King of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah dies.

[BlockDpete]

I'm surprise no one has mentioned yet....

Minutes silence, minutes applause or will the club put HMs photo on the big screen?

 

[topbanana36]

Well; Tony Blair speaks well of him.......

A friend to all terrorists ****

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Women can drive in Saudi with their husbands permission the same as the can hold a passport with their husbands permission, although the not driving is seen as a status symbol ie being chauffeured around.

They are allowed to fly planes though. Just so long as they get a lift or are accompanied by a suitable male to the airport

 

[Bry Nylon]

I'm surprise no one has mentioned yet....

Minutes silence, minutes applause or will the club put HMs photo on the big screen?

Maybe we should just get lashed up? After all, it is what he what have wanted.

 

[Igzilla]

So we fly flags in the UK at half mast.
Was he a good guy?

Louise Mensch doesn't think so... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/louise-mensch-says-fk-you-in-explosive-tweets-about-david-cameron-saudi-embassy-and-the-queen-over-king-abdullah-tributes-9998709.html

 

[The Fifth Column]

The King of a backward and brutal totalitarian state dies and our government are offering platitudes and condolences! Good riddance to this medieval dictator however hes replaced by a clone so no change there. The reality of all the western leaders queuing up to check in with the Saudi's is that they just want to make sure their defence contracts and oil supplies are all still secure. Without the oil it would just be an ignored sandy wasteland of nomadic camel herders.

 

[symyjym]

The King of a backward and brutal totalitarian state dies and our government are offering platitudes and condolences! Good riddance to this medieval dictator however hes replaced by a clone so no change there. The reality of all the western leaders queuing up to check in with the Saudi's is that they just want to make sure their defence contracts and oil supplies are all still secure. Without the oil it would just be an ignored sandy wasteland of nomadic camel herders.

The West falls over with contradiction. Assad and even Gadaffi are/were far more modern than Saudi.

 

[Don Quixote]

Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good
They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home
Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned

 

[clungemeister]

Are you suggesting the Arab Spring was a bad thing ?

 

[The Fifth Column]

Of course it was. Practically every country involved has been put back 100 years and is being taken over by Jihadists.

For the first time I find myself nodding in agreement with you Mustafa! Hard to argue otherwise when you look at Libya which now has no real legitimate government, its society and infrastructure is in tatters and it is now effectively just a collection of city states ruled by various different factions. Egypt isn't in much better shape but is showing some signs of recovery but primarily only in the tourist hotspots. Syria? Well anyone claiming the uprising there has been anything other than a humanitarian disaster would be a fool. Of course revolution is rarely bloodless and you could argue that there is a chance that it could be a positive thing in the long term but all the signs are that the Arab uprisings have led to more bloodshed, killings and extremism than before.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Quite frankly it's better to have the ruling Saudi monarchy than a post revolutionary regime consisting of the majority in the country that support ISIS and their like. If this happens the Middle East will be in total turmoil.

 

[pauli cee]

Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good
They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home
Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned

Possibly my favourite tune, The Black Crowes did a great cover of it....

 

[pastafarian]

Of course it was. Practically every country involved has been put back 100 years and is being taken over by Jihadists.

agree

backwards peoples,backwards values,backwards cultures.

what on earth were they thinking tinkering with modernity,freedom and democracy.They should stick to what they are good at.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Are you suggesting the Arab Spring was a bad thing ?

Not exactly great as far as Syria, Libya, Yemen or Egypt is concerned.