saudi arabia politics

Looking like a one man coup at the moment. Since this is Monarchy and not a democracy there is no real way to take control other than becoming the king. Effectively it was a tribal collective of the original king. No more...

... in 2015. But it's a start. I believe it's inevitable that liberalization of women's roles will occur in Islamic Arab countries. It's just a matter of time.

Is it any wonder that most of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudis, when even today in the latest revisions Saudi textbooks still teach things like this: c) is the correct answer. :boggled: I know! Let's boycott Saudi oil until they fix this! :covereyes

Our friends, the Saudis, continue to wage the good fight against terrorists: That's a really good program they have there. An average of 1.5 meetings per terrorist gets a 47% success rate in getting them to renounce terrorism. On the Arabian Peninsula, at least. No word on whether or not...

It makes me sick to my stomach that we're "allies" with these people. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_mideast_afp/saudiwomenrightsjustice_071115145104

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/013/328rmach.asp?pg=1 ...full article Could be interesting.

Osama bin Ladin has complained that Saudi Arabia is an oppressive regime supported by U.S. dollars. Westerners look at the regimented Saudi life and agree, "yep, it's repressive." However, I think it's important to understand that OBL's complaint regarding repression is quite different from...