He vows to wipe them out, annihilate them and other positive steps. He vows to wipe them out, annihilate them and other positive steps.

The Peninsula Qatar : “We renew our pledge to annihilate the deviant group of the terrorist killers,” he said using a term that refers to Al Qaeda network in Saudi Arabia. He also vowed to “combat the ideology of those who accuse others of infidelity,” as he addressed the Shura (consultative) Council at the beginning of its term.

There is no place for extremism in the land of the two (Muslim) holy sites” of Makkah and Madinah, he added. He said that his country’s development “cannot be achieved unless there is an atmosphere of security and peace.”
King Abdullah vowed gradual reform to bring the kingdom closer to the rest of the world without violating the principles of Islam.

“We can’t remain rigid and the world around us is changing,” he said. King Abdullah said the envisaged reforms, which would be debated through a state-sponsored national dialogue would seek to “meet the desires of society and be in harmony with Shariah”. The kingdom will also continue liberalising its economy, fighting graft and poverty and improving public governance, King Abdullah added.

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