RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- The most senior member of al Qaeda so far has turned himself in to Saudi authorities, Saudi sources say.

Othman Al-Omari, number 19 on Saudi Arabia's most wanted list of 26, has accepted the government's offer of amnesty, according to Saudi sources Monday.

Al-Omari, who turned himself in on Sunday night, was a business partner of Shaban Al Shihri -- the first al Qaeda member to accept the amnesty when he turned himself in Friday.

Al-Omari and Al Shihri shared a vegetable stall in a market in Medina. Al Shihri, according to sources, was in part responsible for persuading Al Omari to turn himself in.

Sources said the most wanted list of 26 is not arranged in order of importance.

Wonder how much this is real, and how much is propaganda by the Saudis!

Saudi's Most Wanted
http://arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&arti...=12&m=12&y=2003


Othman Al-Omari

Full name: Othman ibn Hadi Al-Omari

Nationality: Saudi

Age:36

Background: Othman was also on the original list of 19 terror suspects. He grew up in Al-Shabariq village in Al-Namas in Asir. Educated to elementary level only, he joined the maintenance department of the army and worked his way up to sergeant. He was fired from work for corruption and theft. He given another chance and returned to service. He was discharged again later. After his work in the military, he worked as a clerk in an Al-Namas court. He was sacked for running a private business while employed by the court. His family believes he may have gone to Iraq during the war. He has not been seen since last year.

Might be propaganda, however al Qaeda members are also humans... he might have had "second" toughts or prehaps he was "persuaded" :rolleyes:

This is awful!!! No one has pomegranates as big and fresh as theirs! The economy is ruined!

And another ...

Othman Hadi Al Maqboul al-Amri (search), No. 21 on the list of 26 most-wanted militants issued by the Saudi Interior Ministry in December, surrendered near Halba bani Amr, 745 miles southwest of the capital, Riyadh, the security official said on condition of anonymity.

so much for martyrdom.

no virgins for them!

jr, did you get a email from me on friday?

no, i am sorry. it might get deleted because i get so much spam.

try inseattle at hotmail.com

..or gay with little interest for virgins
;-)))

..or gay with little interest for virgins
;-))) [/b][/quote]
i would not put it past the Saudis to start kidnapping family members of terrorists or making death threats against family members or ... maybe even something more gruesome to add a little "incentive".

the reality is that the power of the already weak and despised Royal Family is now being directly threatened by terrorism in their own back yard. we know how they treat common criminals... how would you imagine they would treat those who seek to destroy their hold on power?