King of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah dies.

[Guerrero]

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

 

[Bry Nylon]

On one hand he was, but on the other hand... oh, where's my other hand gone?

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Well, it's like this....

Human rights record...awful
Do we sell them arms....yes
Do we buy their oil.....yes

 

[vegster]

He was a good guy, well, he never got stoned.

 

[Guerrero]

Or drunk?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'm pleased to see his successor plans to carry on hid brutal regime.

RIP

 

[Screaming J]

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

 

[spence]

I'm pleased to see his successor plans to carry on hid brutal regime.

RIP

Makes you wonder if ruling by an iron fist in the middle east is the correct and stable way to rule though. No Arab spring there.

 

[Screaming J]

Makes you wonder if ruling by an iron fist in the middle east is the correct and stable way to rule though. No Arab spring there.

Hmm.....Allegedly a moderniser; but who has left a legacy where women aren't allowed to drive cars; and people gets sentenced to 1000 lashes. No effing thank you.

 

[Ulloa's Soul Patch]

It's not my flag...so they can do what they like with it

 

[catfish]

And 'Call Me Dave' rushes off to pay his repects to the old tyrant.

 

[vegster]

One of his biggest errors was refusing to let women drive, which means lots of unnecessary drunk drivers as their Mrs's can't collect them from the pub.

 

[Common as Mook]

where women aren't allowed to drive cars;

Seems a sensible policy to me

 

[Superphil]

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

Quite.

And 'Call Me Dave' rushes off to pay his repects to the old tyrant.

Sadly, whether you like it or not, it's called diplomacy, if Milliband were PM, he'd have gone.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Is this not standard practice when any head of state dies? It is just respecting the dead after all.

I guess they will also do it when Uncle Bob dies, if he ever does of course.

 

[Lethargic]

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.

Having been to Saudi and seen first hand I am in no way justifying this medieval dictatorship hopefully the next King will drag the country into the 18th century.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Makes you wonder if ruling by an iron fist in the middle east is the correct and stable way to rule though. No Arab spring there.

Are you suggesting the Arab Spring was a bad thing ?

 

[vegster]

Just caught the end of a piece on the new king on 5Live, it appears he wants to maintain the Status Quo, so at least thats a step in the right direction and a nice little thank you for Francis and Rick.

 

[vegster]

Are you suggesting the Arab Spring was a bad thing ?

Not as useful as an Arab Strap.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

And 'Call Me Dave' rushes off to pay his repects to the old tyrant.

I bet his Mrs won't be driving the hire car.