On AlterNet: saudi arabia
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Johann Hari, Independent UK. November 17, 2009.
Former radical Islamists share their tales of why they turned to extremism, and why they repented.
AlterNet AlterNet: WorldOctober 26, 2009.
The ruling follows the sentencing of a man to jail and 1,000 lashes after he appeared on a show and talked about his sexual exploits.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 5, 2009.
There's no reason for any of these prisoners, several of whom were cleared under Bush, to be held for one minute longer.
Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. October 1, 2009.
Apparently even Saudi Arabia is on board with the idea of an Israeli strike on Iran.
Arundhati Roy, Tomdispatch.com. September 30, 2009.
What's next in a world where democracy has been so hollowed out?
Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 8, 2009.
A federal appeals court has ruled that Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for the wrongful detention of Abdullah Al-Kidd.
Agence France Presse July 27, 2009.
Abu Ali was held in Saudi jails for two years before being extradited to the U.S. He claims he was tortured into confessing to the plot by Saudi authorities.
Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. July 1, 2009.
Almost everyone on both sides of the political aisle agrees that Saudi Arabia is a key ally of the United States in the Middle East. Why?
Jared Levy, Ali Gharib, IPS News. June 6, 2009.
Many analysts view the elections through the lens of the struggle between U.S. and Iranian regional hegemonic aspirations.
Agence France PresseJune 4, 2009.
"There is so much fear, so much mistrust," the president said. "But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 25, 2009.
Amnesty International finds that while the world as a whole is moving away from the death penalty, executions went up last year.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 13, 2009.
The plan involves 100 Yemeni detainees and is opposed by the government of Yemen, which argues it has its own program for ex-jihadists.
Daniel Luban, Jim Lobe, IPS News. March 11, 2009.
The resignation of Obama's pick for National Intelligence Council Chair is a blow to hopes for a new approach to Israel-Palestine issues.
Rob Larson, AlterNet. January 30, 2009.
The Clinton Foundation is funded by the people, governments and companies that help create the problems the charity seeks to address.
Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. July 8, 2008.
In a stunning move, the Iraqi PM floats the idea of a timetable, while Bush -- and McCain -- continue to insist on indefinite occupation.
Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. June 24, 2008.
In the absence of a reliable Congress, we need to make personal sacrifices. Turn down the thermostat. Ditch the SUV.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 21, 2008.
Five years after we invaded Iraq, the American taxpayers who paid for this grand imperial adventure are rewarded with skyrocketing gas prices.
Daniel Howden, Rachel Shields, Independent UK. April 21, 2008.
In Saudi Arabia, women literally belong to men. A new report describes the demoralizing reality of this gender apartheid system.
Michael T. Klare, The Nation. March 27, 2008.
Within the Bush administration, the 'military option' remains as popular as ever.
Jon Ponder, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. February 13, 2008.
This is, of course, the country that, two years ago sentenced a woman who had been raped by seven men to 200 lashes and six months in prison.
Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. February 5, 2008.
Doesn’t it give you a warm fuzzy feeling that these misogynist thugs are our allies?
Barry Lando, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 17, 2008.
While Bush was suggesting Arabs might lower their oil prices, they were using their profits to pick up a slice of America's most powerful bank.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. January 16, 2008.
Even Osama bin Laden and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad scored higher in a poll last month.
Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. January 16, 2008.
If the GOP assumes they can separate Bush's catastrophic polices from the damage those policies have on the US economy, they're in for a surprise.
Barry Lando, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 15, 2008.
Bush is promising the Saudis 20 billion dollars in sophisticated weapons—including 121 million dollars worth of precision guided bombs.
