Under the Bush administration the special relationship that America has is with Saudi Arabia. No foreign official, including Britain's PM and Bush succubus Tony Blair, has enjoyed the kind of oval office access that was afforded to the ex-Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar. We have long known that the Middle Eastern kingdom was not a haven of democracy or human rights but now Human Rights Watch has been given admittedly restricted access to the country in order to investigate allegations of abuses and the news isn't good. Of course those on the right will explain it away as just the predictable indictment from an allegedly left wing organisation. The sensible rest of the would do well to pay heed of who our "friends" are.
The HRW investigators where kept under 24 hour surveillance but still managed to uncover "unfair trials, detention of children and oppression of women and foreign laborers". Imagine what they may have uncovering had they been given unfettered access.
HRW news release
The HRW investigators where kept under 24 hour surveillance but still managed to uncover "unfair trials, detention of children and oppression of women and foreign laborers". Imagine what they may have uncovering had they been given unfettered access.
HRW news release
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