Saudi journalist gets 10 years & 1000 lashes

[Mikes10 10]

Aren't you glad you live in a country that allows you to debate everything from Royalty to Religion on a public forum without fear of being flogged to almost certain death?

According to Human Rights Watch, Saudi Arabia have even past laws defining atheists as terrorists.

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-orders-1000-lashes-and-tenyear-sentence-for-editor-of-website-that-discussed-religion-9338285.html

[tinfoilhat 11]

Do you think the Americans will go in to help spread freedom and democracy there? I don't.

[GLASGOWOODS 10]

While ever they have lots of oil and cash,they will get away with anything.

[RonJeremy 10]

Do you think the Americans will go in to help spread freedom and democracy there? I don't.

 

Be nice if someone did. They really are barbaric and unpleasant, subjugating their people in the name of religion.

[quicken 10]

Well it is the religion of peace

[SevenRivers 10]

Aren't you glad you live in a country that allows you to debate everything from Royalty to Religion on a public forum without fear of being flogged to almost certain death?

According to Human Rights Watch, Saudi Arabia have even past laws defining atheists as terrorists.

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-orders-1000-lashes-and-tenyear-sentence-for-editor-of-website-that-discussed-religion-9338285.html

 

You're clearly Islamophobic

Admit yourself to a psychiatric ward forthwith.

[melthebell 862]

and theyre our friends...in the region

[Leather man 10]

From the link...........

 

His punishment comes shortly after Saudi Arabia criticised Norway's human rights record and accused it of not doing enough to counter criticism of the prophet Mohammed.

 

The gulf state also demanded all criticism of religion and of the Prophet Mohammed be made illegal in Norway.

 

All i can say is

 

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and theyre our friends...in the region

 

With friends like these,,,,,,,,,,,

[RonJeremy 10]

and theyre our friends...in the region

 

I would rather hope the only true democracy in the region was our fwiend ...

[Oh Carol 10]

Aren't you glad you live in a country that allows you to debate everything from Royalty to Religion on a public forum without fear of being flogged to almost certain death?

According to Human Rights Watch, Saudi Arabia have even past laws defining atheists as terrorists.

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-orders-1000-lashes-and-tenyear-sentence-for-editor-of-website-that-discussed-religion-9338285.html

Mmmm!..............."heat and heathens" springs to mind!

[melthebell 862]

I would rather hope the only true democracy in the region was our fwiend ...

israel?

they are, but they arent whiter than white at killing and destroying either

[RonJeremy 10]

israel?

they are, but they arent whiter than white at killing and destroying either

 

No. But they are miles better than the others.