Saudi King Abdullah pledged to annihilate Al-Qaeda-linked militants who have plagued the oil-rich kingdom with a wave of terrorist attacks. “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 kingdom’s Shura (consultative) Council at the beginning of its term. Full Story