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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on September 24, 2015, 08:45:30 PM

Title: more Saudi Arabian scuzzbucketry
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 24, 2015, 08:45:30 PM

And of course they should be sold arms and chair IN committees on human rights!

https://www.movements.org/market/1327

Title: Re: more Saudi Arabian scuzzbucketry
Post by: Gordon on September 25, 2015, 08:57:28 AM

Shocking, primitive and perverse - I'd hope that sense will prevail but the Saudis seem quite happy to allow this type of barbarism while still being allowed influence beyond their border: the power of oil I suppose. 

Title: Re: more Saudi Arabian scuzzbucketry
Post by: Gordon on September 25, 2015, 09:44:09 AM

According to the BBC website 'crucifixion' isn't what it seems: 'Under Saudi law, the punishment of crucifixion to which al-Nimr was sentenced is actually a beheading, followed by the public display of the body.'

Not that this is any less barbaric.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-34338308

 

Title: Re: more Saudi Arabian scuzzbucketry
Post by: Leonard James on September 25, 2015, 01:39:28 PM

Sadistic bastards.

Title: Re: more Saudi Arabian scuzzbucketry
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 30, 2015, 12:22:45 PM

Of course



http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/29/uk-and-saudi-arabia-in-secret-deal-over-human-rights-council-place

Title: Re: more Saudi Arabian scuzzbucketry
Post by: OH MY WORLD! on September 30, 2015, 04:46:03 PM

Well they do need arms. Iran would love to control the country of Islam's birth. Arabia is a repressive nation, no news there. There never will be a secular Arabia guarding Mecca, that's just a fact of life, so we might as well evaluate our relationship with the nation as we do with all other, not so free nations, we trade with.