Archives for the 'saudi arabia' Category
Last Word Re The Bowing, Scraping
Published on 10 Apr 2009 at 8:10 am.
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Filed under Obama, al qaeda, middle east, saudi arabia.
Not yet heard. Powerline notes the Obama admin, in the form of a dismissive White House spokesgaffer Gibbs, has “Moved On” from the bowing incident it claims never happened. Powerline also notes that these kinds of signs are taken seriously in the Middle East, where we’ve already seen the “like us better” overture, or posture malfunction, whatever it [...]
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It Wasn’t A Bow
Published on 8 Apr 2009 at 9:19 pm.
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Filed under Obama, saudi arabia.
It was a posture malfunction. Politico:
The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets.
“It wasn’t a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he’s taller than King [...]
Glass House Charge
Published on 6 Apr 2009 at 8:42 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, saudi arabia.
LGF claims a Bush bow and advises the right to stop hyperventilating about Obama’s. It looks more like Bush is bending to receive some kind of Saudi gong. Not quite the same as Obama’s gratuitous abasement of the office of the presidency, though LGF’s point about decades of deference to a backward absolute monarchy that has been [...]
Cold War
Published on 6 Mar 2009 at 9:09 am.
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Filed under Iran, Israel, Palestinians, saudi arabia.
MEMRI posits that is what has been going on, from Lebanon to Gaza, between Saudi Arabia and Iran. One caveat. While Hamas and Hezbollah are Iranian proxies, Israel is hardly Saudi’s. More a matter of enlightened self-interest in Saudi actions. And while Israel obviously considers world and Arab opinion in its actions, specifically their termination, Israel has [...]
AP Goes Neo-Con
Published on 4 Oct 2008 at 1:15 am.
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Filed under America, Bush, Iran, Iraq, media, middle east, saudi arabia.
OK, al-P and reasonable people might dispute that.
But try as it might to discuss where we are five years on without giving Bush any props, the Associated Press has to admit that we have some leverage, and a substantial national interest, at stake in that nascent democracy won with the blood of many thousands of Iraqis and [...]
Aussie Jihad!
Published on 4 May 2008 at 8:46 am.
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Filed under Islam, free speech, saudi arabia.
The Australian on Saudi efforts to spread hardline Islam Down Under notes $90 billion in petrodollars invested in expanding the Umma worldwide. Sometimes accompanied by assaults on traditional western freedoms, as in this case in Boston, for example.
Malkin with more on Wahhab-vangelism.
Hyscience: For America to ignore what the Saudis are doing around the world to foster and support [...]
Shabby Reputation
Published on 9 Mar 2008 at 9:44 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda, money, saudi arabia.
Grand Mufti tells Saudis not to give their money to people with “shabby reputations.” Meanwhile, Saudis who have donated to “an organization that is known for its evil” lately have a grace period in which to report themselves. Or else. Arab News:
Meanwhile, in the 14th Century
Published on 24 Feb 2008 at 11:35 pm.
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Filed under saudi arabia, sex.
Big crackdown on flirting with women, dancing to pop music blaring from cars, wearing of improper clothes … in Mecca. Very bad.
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Original Guilt
Published on 9 Feb 2008 at 10:35 am.
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A Saudi columnist on the sinfulness of women. MEMRI:
Mocha Latte Haram Grande
Published on 7 Feb 2008 at 10:33 am.
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At Shariabucks in Riyadh. MEMRI:
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Love, Saudi Style
Published on 20 Jan 2008 at 2:49 pm.
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In-laws from hell* get a judge to annul couple’s marriage. Now they can’t live together with being, I dunno, beaten, imprisoned, something like that.
Worse Than Gitmo
Published on 19 Jan 2008 at 7:58 am.
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Filed under GWOT, Islam, saudi arabia.
Fascinating interview with Saudi women’s rights activist Wajiha Al-Huweidar, in which she states that the condition of women in Saudi Arabia is worse than that of the men imprisoned at the hated Crusader Gulag of Guantanamo. That and more on the malaise affecting her society … and, as a result, ours. MEMRI:
Sentence Just, Monarch Merciful
Published on 18 Dec 2007 at 8:29 am.
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Filed under Islam, saudi arabia.
That’s the word from the 14th Century. Good King Abdullah has ruled that although Goody Qatif deserves a sound flogging for being caught in the company of a man not her husband, an act that compelled seven high-spirited roustabouts to gang rape the pair of them, it is disquieting to the people and so he [...]
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Why We Hate Them
Published on 16 Nov 2007 at 12:30 am.
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Saudi court punishes gang-rape victim with 200 lashes. AFP:
AQ in Iran
Published on 10 Nov 2007 at 7:43 pm.
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Filed under Iran, al qaeda, saudi arabia.
Not exactly news. Some interesting detail, if real. I’m trying to think of a reason why it wouldn’t be. MEMRI:
How To Beat Your Wife
Published on 7 Nov 2007 at 8:14 am.
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Filed under Islam, saudi arabia.
As a responsible Muslim, one must be judicious, and follow a reasonable program. Start with admonishments, follow up with the silent treatment. Work up to the bashing. Not the face. Women are not to be confused with donkeys. Watch out, that sly vixen will use her tears … “For men, women’s emotions may be fiercer than [...]
Saud News
Published on 4 Nov 2007 at 11:24 am.
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Filed under GWOT, saudi arabia.
More Sunday thumbsuckers like this, please. Times of London, again bringing some clarity to the table, looks at the Saudi problem:
Rosa al-Parks
Published on 2 Nov 2007 at 8:49 pm.
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This isn’t about sitting on the bus. She wants to drive. MEMRI, from Aafaq, new Arab reform website:
Saudi Yuks
Published on 30 Oct 2007 at 9:31 am.
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Filed under GWOT, saudi arabia.
Gotta love a fabulously wealthy medieval monarch with a sense of irony. King Abdullah chides Britain on its poor record vs terrorism.
I’m a little busy this morning, don’t have time to document Saudi Arabia’s record vs. terrorism, but invite readers to have at it. Links to reputable sources encouraged, one per comment please, multiple links [...]
You Go, Girls
Published on 24 Sep 2007 at 11:40 pm.
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Filed under Islam, saudi arabia.
Saudi Sharia cops attacked by girls!
How Come?
Published on 15 Sep 2007 at 10:32 am.
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Filed under al qaeda, saudi arabia.
Saudis scratch their heads, try to figure out why just about everywhere you find Islamo-terror, you find Saudis. Are Saudis not blessed with wealth that bubbles out of the ground?
Women Drivers
Published on 13 Sep 2007 at 8:10 am.
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Filed under saudi arabia.
Saudi women demand the right to drive.
Because I’m a forward-thinking progressive who supports women’s rights and anything that inches the Muslim world closer to the 21st century, I totally support this. Saudi women should be allowed to drive. Just one problem.
Dog is God Backwards
Published on 30 Jul 2007 at 2:27 am.
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Filed under saudi arabia.
Ad initio ad infinitum asks, “Is America arming the enemies of my God(?)”
Crittenden asks, “Do the Saudis seek to conceal their jet fighters amid dog vomit?”
This Is Not A Western Conspiracy
Published on 25 May 2007 at 12:21 am.
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Filed under middle east, saudi arabia.
Saudi writer Wajeha Al-Huwaidar’s sequel to her poem “When.”
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Off Like a Prom Burkha
Published on 4 May 2007 at 10:52 pm.
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Filed under Islam, saudi arabia.
Saudi women stripping on the Internet. Because they just can’t take that gunnysack thing any more:
“Behind closed doors and far from any supervising eyes, they remove their shame and turn their backs on all customs and traditions. Girls display their bodies in chat rooms on the Internet, in most cases, free of charge. As soon [...]
Saudi’d Straight
Published on 29 Apr 2007 at 6:59 am.
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Filed under al qaeda, saudi arabia.
Saudi program pays radical youth to stay on the straight and narrow:
172 Deviants Arrested
Published on 27 Apr 2007 at 12:41 pm.
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I thought the Saudis were paying these people to fly things into other people’s stuff. Talk about ingratitude. Must not be the same people.
Capt. Ed, mildly suspicious.
Hot Air would also like some details.
Petrocash vs. Iran
Published on 26 Apr 2007 at 11:28 am.
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Filed under Iran, saudi arabia.
Stratfor:
Iran’s prospects in Iraq and the spread of Shiite Islam in the region have put the Sunni states of the Persian Gulf on edge. Though the Gulf powers cannot rely on their own military strength to counter Iran’s expansion, they do have several tools at their disposal to help keep the Iranians at bay — [...]
Asking and Telling in Saudi Arabia
Published on 14 Mar 2007 at 12:41 am.
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Newspaper account of girl-girl love. No mention of religious police beating them with sticks. They must keep those guys out of the girls schools. No mention of guys schools. Arab News, via MEMRI:
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Mini-Kharnival
Published on 5 Mar 2007 at 11:43 pm.
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Filed under Iran, saudi arabia.
About that meeting between King Abdullah and Ajad.*
Bloomberg: Saudis warn against attack on Iran.
Reuters: Saudis defend Gulfi nuke plans, slam Iran’s.
CSM: Saudis, Iran, seeking to solve sectarian woes, blame others for strife they are supporting.
Meanwhile, here’s Stratfor:
