Kingdom of Saud
May 16th, 2008 by Pasha
Grant Swank of The Conservative Voice plugs a website decrying honor killings, mistreatment of women, and other atrocities. He notes a “case focused particularly on a woman who was tortured to death by her employer,” which a Saudi official described as “‘the will of Allah,’ with no apology given.”
As President Bush exchanges “civilian” nuclear technology for oil, Gal Luft at Middle East Strategy at Harvard speculates that the Saudis are truly aiming to counterbalance potential Iranian hegemony in the region. Speaking of speculators, Luft dismisses the Saudis blaming rising oil prices on speculators as “utter nonsense.”
Posted in Human Rights, Oil, Saudi Arabia, Women |
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