Just what the mid east needs - a major escalation in the more than 1000 year old Shiite/ Sunii war. They must have been "criminals" - most were shiites. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Related Stories with links at link of above quote {US} State Department: Saudis need to respect rights Associated Press Saudi Arabia executes top Shiite cleric AFP Saudi execution of Shiite cleric sparks outrage AFP Brother of Shiite cleric executed in Saudi calls for calm AFP Outrage in Iraq over Saudi execution of Shiite cleric AFP
Seems if you do not think the same way as those in charge you are somehow a terrorist. That really isn't very fair to those citizens living there for then anyone not going along with the program would be a terrorist.
Neither is putting women in jail or giving them a dozen whip lashes it they go out of their house without the required male blood relative escort - US is a great hypocrite by its continued support of the Saudi government.
Iranian Protesters Ransack Saudi Embassy After Execution of Shiite Cleric By BEN HUBBARDJAN. 2, 2016 Above from NY Times.
The Saudis have public beheadings but they are our friends The Saudis abuse women but they are our friends The Saudis fund terrorists but they are our friends .................................... Momma told me to use caution in selecting my friends. She should'a been president.
The Saudi government is brutal and repressive and fosters values which are antithetical to those in the West. None of that is new. The West has been urging reforms. But, oil speaks and in the past it has spoken very loudly. The question is will it continue to speak in the future as loudly as it has in the past?
