 #1
Canada stands up for human rights and are met with terrorist threats...oh, Canada, we should Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #3
Canada stands up for human rights and is met maxrandb Aug 2018 #6
They rule by Fear and since there were no consequences for 9-11 well . . . . MagickMuffin Aug 2018 #2
The orb is all powerful underpants Aug 2018 #4
more indications that we invaded the wrong country after 9/11 0rganism Aug 2018 #5

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. Canada stands up for human rights and are met with terrorist threats...oh, Canada, we should
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 11:47 AM
Aug 2018

all stand on guard for thee.

Will America?

This may be just one guy on Twitter, but no doubt that the expulsion of the Canadian ambassador and "we will stop trade with you" tantrum are real.

The World, with the usual exemptions, stand with you, of this there is no doubt.

maxrandb

(15,330 posts)
6. Canada stands up for human rights and is met
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:14 PM
Aug 2018

by "crickets" from the Donnie Short Fingers administration.

There, I fixed it for you.

MagickMuffin

(15,942 posts)
2. They rule by Fear and since there were no consequences for 9-11 well . . . .
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 11:42 AM
Aug 2018

They can continue to carry out mass terrorism on a global scale.


underpants

(182,803 posts)
4. The orb is all powerful
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:20 PM
Aug 2018
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