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| Saudis Avoid US Sanctions over Religious Rights |
| 2003-12-20 |
| From Middle East Newsline WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration has termed Saudi Arabia as the worst violator of religious freedom in the Middle East, but refrained from placing the kingdom in a category that would have resulted in U.S. arms sanctions. Well, we got half of it right... A State Department report cited Saudi Arabia as the most flagrant violator of religious freedom in the region. They said the Saudi kingdom continues to display hostility toward non-Islamic religions despite numerous U.S. appeals. Slight understatement. "Freedom of religion does not exist in Saudi Arabia," the report said. "Muslims not adhering to the officially sanctioned version faced harassment at the hands of the [religious police]." But the report, dismissing a recommendation by a congressionally-mandated U.S. commission, avoided placing Saudi Arabia in a category termed "countries of particular concern." The six countries in that category have been subject to a range of U.S. sanctions, including a ban on the delivery of U.S. military platforms. Saudi Arabia is the biggest client of U.S. weaponry and has been negotiating several major deals to modernize the kingdom’s military and National Guard. Before they go under. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #3 Charles nailed it: we have Foggy Bottom to "thank" for our continued love affair with the House of Saud. In fact, that asshat Joe Wilson who keeps screaming that Karl Rove outed his spook wife and complained that he took a thankless trip to Niger to drink sweet mint tea for nothing cuz he didn't find any nukes there tagged "To Saddam," is now on the payroll of another Saudi "think tank" and promotion bureau (which is probably a cover for another Wahhab network of terror). Funniest thing. |
| Posted by: JenLArt 2003-12-21 5:46:48 AM |
| #2 Are you fucking kidding me?! American companies are going to sell arms to the terrorist state of saudi arabia??? I can't wait till they are used to murder us and our allies. |
| Posted by: Islam Sucks 2003-12-20 10:05:12 PM |
| #1 A State Department report The key phrase in the entire story. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-12-20 3:03:24 PM |