The hatred of Saudis for Shiites like in Syria, Iraq and Iran is manifested in the funding of ISIS and the thousands of Sunni sons and daughters joining to fight the Shias because of the hundreds of thousands of Sunni deaths in Syria at the hands of Shiites.
At
a time when the free world is sorting out foreign policy toward the
Arab and Islamic world, Saudi Arabia serves up an instance to factor in
with all of the other evidence. Saudi Arabia is a "frenemy" which
sometimes appears as an ally, but most always is conflicted with
American values. Saudi…
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Official hatred: Saudis confirm disdain for Shiites
Because
of its Wahhabi history, Saudi Arabia is torn on what to do about the
new Islamic State. Former MI-6 agent and Founder of the Conflicts Forum,
Alastair Crooke, joins Marc to discuss.
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At a time when the free world is sorting out foreign policy toward the Arab and Islamic world, Saudi Arabia
serves up an instance to factor in with all of the other evidence.
Saudi Arabia is a "frenemy" which sometimes appears as an ally, but most
always is conflicted with American values.
Screenshot from The Jourbney of Karbala showing Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr
Screenshot from The Jourbney of Karbala
Saudi Arabia helps in the fight against ISIS while there are those
among the Saudis that are partly responsible for its existence and for
radical SunniIslam.
Tolerance for Saudi Arabia’s conflicted behavior is from its holding great wealth from petroleum.
As dependence on foreign oil wanes in view of nations pursuing
economic sustainability based on renewable energy, tolerance for Saudi
and other Arab nation transgressions is growing short. Alliances must be
considered short-term and for convenience and necessity.
The news is that Saudi Arabia has issued a death sentence for a Shia
leader. Muslim sects are opposed to one another and that conflict is
manifest in the war in Iraq, Syria and most everywhere else in the
Middle East. It is fundamentally about the absence of tolerance in the
Islamic faith. While some might argue that tolerance is possible, the
evidence demonstrates otherwise.
That is why the free world is said to be at war with Islam. Unless
and until the faith amends its beliefs such that it can coexist
peacefully in the world, the religion loses its status as such to become
nothing more than a terroristic belief system bent on the destruction
of humanity. For that, there will be no tolerance.
“Nimr Baqir al-Nimr was arrested in 2012 and ill-treated
during his two-year detention, much of it spent in solitary confinement.
He was denied surgery for bullet wounds suffered when he was arrested.
He was charged with “disobeying the ruler”, “inciting sectarian strife”,
and encouraging and leading demonstrations.” http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/16/saudi-arabia-death-sentence-shia-nimr-baqir-human-rights
The charges against him may have merit, to some extent. His treatment as a prisoner was inhumane. The government in Saudi Arabia is not democratically pluralistic and it does not implement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
For Americans observing this from the outside, it is just more
evidence of how vastly out of step Arab nations are with the free world.
Posted here is a quote from a petition posted to demonstrate support
for the accused. It is just more evidence that what the Saudis appear to
be against is his call for democracy.
"Sheikh Nimr of Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death
after his arrest in July 2012 due to the fact that he supported the
pro-democracy protests during the Arab Spring.
We can’t let Saudi Arabia get away with executing a man for
supporting democracy. This petition has less than 3000 signatures at the
moment and it needs a hell of a lot more. Please sign & signal
boost this to stop an innocent man from being killed." http://thejourneyofkarbala.tumblr.com/
At
a time when the free world is sorting out foreign policy toward the
Arab and Islamic world, Saudi Arabia serves up an instance to factor in
with all of the other evidence. Saudi Arabia is a "frenemy" which
sometimes appears as an ally, but most always is conflicted with
American values. Saudi…
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Religiously, the Saudi people want all Shiites dead in the world. However, politically this is tricky because ISIS which champions this belief too would wipe out all Sunni Governments in the Middle East. So, by the Saudi Government saying that they hate Shiites it allows ISIS to perceive the Saudi government as being partially "on their side" so they would be less likely to attack Saudi Arabia (at least for now) to overthrow the government there. You might find other Sunni Governments in the middle east speaking this kind of rhetoric too in order to allow their governments to survive a bit longer in the face of ISIS and now Ebola.
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