Summary of article : The crisis that gave Wahhabism its ticket to the world.
1979 - 500 wahabbi hardliners took over grand mosque in mecca at start of islamic 15th century declaring (not himself declaring) al-Qahtani Mahdi.
Clerics allowed monarchy to fight in the mosque (this shocked bin Laden) in exchange for stricter Islam in the country (TVs, educated women etc.).
Clerics converted french SAS forces (GIGN) to Islam so they could enter grand mosque to fight off rebels.
Monarchy made wahabbim in foreign policy to fund it with massive petrodollars in other countries to distract hardliners' attention to other countries.
Just few months later, Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan - Saudis helped rebels with this in Afghanistan to distract from their own country.
Also funded Jihadist Pakistani Jamaat Islami, from which taliban emerged.
Now everyone, including Saudis, threatened by Jihadists !
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