Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[seabass]

>>>How about no rape rooms for his sons amusement?
How about no chopping off of hands of his critics
How about holding free elections??<<<


Trying to figure out what's up with your bleeding heart here. Did a search of your posts under "Saudi Arabia" and found that you seem to hold that country in rather high regard. Above all......I sure as hell didn't find any reservations on your part over the treatment of Saudi women. You see......the Saudis not only rape women as a sport but their "justice system" also punishes rape victims to lashes in public square for allowing themselves to be raped.


"The case, which has sparked media scrutiny of the Saudi legal system, centers on a married woman. The 19-year-old and an unrelated man were abducted, and she was raped by a group of seven men more than a year ago, according to Abdulrahman al-Lahim, the attorney who represented her in court.

The woman was originally sentenced in October 2006 to 90 lashes. But that sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in prison by the Qatif General Court, because she spoke to the media about the case, a court source told Middle Eastern daily newspaper Arab News."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/20/saudi.rape.victim/index.html



Also didn't see any grief expressed over the absence of free elections in SA.

"Saudi Arabia has no parliament, instead there is a national "Consultative Council" who are 150 Saudi citizens that are appointed by the king for a period of four years to serve as an advisory role. The size of the council has been increasing steadily over the years, and it does have its own committees and a limited ability to discuss proposed legislation, but its primary function is to advise the king.

No political parties or labor unions are permitted to exist. In the 1990s the Arab Socialist Action Party and the Communist Party of Saudi Arabia were disbanded and their members were released from jail, after agreeing to cease and desist their political activities. The Green Party of Saudi Arabia appears to be the only active political party in the kingdom, but they are an illegal organization.

In 2005, the first Saudi Arabian municipal elections were held, but as they were non-partisan elections, no political parties were allowed."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Saudi_Arabia


So what's with your selective outrage? Tell you what I think. Iraqi politics plays a big role in the legacy of a republican president (and a republican party) you hold dear while SA doesn't. Pretty close?