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Inhuman Monsters: Islamic State vs Saudi Arabia
Fun game time. Let’s see who are the most inhuman monsters in the Middle East, ISIS or Saudi Arabia.
— ISIS commits terror acts against Western targets. Almost all of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi, and most believe that Saudi money in part funded 9/11, and that Saudi money in part funds ISIS. Winner: Saudi.
— ISIS beheads people. Saudi beheads people. In 2014, the Saudis beheaded 59 people. The headcount, as it were, for ISIS is unknown. Winner: So, ISIS, by a nose.
— Both ISIS and the Saudis cite the Koran, Islamic teachings (the hadith) and Sharia law as justification for their brutal acts. Winner: Tie.
— The U.S. claims Saudi as one of its closest allies in the Middle East and supplies them with weapons. The U.S. claims ISIS as its worst enemy in the Middle East, and supplies them with weapons stolen or retrieved from other U.S. allies. Winner: Big, big win for ISIS.
— Saudi leaders are regularly invited to the White House. ISIS leaders are not. Saudi, FTW!
— The U.S. claims not to know where Saudi money goes. The U.S. claims not to know where ISIS money comes from. Winner: Double-win for ISIS!
— ISIS publishes a list of hadd crimes considered to be “against the rights of God,” such as theft, adultery, slander, homosexuality, and banditry. Saudi Arabia publishes a list of hadd crimes considered to be “against the rights of God,” such as theft, adultery, slander, homosexuality, and banditry. Winner: Dead tie.
— ISIS tortures political prisoners. Saudi tortures political prisoners. Winner: Tie again!
— ISIS and the Saudis are dedicated to Wahhabism, an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam. Tie again!
— ISIS uses atrocities against both its internal and external enemies. Saudi uses atrocities against its domestic enemies who oppose the royal family. Winner: Saudi.
I could go on, but in the interest of efficiency, here, from Middle East Eye, is a handy chart:
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chuck said...
1Is it possible that the U.S. government gives U$A taxpayers money to support any of these two groups, and would it profit the MIC?
11/21/15 9:34 AM | Comment Link
Bruce said...
2US, by A BOMB (or, too)!
http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5432f75c6da811213cdfdaf1-1200/from-there-both-little-boy-and-fat-man-were-flown-over-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-respectively-and-detonated-world-war-ii-ended-shortly-afterwards.jpg
11/21/15 11:39 AM | Comment Link
ISIS law and Saudi law | Phil Ebersole's Blog said...
3[…] Inhuman Monsters: Islamic State vs. Saudi Arabia by Peter Van Buren for We Meant Well. […]
11/21/15 12:14 PM | Comment Link
chuck said...
4The UN, Nato, and others are not on the people of the worlds side. It is sad. Rise up. Educate, and thank you Peter and others…
11/21/15 6:21 PM | Comment Link
jhoover said...
5ISIS or Saudi Arabia.?
This very basic and laughable matter.
You all know who done 9/11 and who are financed and lead the massacre in US, As for Syria you know well who support create the group whatever names given to them on ground Jihadest for Islam.
During Iraq ware till now those who blow themselves most of them from Saudi, in fact many items from 2003
11/21/15 7:37 PM | Comment Link
bloodypitchfork said...
6question…
What’s the difference between a scum sucking regime who beheads a hundred+ human beings per year and a scum sucking regime who incinerates innocent men, women and children by the thousands with Drone delivered hellfire missiles, to which the “pilots” jump in delight while high fiving and yells..”BUGSPLAT!!!!!”?
answer:
One is a bona fide scumsucking, degenerate, murdering, Legal Imperialism war criminal…and the other is scumsucking stone age theocracy.
11/22/15 7:28 AM | Comment Link
bloodypitchfork said...
7ps..correction…”and the other is scumsucking stone age theocracy”…whose WEAPONS are supplied by the prior scum sucking regime.
11/22/15 7:35 AM | Comment Link
bloodypitchfork said...
8Meanwhile, drivers in the US celebrate the US/Saudi relationship for gasoline prices unseen in 20 yrs. I paid $1.89 per gallon yesterday. After spending my rest of the month food budget of $17, I was able to afford one gallon. Thank SA for it’s benevolence, although I’m sure our weapons sale had something to do with it.
We now return you to your reality.
11/22/15 7:52 AM | Comment Link
bloodypitchfork said...
9Btw.. it took every ounce of resistance to not spend my entire food budget balance on a steak and seafood dinner. I’m proud of myself. Besides, I like Mac and Cheese,Top Raman, and peanut butter sandwiches… everyday.
Who says you can’t eat good on SNAP? At least I do “my part” to keep the good ole DOD’s budget up to snuff……ya know what I mean? After all … soldiers gotta eat too.. Although… maybe I should join the military….
quote”Not everybody gets the same food. Submarine crews get lobster and filet minion. Ordinary troops get salsbury steak.”unquote
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110901135648AAFA5Gt
Lobster and filet minon???????????
Fuck..where do I sign?
(insert rolling eye smiley here)
11/22/15 8:13 AM | Comment Link
jhoover said...
10Watch the space if this Saudi prince held over record Beirut airport drug bust will be headed?
11/22/15 12:04 PM | Comment Link
jhoover said...
11Drug of choice for Middle East fighters to stay on their feet during gruelling battles and generating money for more weapons, looks the amphetamine fuelling Syria’s civil war
11/22/15 12:19 PM | Comment Link
jhoover said...
12So now let put it in order:
ISIS or Saudi Arabia -US
US Sets Free Rapist Saudi Prince, a Week Later He’s Caught Smuggling 2 Tons of ISIS Drugs
11/22/15 12:27 PM | Comment Link
jhoover said...
13Connecting the dots:
Nouri al-Maliki – Saudi & ISIS Toyota Truck
US Officials Ask How ISIS Got So Many Toyota Trucks
http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-officials-isis-toyota-trucks/story?id=34266539
11/22/15 12:36 PM | Comment Link
jhoover said...
14“The mystery of how hundreds of identical, brand-new ISIS-owned Toyota trucks have made it into Syria is solved. Not only has the US and British government admitted in the past to supplying them, their military forces and intelligence agencies ply the borders of Turkey, Jordan, and even Iraq where these fleets of trucks must have surely passed on their way to Syria – even if other regional actors supplied them. While previous admissions to supplying the vehicles implicates the West directly, that nothing resembling interdiction operations have been set up along any of these borders implicates the West as complicit with other parties also supplying vehicles to terrorists inside of Syria.”
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/10/09/the-mystery-of-isis-toyota-army-solved/
11/22/15 12:52 PM | Comment Link
The Problem with Internet Memes | Global Issues said...
15[…] explore whether policies in, say, Saudi Arabia, legitimate Isis? (Here is a recent example. And here is one from a former state department official turned anti-war writer.) It is accepted, even […]
11/23/15 6:06 PM | Comment Link
bloodypitchfork said...
16“The Problem with Internet Memes | Global Issues said…”
WTF?? said what? I don’t get it. Someone clue me please. These type comments are weird.
11/24/15 6:36 AM | Comment Link
jhoover said...
17/letter-from-saudi-arabia
12/2/15 1:35 AM | Comment Link