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- inactive, on 02/15/2009, -3/+123Hmm. It sounds like he's doing some good stuff.
- Ellrick, on 02/15/2009, -5/+103I think the "religious establishment" is pissed he became a Ninja.
- 7Wiseguy, on 02/16/2009, -5/+96That's a start. I am a Muslim and I can practice my faith more freely here in Canada then Saudi Arabia. I hope he kicks out the rest of these ultra-conservative Wahhabi *****, too.
- TakeMyCrabs, on 02/15/2009, -11/+83He's been drinking western cool-aid. ;~)
- GinsuGuy585, on 02/15/2009, -2/+69Those responsible for sacking
the people who have just been sacked,
have been sacked. - foxtrot3, on 02/15/2009, -3/+60A very positive move, to say the least.
- X0rn, on 02/15/2009, -3/+53yea, but these countries still have a loooong way to go. What they call moderate is still extreme by our standards.
- lilamae, on 02/15/2009, -2/+45About time.
- Azerael, on 02/16/2009, -1/+38Stand down, Colonel Killjoy, stand down.
- solid12345, on 02/16/2009, -5/+41The most unfortunate part about the Saudi establishment is a big part of the royal family is western educated and if they could, would ditch the wizard robes tomorrow and let their wives hair loose but they have to suck up to the Islamic clerics to keep from getting overthrown and their heads lopped off.
So many people keep pointing to the links between Al-Queda and Saudi Arabia, but that is the direct reason we keep them so in our pocket, its either stabilize a royal family that on the outset pretends to be fundamentalist Muslims or face ACTUAL extremists getting into power, it is a fine line we walk. - redwolfwalker, on 02/16/2009, -4/+34May this signal a wave of fresh thought and freedom
- burketo, on 02/16/2009, -3/+27kicking out the crazies, one small step at a time.
It's a wierd thing to see but it seems in the middle east it is the kings that end up modernizing their countries. A similar thing happened in Qatar. They used to be almost the same as saudi but they are quite moderate now. - inactive, on 02/16/2009, -8/+31God, save us from our religions.
- evomenthe, on 02/16/2009, -1/+21This is why Digg should require users to at least click the link before allowing them to comment.
- doyouwash, on 02/16/2009, -2/+20I am very happy about this.
Sure, the changes aren't ground-breaking, but the king has to be careful or face serious backlash. One step at a time is the best we can hope for. - inevitablity, on 02/16/2009, -0/+16Maybe it has something to do with them getting expensive western educations and then looking back at the home life like, wtf?
- Zubata, on 02/16/2009, -15/+30The chief financiers of terror in the world make a token gesture of civility. Let's all clap.
- ChristBehemoth, on 02/16/2009, -0/+14they're just ***** done professionally
- punkcat, on 02/16/2009, -1/+13"changes came on Valentine's Day, a busy time for the religious police, who are entrusted with ensuring that no one marks the banned holiday."
yeah maybe they are a bit extreme...i just need more evidence before i can really make up my mind. - TiiizDotCom, on 02/16/2009, -4/+14Has anyone seen "Richest People Of The Middle East"?
http://hight3ch.com/post/the-richest-people-of-the ...
Its a must see... - MoClippa, on 02/16/2009, -1/+11Regardless of what it may seem like, the Saudi's have been at odds with the religious establishment since just after the states creation. In 1929-32 they violently took out the radical Ikhwan (brotherhood) tribes, and integrated elements of them into the system that were less threatening to them. That initial control got lax, and for various reasons the monarchy had to give them a more prominent role again, but by 1979 elements of those former radical tribes second generation as well as the various discontented dogmatic groups violently took over Mecca.
Since then, picking up steam in the 1990s, and then rapidly becoming policy after 2001, the Saudi government has been attempting to throw a slow and soft coup at its higher echelons and along the social base by integrating businessmen (who are not secular, but rather practice a more moderated Islam) into all policy making positions, as well as lowering the scope and influence of religious schools and increasing education establishments that are more secular in orientation. It may be a case of too little too late, and the ability and willingness of the government to push through its reform agenda in any significant way is up for debate, however attempting to fully reorient and recalibrate a religious and isolationist society is no easy task, particularily when ruling Saudi is also to hold the title of "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". Before replying, bare in mind I've been talking about internal policies, foreign policy is shifting but not to the same degree, however is should be noted that is more out of geopolitical interest then the solely the propagation of messianic dogma. - TheTaoOfBill, on 02/15/2009, -19/+28The Saudi King will be dead by sundown.
- inactive, on 02/16/2009, -2/+11FTA
"a woman from the eastern city of Qatif was raped but received more lashes than one of her seven assailants. The judge ordered the punishment because she was in a car with a man who is not a relative when the two were intercepted by their attackers. "
Ah; well that's all right then. She was flogged not because she was a rape victim, but because she was in a car alone with somebody who was not a relative. That's probably also why they were intercepted and the women raped.
Good to know. - Neuro421, on 02/16/2009, -2/+10What's with all the scoffing? When muslims commit acts of violence that we deem excessive, we're quick to demonize them, but when the Saudi king takes a step in the other direction we just dismiss it as PR?
Rather than hoping for the best, you want instead that they should continue oppressing human rights so that we can retain our moral high ground?
Give me a break. - AmandaQ, on 02/16/2009, -1/+8ITA. Between the insane Ulama and the corrupt monarchy, SA is just about the worst place on earth to be a Muslim. WWMD if he saw the way that country is being run today?
- ZincSaucier, on 02/16/2009, -0/+7mikepunk doesn't seem like the type of guy who is interested in reading a great deal on any subject
- flashingcurser, on 02/15/2009, -8/+14Token.
- DirtPile, on 02/16/2009, -4/+10The King is dead. Long live the King.
::sighs:: - ThunderGodNick, on 02/16/2009, -3/+9Cheap oil does that.
- sLm4ever, on 02/16/2009, -0/+6by the way, it's not the religious dude that was replaced... the king replaced many ministers too...
but I'm surprised that the news here only focused on this issue... - roodammy44, on 02/16/2009, -0/+6The royal family have always been at odds with the religious establishment.
They've only given them control of the schools and daily life just to hang on to power. - TheVirus, on 02/16/2009, -0/+6It's never too late. It's not like the game ends tomorrow. These changes will continue to have an effect long after we're gone.
- millerftw, on 02/16/2009, -3/+9Saying they shouldn't behead station owners is nothing to get a pat on the back for. Still its nice that they seem to be moving forward in some sense.
- solid12345, on 02/16/2009, -1/+7We didn't put the royal family in power, they won the territory through warfare in the 1920s.
- doyouwash, on 02/16/2009, -4/+10Sadly, this could be true....
- kashk5, on 02/16/2009, -10/+16"A Saudi woman is seen outside a mosque in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Feb. 14"
Gotta love that reading comprehension - sLm4ever, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5damn, looks like you are a big expert on this :) ...
maybe you should work with the Saudi Royal Guard Regiment - Norumeni, on 02/16/2009, -1/+6Please go back to school. Now.
- katalysis, on 02/16/2009, -2/+7http://digg.com/world_news/Saudi_King_Dismisses_2_ ...
Submitted two hours before this one. Digg is a plutocratic sham. There, I said it. - DouglasQ, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5Yeah, we should really spent a moment to think about morality before we dissuede murder.
- Paranor01, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5@manogamez: The religious establishment is the problem. They create all the other problems because they are in rule. It's just like the Spanish Inquisition times! Theocracies always end badly, unless they change.
- HeyArnold, on 02/16/2009, -2/+7what on earth drives anyone to follow any religion at all??
Yea, read some history, and see that A LOT more than 1/7 of the worlds population holds on to medieval superstition. Some people really need to try thinking for themselves. - TheGoat7, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Good *****, but not enough good *****.
- berroci, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Yes, isn't it funny when people say that certain things are racist, and they aren't racist at all? If you're interested in reading a great deal on this subject, I can direct you to an amusing comic strip called Mallard Fillmore.
- inactive, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4/s
You forgot the /s, diggers cannot understand a sarcastic joke without the /s command.
I forgot /s once, wife left me with the kids, lost my home, my job. My life is ruined man.
/s - EvilLordBanana, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Burried because your name is ebaumsoldier.
- quaxon, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4kinda like how what we call liberal is actually quite conservative in nearly every other developed country.
- JaseFace, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4That's nice, but it doesn't matter. Saudi Arabia is still the main exporter of extremist religious ideology in the world. In terms of religious fanaticism, they make Iran look like France.
- m0llusk, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Wahhabi doctrines are actually dramatically apart from mainstream Sunni thought.
- ZincSaucier, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4i agree with you.. but we must refuse to place it there. no better way to ruin a sarcastic joke than telling people what it is. if i told that joke in a room of people the only ones worth entertaining would be the ones who knew i was joking
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