10, January
2016
Saudi Arabia
In yet
another blatant attempt to stifle free speech, Saudi Arabia executed a much
revered Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr and 46 other dissidents. Nimr had been
arrested multiple times, including his involvement in protests after the Arab
Spring uprising. His activism dates back to his grandfather who long stood in
opposition to Saudi oppression of the Shia minority. Nimr promoted a rare new
democratic model calling for the support of the oppressed against the
oppressor, no matter their religion, their sect and their ethnicity. He was a
unifying voice who won the admiration of many young Sunni men and women.
In
contrast with the grotesque ISIS head chopping spectacles that have stirred the
wrath of Washington and much of the Western world the Saudi’s who engage in
similar acts have been greeted with deafening silence.
With
declining oil prices the Saudi government has had to cut back on spending on a
population who have long been pampered and insulated from that dreaded 4-letter
word, WORK, importing large numbers of foreign workers to perform menial labor.
Unconcerned about human rights violations by the Saudis, the US has supplied close
to $100 billion in weapons sales during the past five years, including banned
cluster bombs which have been used against a largely civilian population in
neighboring Yemen. Rivers of Saudi money and weapons have also flowed to the
demonic ISIS. Furthermore, the Saudis have exported their harsh brand of Islam,
Wahhabism and funded Madrassas (religious schools) to ensure a steady stream of
new terrorist recruits willing to commit egregious acts against infidels to
ensure a coveted place in the afterlife
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