Written by: Beck

Great thinking guys. Let me see if I've got your reasoning down. Terrorists have been making things hellish for the Saudi government for a year now. Their stated goal is removal of the house of Saud from power and creation of a strict Islamic state. As bad as they have made the Saudi government look, the Saudis finally gained something of an upper hand by killing one of the resident Al Qaeda leaders and rounding up a bunch of his cohorts. So, naturally, you must be upset about your success, as you've now decided to send the terrorists a signal that your weakness persists and that no matter how many crimes they commit, they can ultimately get away with it in the end.

Makes perfect sense to me.

"We are announcing for the last time that we are opening the door to repentance and for those to return to righteousness," said Crown Prince Abdullah in a televised address.

The move comes days after U.S. engineer Paul Johnson Jr., who was working in the kingdom, was kidnapped and beheaded -- and after months of battles between Saudi forces and al Qaeda terrorists.

"To everyone who has gone out of the righteous way and has committed a crime in the name of religion and to everyone who belongs to that group that has done itself a disservice, everyone who has been captured in terror acts is given the chance to come back to God if they want to save their lives, their souls," Abdullah said.

Step one: kill foreigners. Step two: receive a royal pardon. Step three: laugh all the way to the recruiting center.