Saudi suspects seeking to revive al-Qaeda

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — One of the men on the Saudi Arabia's new most-wanted list is married to Osama bin Laden's daughter while another was involved in a plot to kill the U.S. ambassador in Yemen. A third smuggled militants into Iraq from Syria.Documents profiling the 85 wanted men — 83 Saudis and two Yemenis — reveal that many of them either took part in planning attacks targeting oil, security and other installations in the kingdom or provided al-Qaeda members with weapons, safe haven, false documents and money.The documents illuminate the extent of Saudi participation in the shadowy extremist networks struggling to rebuild in the Arabian peninsula after a series of harsh crackdowns in past years. All the men on the list are hiding abroad, many in neighboring Yemen.Saudi officials say Yemen's lawless hinterland gives these militants a place to hide, while keeping them close to the kingdom and their source of recruits.Yemen, meanwhile, has announced plans for a major operation against an entrenched al-Qaeda presence around the city of Marib, east of the capital. Tribal leaders have been called on to hand over any militants.more..http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-02-07-saudi-most-wanted_N.htm