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The Saudi mutawas (“morality police”) are terrifying. Like vultures, they swoop down on their vulnerable prey, especially women, and then send them straight to Hell. The “long beards” curse and beat their female prisoner, totally terrify her; then, they throw her into a dark, medieval dungeon, (assume the worst here). They remove her only in order to gang-rape and torture her—all presumably in the name of Islam. Her crime? In one instance, although the woman was a foreign national, she dared to take a taxi downtown without a male escort.
Remind me: Why are we still allies with Saudi Arabia? Why did President Obama bow to the King who presides over such Hell? Can we find no oil elsewhere, no other sources of energy? Do Americans really understand what goes on in Saudi Arabia? Have we forgotten that the Saudis have single-handedly exported Wahhabi fundamentalism and propaganda that has poisoned both westerners and those in the east—and have funded western universities and media as well? Does anyone remember that 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers came from Saudi Arabia? Or that Osama bin Laden is a Saudi? Do we not understand that the Kingdom has funded bin Laden?
Are we aware, even dimly, of how very barbaric the Saudi rulers are—despite all their suave, smooth, westernized, glitzy exteriors? Do we understand what it means to live in the 8th or 9th centuries?
Prometheus Books is about to publish a book by Sami Alrabaa which is called Veiled Atrocities: True Stories of Oppression in Saudi Arabia. Once I picked it up, I literally could not put it down. Alrabaa is a professor of anthropology and sociology who, for five years, chaired a department of European Languages and Translation at King Saud University.
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You really want to learn about Saudi Arabia and the roots of Al-qaeda? You really want to know the fair and balanced relationship between the Saudis and America? Then read the two books I posted above. They are excellent.
We're allies with Saudi Arabia because we prefer other people to suffer under dictatorships. There are three primitive democracies in the Middle East, Palestine, Lebanon and Iran – no prizes for noticing these are almost the top three nations to suffer our threats, general hatred and actual attack.
Perhaps add Pakistan to that list of democracies, because although it's not technically in the Middle East (and it's an ally) we still attack it!
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Primitve democracies? You are nuts. Lebanon is a destroyed nation–destroyed by Arafat, thugs, terrorists, Hezbollah and war lords….Iran is a mullah-cracy, a theocratic medieval mumbo jumbo system of tyranny and dictatorship…their front man is a psychopathic lunatic. Palestine is an enclave of terrorists who like nothing better than firing rockets at Israel…then running crying to the UN whenever Israel retaliates. You need an education. As for Pakistan, we give Pakistan huge amounts of aid to fight the Taliban and Al Queda. Try to get informed, dodo.
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The elite (mostly but not exclusively from the left and democrats) of this country belongs mainly to Harvard, Yale, Berkeley, Columbia etc… These universities receive billions of petro$ every year. The elite is rich and loves the green.
the ties/alliance to Saudi Arabia were established shortly after WW2, but were strengthened during the two Bush administrations and their ties to the Oil industry.
Not necessarily, the so called “elite” are the board members and owners of major corporations like Becthel, Halliburton, AOL Time Warner, Exxon Mobil, etc… in the end, the say what goes and doesn't go when it comes to U.S. foreign policy, to think differently is incredibly naive.
To claim that because one is well educated, is immediately a part of “the elite” is pretty short sighted, a good education without any monetary power means nothing in this country.
The people lobbying Congress for continued ties to Saudi Arabia are not people with Social Science PHD's, it's the people with an interest in oil, development and investment firms.
Why is America still allied with Saudi Arabia? To make a long story short: oil. But there are other reasons. The Saudis have large investments in the United States – over a trillion dollars. Not only that they control the Seven Sisters and with that have control over derivative industries. The defense industry is dependent upon orders from Saudi Arabia. The Saudis dispense oodles of money to the universities, mosques. They also have large investments in the communications industry. l So that's why. It is most definitely not their good looks.
We can find oil elsewhere, and have, but it's cheaper to get in right out of the ground in Hell. Anywhere else would cost more money and the oil companies are greedy corporate slugs that want to spend as little as possible and sell as high as possible.
this half is well known, but most Americans do not know that lots of Arab money go to liberal universities and to mosques that spew anti-democratic discourses.
Mosques are centers used by extremists Imams to induce youngs Muslims to revolt againt democracies in the EU and USA.
There is another book coming out called “Paramedic to the Prince” Written by an american paramedic that was on the medical staff of king abdullah. No western writer has ever been this close to the house of saud. The best book on Saudi I have ever read..
I recommend you read the book Mutawas by Joy Raphael published by Turtle Books, India (visit http://www.zenpublications.com). You will be shocked at the stories you read there of the atrocities committed by the Religious Police in Saudi Arabia.
I have worked in Saudi Arabia for 14 years as a senior editor with Riyadh Daily. I investiaged and found out a lot about the mutawas ( religious police) and their tyranny. There are a terrible lot have brought back the middle ages. All that is contained in a book by me that was released in India last month. Titled Mutawas: Saudi Arabia Dreaded Religious Police, it has been published by Turtle Books, an imprint of Zen Publications, Mumbai ( http://www.zen publications.com).
I worked as a senior editor at the Riyadh Daily for 14 years. I have researhed the mutawas and their atrocities. They were terrible guys. Their actions reminds me of the middle ages. In fact, I have documented their atrocities in my book, Mutawas: Saudi Arabia's Dreaded Religious Police, tthat was published towards the end of October 2009 by Turtle Books, an imprint of Zen Publications, Mumbai (http://www.zenpublications.com)
If you're so unhappy with the actual results of Muslims choosing their own leaders in elections (a process no worse than in most Western nations, at least in theory) you should have protested when Bush tried to impose it in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But I'd have guessed you prefer the peoples of the Middle East to be governed by brutal dictators. The two friendliest of these to us are about the two worst, Mubarak (81 years old) and King Abdullah (85 years old).
And you can't deny the fact that we hate democracies in the MIddle East (as in South America)! We threaten or attack every one in the region.
You didn't read the book did you? You need new talking points. People who read don't even begin to take you seriously. If you think that is the reason we are friends with Saudi Arabia is “we prefer other people to suffer under dictatorships”( mind you this relationship is not SOLID) you defy all history. Not to mention, have completely forgotten what Bush did to Saddam. ( I do recall it was the Liberals who wanted to keep that dictator in power not Bush.) Back to the drawling board.
The right to vote does not automatically equal democracy. A democracy is much more than just voting. Democracy in the Middleast and South America? Are you high? Those people reg the elections all the time.
eg. Iran & hunduras. Real Democracy does not exist in any of those countries. Except in Israel and perhaps Turkey. Iraq is still questionable. Further more, Muslims voting in groups like hamas and hezbullah says more about the Ummah than it does about anything else.
Who is the lover of dictators? You are.
The book I mentioned debunks the house of saud.
I am not a mutawa and i don't spote them, but the fact is that this is not the barberic law, yah some persons are barberic i except that but say me one thing how many crimes in saudia arabia and how many crimes in USA if you can calculate them you get your answer.In this world you know which is most crime country yeah it is USA where there is Democracy , modernization, technology in every minute some many rapes and and so many bank robbery done etc.see this country how many rapes done and how many robbery done ?
Dear Mr. Arif Bhat
Sir
We could go on and on about the crime in America. That is not the subject. We are talking about crimes and abuses in Saudi Arabia. I find when the finger is pointed at Saudi they try to deflect attention by pointing the finger somewhere else. does the crime in America justify the abuses in Saudi Arabia? I say no……
Try amazon for “Paramedic to the Prince” written by an Americna paramedic who was on the medical staff of King Abdullah. The best book on Saudi I have ever read.