Hey look! It's our ALLIES!

[synabetic]

57 men in Saudi Arabia arrested for flirting at mall

Are you fucking kidding me? Seriously? Man, I know Saudi Arabia is just plain fucked up, but damn. I also love the part of the article where it says if these men accused of those heinous crimes can prove they weren't flirting, they don't have to stand trial.

That Saudi Arabia! They are so fair and

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[poh]

Yup, I hate Saudi Arabia.

[synabetic]

I have this strange feeling that many a Saudi Arabian hates Saudi Arabia.

[fossilapostle]

This just hit the news recently, too: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7244579.stm

"The illiterate woman was detained by religious police in 2005 and allegedly beaten and forced to fingerprint a confession that she could not read.

Among her accusers was a man who alleged she made him impotent."

Man, the phrase "religious police" gives me the worst case of chills EVER. I want these people as enemies, not allies, please.

[synabetic]

Gah. The content of that article makes me ill.

Hey, if Saudi became our enemies that means we'll actually be fighting injustice and tyranny. So it probably won't happen.

I mean, look at Darfur. They were butchering each other. Same thing with Rwanda and, well, half of the world. But we're not the World Police, right?

Unless it serves some rich assholes' interests, of course.

We need to get Haliburton and Blackwater contracts in Saudi Arabia, stat! Quickly, to the Freedom Mobile!

[robflynn]

That makes me sick. Is there anywhere good to live anymore?

[synabetic]

Here in Canadia is pretty darned nice, especially Victoria / Vancouver Island! :D

[geekalpha]

"War on Terra"

Wow! How did I miss that?

[synabetic]

Perhaps because you were busy engaging in Terraism of some sort?

Planting a tree or sorting recyclables, perhaps? Nefarious fiend!!!

[taufactor]

This all just makes me wish against insomnia. In the most urgent sort of way.

I already don't like this decade.

[black13]

You're surprised, after Saudi Arabia recently tried and conviced a woman for the crime of getting herself gang-raped?

After all, by Saudi logic, she had it coming for riding in a car with a man who wasn't her husband. So she provoked men into raping her, and then had to pay for the crime of provoking men.

[synabetic]

Oh, I'm never surprised by the Saudis. Ever.

I think I ranted about the story you mention, too.

"Saudi Logic" is like saying "Giraffe Astronaut". :P

But yeah... so messed up there. Ugh.