9 thoughts on ““There seems to be a disconnect between Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the practices of the Islamic State and the kingdom’s own state-sanctioned practices””
It’s a mystery why the U.S. and the European Union, which strongly support the regime in Saudi Arabia, with its vast oil wealth and strategic and military importance, do not publicly condemn the country for its grisly, medieval public executions.
With all due respect, reporter, I believe the solution to your mystery lies within this sentence…
The article contains a shameful list of countries that conduct public executions (Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Somalia and Iran). The list of countries practicing capital punishment state-sponsored human sacrifice is only slightly longer.
Wait. It gets better. http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jan/02…
With all due respect, reporter, I believe the solution to your mystery lies within this sentence…
/FFS
But it's different when we do it!
There are intertube rumors that the Saudi Emb. in Teheran is on fire. But I cannot find any confirmation
eta : Oops. NYT is on it. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/world/middleeas…
[heh, it was the last place I checked ]
Actually, it still seems unconfirmed……." anonymous witness says…"
Update: protesters storm the Saudi embassy in Tehran:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iranian-prote…
Hey, it worked once, right?
Seems familiar. Are they "Students"?
And they still aren't taking any refugees from the Northern Levant.
I'm to the point where I just want to curl up in a small ball for the rest of my life.
The article contains a shameful list of countries that conduct public executions (Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Somalia and Iran). The list of countries practicing
capital punishmentstate-sponsored human sacrifice is only slightly longer.And we're on it! USA! USA!