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2008-02-08 Arabia

"American" woman named "Yara" puts boasting of Soodi Freedoms on hold.

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Posted by Besoeker 2008-02-08 11:26|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 A learning experience, but will she come to the conclusion?

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-02-08 12:42|| 2008-02-08 12:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Is it OK to laugh now?

Posted by gorb 2008-02-08 12:47|| 2008-02-08 12:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Neil Bush has done a good job of staying out of the news. Good for him. I wonder what kind of security he has with him when he hangs out in Saudi Arabia.

Posted by Penguin 2008-02-08 12:51|| 2008-02-08 12:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Yara's experience reminds me of what happened to Flounder in "Animal House".

The frat borrowed his car promising him nothing would happen. When his car was badly damaged, Otter said to him something like,

"Hey you f***ed up. You trusted us."

Posted by mhw">mhw 2008-02-08 13:09|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2008-02-08 13:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Peace and Tolerance, sister!

Posted by Chuckles Chusoger7670 2008-02-08 13:16|| 2008-02-08 13:16|| Front Page Top

#6 I imagine it has a lot of freedom if you're from the priveliged, connected, and wealthy classes who can afford bodyguards for any women who might want to leave the compound.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-02-08 13:18|| 2008-02-08 13:18|| Front Page Top

#7 You only have freedom in Soodiland if you are a member of the ruling class and are male.

Childish liberal fantasy, meet cold hard reality.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-02-08 13:21|| 2008-02-08 13:21|| Front Page Top

#8 "I was boasting about Riyadh, telling (Neil Bush) it doesn't deserve its bad reputation," she said. "I told him I never experienced any harassment. I'd had no trouble as a woman. It was business as usual."

It was business as usual when the lady got busted by the Kingdom's religious police. Why she felt exempt from the dictates of sharia law escapes me. Did she think she was still living in Utah?

I'd hesitate to do business with a woman or the company who employed a woman who boasted of Saudi freedoms to Brother Bush or anyone else. That person ain't in touch with reality.

Posted by MarkZ 2008-02-08 14:33|| 2008-02-08 14:33|| Front Page Top

#9 She was definitely a prisoner of a childish liberal fantasy. "I am anti-political" = "I am a naive fool." Why she remains in Saudistan is beyond me, and needs a much more detailed explanation than so far provided.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-02-08 14:55|| 2008-02-08 14:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Anyone who expects support from the American diplomatic missions abroad is a damned fool. If you need a new passport, or more pages in your passport, go to the embassy. Otherwise, they're about as useful as a bucket of warm spit.

Posted by gromky 2008-02-08 18:52|| 2008-02-08 18:52|| Front Page Top

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