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2003-12-17 Arabia

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-17 00:10|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Dull Qaada just about says it all, doesn't it?
More crap, lies and propaganda from the magnanimous House of Saud instead of real jobs, development, civil liberties and the free exchange of ideas.
Good ~~God~~ Allah, it must really suck to be a citizen of SA! No wonder they're so eager to be splodeydopes!

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-12-17 12:47:32 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2003-12-17 12:47:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, doesn't Fundy Islam have some sort of beef with "graven images"? I seem to recall a Commandment of some sort that there be no "life-like images" or something along those lines.

If that truly is the case, wouldn't television and movies be forbidden to strictly fundamentalist Islam?

Tisk, tisk... someone's gonna have to issue a fatwah banning photography. HowEVER did the clerics manage to miss this one for so many years?

*smirk*

Seriously, will someone more familiar with the Koran and Islam chip in here and give a clearer definition of the commandment in question, and how modern Islam is wiggling around it? (if, that is, there's a commandment to wiggle around in the first place...)

Ed Becerra

Posted by Ed Becerra 2003-12-17 1:39:10 AM|| 2003-12-17 1:39:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I would prefer they pump their hate out in broad daylight instead of the whispering campaign in Arabic they have been employing. This is going to be a nightmare for the House of Saud, especially with other nations and news networks watching them closely.

Posted by Ben 2003-12-17 4:02:05 AM|| 2003-12-17 4:02:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I had to check (for curiositys sake mind!), and nakednews.com is a real live (hoho) site.

Where's the online form to request that Friday sermons in Mecca be broadcast with an English translation?.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2003-12-17 6:40:19 AM|| 2003-12-17 6:40:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 All fatwas, all the time. While they're rocking, we're crocking...

Posted by tu3031 2003-12-17 9:15:21 AM|| 2003-12-17 9:15:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 All fatwas, all the time.

"..on Riyadh's 50,000 watt Bombtalk, KJHD radio."

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-17 10:21:22 AM|| 2003-12-17 10:21:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 KJHD? No, they're east of the Mississippi, so that would be WHBI radio...

Posted by Rivrdog 2003-12-17 12:09:30 PM|| 2003-12-17 12:09:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Since al Arabiyah is already owned by a member of the royal family, let's hope this channel isn't quite as ridiculous.

Posted by Nick 2003-12-17 8:13:33 PM|| 2003-12-17 8:13:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Will it come with basic cable, or do I have to order a premium package?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-12-17 9:17:56 PM|| 2003-12-17 9:17:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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