Robert Fisk, one of the staunchest supporters of Muslims in the West is having a well deserved go at the Wahhabi ideology of Saudi Arabia, and explains where it all originated. As always, an excellent article that everyone ought to read. And do not forget to lobby your own politicians for the release of the blogger who has been flogged and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Saudis are special, aren’t they? Fifteen of the 19 hijackers of 9/11 were Saudis – and George W Bush immediately arranged for leading Saudis (including some from the House of Bin Laden) to be freighted out of America to safety. Osama was himself a Saudi (later de-citizened). The Taliban were financed and armed by the Saudis; the Taliban’s Organisation for the “Promotion of Virtue and the Suppression of Vice” was identical to the Saudi-Wahabi religious police in Riyadh and Jeddah. So precious are the Saudis to us, that Tony Blair was able to close down a British police inquiry into Anglo-Saudi bribery. “National interest” was at stake. Ours, of course, not theirs.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:10:31 +0000
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