February 17, 2006
Not big believers in free speech
Looks like $11M for beheading. Though getting paid would be tough. Less money in this offer. How much are the Saudis offering?
It's important to look at what the rioters are really interested in in Pakistan.
On another front, looking at the timeline, it's clear that the Saudi actions of 26 January are the true trigger for the "row." What is it that the Saudis are wagging the dog for? The tortured Briton seems like a minor matter to the House of Saud. Everyone knows that the Saudis torture people. After all, doesn't Bush send "enemies of the people" there for special treatment? Let's see, what else was going on in the Saudi desert? Oh yeah, a bunch of people died in a stampede just as in years past. And the hostel collapse that killed seventy other people. Was the anger over these Haj failures redirected? Could be.
