Re: Saudi punishes gang rape victim with 200 lashes
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For me, the saliet points are:
1) A country that has a law that says allows a woman to be given 200 lashes for sitting in a car with the wrong person is a f*cked up place.
2) That this country is our strong ally puts a lie to our claim that a major concern of our foreign policy is the spreading democracy and human dignity.
3) Continuing our dependency on foreign oil is a tragedy politically, economically, and environmentally. It puts us in bed with the likes of Chavez, Ahmadinejad, Putin, the crew "running" Iraq, and the sheiks who think it's good policy to have the state decide who you can sit in a car with.
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very good post. Im sad that America has been forced to ally itself with these types of countries. America used to be a beacon for what was right. Hopefully it will change. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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