Thread: Perks of penance for Saudi jihadis
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Old 07-12-2008, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Oregon Elephant View Post
I'd say that it is a good thing that it came from them as that is a sign that they are getting better (less opressive and violent), so it is like saving two birds with one band-aid (I was going to go with the killing two birds thing, but I felt that was a little negative of what is going on).
Maybe, but it does nothing to tackle the plethora of human rights abuses, call me cynical but it seems like Saudi is tackling the one issue it needs to keep America sweet, i.e. Islamic terrorism. The rest of it America's leaders don't care about so the Saudi regime won't bother sorting them.
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