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Our allies in the War on Terror have put a woman in jail - her crime was being gang raped by seven men. Her original punishment was 90 lashes...but now is 200 lashes and 6 months in prison for speaking out to the press.
That is.. just too wrong for me to comprehend. Why would anyone on this earth ever even come close to consider the mere thought of punishing someone who was gang raped?
Read the article.
She went out too meet a man that was not related too her which is forbidden in Saudi law. It was for this offense and not the fact she was raped that she was charged.
I have also read elsewhere when a married woman is raped, her husband is considered the injured party, not the woman.
The US has no business calling this country allies. They are an insult to human rights.
Read the article.
She went out too meet a man that was not related too her which is forbidden in Saudi law. It was for this offense and not the fact she was raped that she was charged.
I have also read elsewhere when a married woman is raped, her husband is considered the injured party, not the woman.
The US has no business calling this country allies. They are an insult to human rights.
So, I've been hit with a red dot with no name. At least the mods let you know who they are. How off topic when speaking of Saudi Arabia as an ally, all assets included?
So, I've been hit with a red dot with no name. At least the mods let you know who they are. How off topic when speaking of Saudi Arabia as an ally, all assets included?
I would ask a mod to look at it, I see nothing off topic about what you are saying.
We tolerate all kinds of behavior from Saudi because we are whores for the oil, its that simple. Including HUGE human rights infringements like the ones described in this article.
Too bad the right wingers can't accept the reality of that, see right and wrong without the RED tinted glasses.
Read the article.
She went out too meet a man that was not related too her which is forbidden in Saudi law. It was for this offense and not the fact she was raped that she was charged.
I have also read elsewhere when a married woman is raped, her husband is considered the injured party, not the woman.
The US has no business calling this country allies. They are an insult to human rights.
I agree. We need to develop alternatives to fossil fuels so we can flip the Saudis the bird and they can go eff themselves.
I particularly enjoyed these lines. Comforting to know these guys are helping us against all the EvilDoers out there.
In a statement issued to CNN, Saudi Ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir said, "This case is working its way through the legal process. I have no doubt that justice will prevail."
"We would like to state that the system has ensured them the right to object to the ruling and to request an appeal," the statement continued, "without resorting to sensationalism through the media that may not be fair or may not grant anyone any rights, and instead may negatively affect all the other parties involved in the case."
The statement also described the progress of the woman's case and explained that it was heard by a panel of three judges, not one judge "as mentioned in some media reports."
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