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I'm sure we can expect condemnation from Obama sometime soon......maybe not. Must be nice being an ally to the US, you can get away with murder with zero repercussions. Money talks

Yes, and those who don´t play ball get bombed into oblivion. That´s behavior you´d expect from psychopaths. But how in the hell is there a constant supply of retards/psychopaths to always vote those psychopaths into office?

There's no other reason to be interested in the area. Oil is the only asset they have which interests the US. Our interest in the Middle East really can be that simple.

Oh sure.

If the wife didn't protest her husband's treatment, she would be accused by Islamic law of rebelling against her husband, and the sentence would likely have been death for her. The Muslim Brotherhood of Canada would have assassinated her. Poor lady. Caught between a rock and a hard place.

Have you ever read about Islam in your life, do not talk about any religion unless you have gone through. Islam is a religion chosen by God. Islam teaches the way of practicing every day life. Do not jump on conclusion about Islam just by the way of erratic attitude of some people in Islamic community. They are humans not angels that they do not make any mistakes. However, nowhere I support Saudi Arabia the way they handle foreign relations.

What is it that causes this great and eternal love between the U.S. and Saudi regimes? Apart from both always being manned by certifiable fruitcakes of course. Or maybe that´s just it. It can´t be just oil.

Barbaric Law, without oil Saudi would be equivalent internationally to North Korea.

Things seems to have worsened in Saudi Arabia, ever since the new King (Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud) took over. The previous king (Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud) was certainly not a saint, but he was at least better than the current one. Some of the disturbing signals from Saudi Arabia, since the new King took over the reigns:

http://www.mintpressnews.com/number-of-saudi-arabian-executions-beheading-soar-in-2015/206139/

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/06/08/Saudi-Arabia-and-Iran-heading-to-war-.html

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33036136
 

Islam... what a plague to this planet.  In fact all religions have brought nothing but pain, torture and death.

Saudi court upholds blogger's 10 years and 1,000 lashes

7 June 2015
 
Raif Badawi's family have warned he could die if the 1,000 lashes are carried out
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has upheld the sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment on blogger Raif Badawi, despite a foreign outcry.
Speaking from Canada, his wife Ensaf Haidar told the BBC she feared his punishment would start again on Friday.
Badawi was arrested in 2012 for "insulting Islam through electronic channels".
Saudi authorities sent his case for review amidst global protests, after the first round of lashes in January.
For four years Badawi ran the Liberal Saudi Network, which encouraged online debate on religious and political issues.
Ms Haidar said she had held high hopes that her husband was about to be released, but he remained less optimistic.
When they last spoke three days ago he told her not to expect him home in the near future.
She called on the countries and rights groups that had campaigned for her husband's release to mobilise once more.
Amnesty International activists held a protest demanding the release of blogger Raif Badawi in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Berlin on 22 May 2015
Protests were held following Badawi's first flogging by the kingdom
Badawi received his first 50 lashes in January, but subsequent floggings have been postponed.
A shaky video taken on a mobile phone showed Badawi being lashed by a member of the security forces.
The footage prompted international protests which were repeated every Friday, the scheduled day for the beatings.
In March, the kingdom expressed "surprise and dismay" at international criticism over the punishment.
At the time, the foreign ministry issued a statement saying it rejected interference in its internal affairs.
It is not clear why Badawi has not yet endured a second round though a medical report found he was not fit for the punishment.
Saudi Arabia enforces a strict version of Islamic law and does not tolerate political dissent. It has some of the highest social media usage rates in the region, and has cracked down on domestic online criticism.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33039815