Bomb Detonated In Riyadh

Looks like the terrorists are at it again. Three explosions around midnightrocked a residential compound in western Riyadh. Estimates of the wounded run as high as 100 people, with an unknown number dead.

This is another of the terrorist's brilliant moves. The shopping mall they bombed this time was full of Saudi and Arab citizens out reveling in the night due to the fasting restrictions of Ramadan. If you're going to wage jihad wouldn't it make sense to go after the people least likely to support you, not your most die-hard adherents?

But I guess my not understanding that is why I'm not a terrorist. Obviously there must be some sort of logical reason behind this or else they wouldn't keep going and blowing up their financial backers (unless you want to cook up a conspiracy theory about Wahhabi being under the control of the Mossad and it all ultimately being a Jewish plot to eliminate the Arabs, but I kind of doubt it. I just think they ain't none too bright.)

I also caught one other thing I thought was interesting as I was reading through the article:

He [a Saudi official] said most of the wounded were believed to be children because their parents were out shopping during Ramadan. Most of the residents are Arabs and few Westerners live in the area. (emphasis mine)

So we're just up and leaving the kids at home alone at midnight on a Saturday night so that we can go run down to the mall for some midnight madness shopping? Maybe if it were Saturday afternoon, I could understand, but the middle of the night? Come on. Where's the sense of familial responsibility? I'm not a big fan of "For The Children," but this is ridiculous. No one in their right mind leaves their children (not teenagers, mind you. Children) sitting at home at midnight. At least one of the up to five parents should have been at home with the kids. Someone capable of making a thought out and reasoned decision should have been there.

I will never understand how these terrorist can preach their hatred of the Jews, the Christians and the infidels and then they turn right around and blow up Muslim kids. It makes no sense whatsoever.