Assassination attempts against the Saudi royal family are rare. There was that one time back in 1975 when a disgruntled relative "whacked” King Faisal but that is the only assassination that is in the books for this Middle Eastern dynasty. So, with the recent assassination attempts targeting the Saudi royals and their interior cabinet members by the terrorist group Al Qaeda, among others, it would seem that there is a new day dawning for the Saudi royals and in essence the Saudi people in general.

While some roll their eyes at others who are surprised that terrorism is so embedded in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia the fact remains that terrorist organizations, Al Qaeda a force among them, have infiltrated the Saudi society at just about every level. The cars of high-level cabinet member’s are being outfitted with bombs and that can only mean that someone close to the Saudi inner circle is helping those who would topple the Saudi government. Al Qaeda has claimed several bombings within the kingdom aimed at both western interests and Saudi interests resulting in the deaths of hundreds if not thousands. And while the Saudi government has now come to realize they can no longer sit idly by as terrorist organizations run free through their streets planning and executing terrorist campaigns that bring instability to that kingdom, they too realize that the infestation is far worse than they would have imagined.

One thing that the Saudis have to their advantage is that they don’t have the ACLU working inside of their country, although they may not have made a larger difference should they have existed. To be certain, if the ACLU were to be working in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia it would be for a time short lived, for the first time that a representative of the organization were to present himself in defense of one of the terrorists "rights” he would no doubt be deemed a terrorist sympathizer and detained as well, the ACLU to be deemed a terrorist organization not soon afterward. In short, because the government of Saudi Arabia doesn’t have to answer to the more liberal factions of their government, or their people for that matter, the task of leveling the playing field with the terrorists will be quite a bit easier for them than it would be for countries like the United States.

To say the least, the Saudi system of justice is quite a bit more clear-cut than that of the western world, albeit a bit more unforgiving. Their interrogation tactics are quite a bit harsher, so much so that some of the most hardened terrorist figures of our time fear being questioned by the Saudi authorities. It is because of this that the Saudis are so adept at attaining information from those who are unwilling to provide it. Many, when threatened with deportation to Saudi jurisdiction, start to sing more descriptively than Michael Jackson proclaiming the innocence of having underaged and unrelated children in his bed and they do it quicker than Jacko can stuff his hands down his pants and scream "Ee-Hee.” In fact, many terrorist operatives have stated that they would rather die in a "blaze of glory” than face the type of justice the Saudis hand out to those who are found guilty. In that kingdom the death sentence is handed out as frequently as the 9th Circuit Court here in the US is overturned.

So, with this new bold initiative being employed by Al Qaeda against the Saudi royals and their government, a terrorist initiative that now pits Arab against Arab, something that until now has been quite the rarity, it will be interesting to see how the Saudis handle their internal terrorist problem. It will be interesting to see if their style of apprehension and justice quells the bloodlust of terrorist organizations that have their interests, both domestic and abroad, in the cross-hairs and to see how quickly their internal "war on terror” becomes effective. Something tells me that those seventy virgins waiting at the gates of heaven aren’t going to be overwhelmed with voluntary arrivals courtesy of determined opposition to Saudi rule. With Saudi justice dispensed I would suggest the contrary. They, more than likely, will be quite disappointed in their martyrs as they either one by one crawl out of their spider holes just like Saddam Hussein, turning over information on those who supported them in the past or fade into the sweltering haze of a Middle Eastern sunset their allegiance to terrorism left to be covered by the sands of time.

Meanwhile. We here in the United States will sit on our hands as our justice system jumps through technical hoops, frustrated by the protection of the liberal processes afforded those who have readily admitted their hatred for our country and its people. We will bow to legal technicalities for those who have been accused of crimes against our nation regardless of a mountain of evidence against them; Zacharias Moussaoui comes to mind. And while we stand by our principles as a nation, principles that stand by no matter how painful, it will be interesting to see whose approach to terrorism is more effective and more timely. Something tells me the head on a stick approach is going to win out on this one.

Frank Salvato is a political media consultant and the managing editor for The New Media Journal.us. He is a contributing writer for The Washington Dispatch, GOPUSA, OpinionEditorials, Men’s News Daily, Canada Free Press & AmericanDaily. His pieces are regularly featured in Townhall.com. He has appeared as a guest on The O’Reilly Factor, The Kevin Matthews Radio Show (Chicago) and The Brad Messer Radio Show (San Antonio). His pieces have been recognized by the Japan Center for Conflict Prevention and are occasionally featured in The Washington Times and The London Morning Paper as well as other national and international publications.