BS: Saudi Arabian visit to UK

Subject: BS: Saudi Arabian visit to UK
From: Victor in Mapperton
Date: 01 Nov 07 - 07:54 PM

How do you feel about the UK visit of the Saudi king who supports
Human Rights violations Against Women, Children and Foreigners ?

It's hard to watch a man that condones such draconian laws being greeted by our government and Royal family and nobody pulling this old basket to task.

Listening to a guy on the radio today going on about how much Saudi spend in this country on arms and aircraft each year that we should be eternally grateful to them.


Personally I think it's all about kissing an oily old ass !

Subject: RE: BS: Saudi Arabian visit to UK
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 Nov 07 - 08:13 PM

I find something imbalanced about it.

He comes to a banquet here - they serve no alcohol to anyone to avoid offending him.

Suppose our Queen goes to a banquet there - do they serve her alcohol if she wishes?

Do we want to be kept boys?

Subject: RE: BS: Saudi Arabian visit to UK
From: Little Hawk
Date: 01 Nov 07 - 09:05 PM

It's politics, guys. This sort of thing has been going one since the Egyptian Pharaohs. It has nothing to do with principles, everything to do with expediency.

Subject: RE: BS: Saudi Arabian visit to UK
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 Nov 07 - 02:55 PM

I like a sense of morality in things. Of course, it has to be my morality.