1. According to the New York Times, "Saudi Arabia and Libya, both considered allies by the United States in its fight against terrorism, were the source of about 60 percent of the foreign fighters who came to Iraq in the past year to serve as suicide bombers or to facilitate other attacks."2. In other news about our #1 oil dealer:
US Democratic party presidential contenders say they are outraged at a Saudi court increasing the punishment handed to a gang-rape victim.The woman was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail because she was in an unrelated man's car. The car was attacked by a gang who raped her.
Do we need any more reasons to convince us that the Saudis are NOT our friends (as if it's not enough that 15 or 19 hijackers on 9/11 came from that country). Also, do we need any more reasons to scrap the gas guzzler?
Disgraceful:
http://www.state.gov...
MR. MCCORMACK: No, it's -- no, that's not it at all. Look, you have a situation that I think most individuals, for example in our country, just don't understand. We don't understand how something like this could happen. That said, these kinds of decisions are going to have to be decisions that the people of that country, in this case Saudi Arabia, are going to have to take for themselves. We can express our views about that, but ultimately it's going to be up to the individual countries to decide whether or not they are going to take into account the views from the outside world.QUESTION: When you say, Sean, we have expressed our astonishment, does that -- is that just from you from the podium or has a representation been made to the Saudi Government that --
MR. MCCORMACK: I am not aware of any direct contact with the Saudis on this issue.
Yeah.