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| Saudis stop Swedish FM's speech at Arab League |
| 2015-03-10 |
| [Iran Press TV] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... has blocked the speech of the Swedish foreign minister at an Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... meeting due to the criticism she has leveled at Riyadh over its human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... violations. Margot Wallstroem told Swedish media on Monday that the cancellation was explained to be the result of Sweden highlighting "the situation for democracy and human rights" in the region. "It's a shame that a country has blocked my participation," she added. The Arab League invited the minister as an honorary guest to the meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to appreciate Sweden's decision to recognize the Paleostine state in October 2014. In her opening speech, which was published by the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Wallstroem defended freedom of association, assembly, religion and expression as "fundamental rights and important tools in the creation of vibrant societies." The speech also noted that "women's rights do not only benefit women, but society as a whole." Back in January, Wallstroem decried the Saudi regime's treatment of 31-year-old activist Raif Badawi sentenced to 1,000 lashes of the whip and 10 years in jail for insulting Wahhabism, which is an extremely intolerant interpretation of Islam practiced in the oil-rich kingdom. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 So much for the issue of free speech in the House of Saud. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-03-10 11:06 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-03-10 00:48 |
| #1 The Arab League invited the minister as an honorary guest to the meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to appreciate Sweden's decision to recognize the Paleostine state in October 2014. I know what my response would be. |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-03-10 00:26 |