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| Powell says reform Saudi Arabia's choice |
| 2002-12-14 |
| US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said Saudi Arabia must "decide its own path" towards modernising its society. Speaking to the Arabic Al-Qods al-Arabi newspaper, Mr Powell said that while he respected Saudi culture, the desert kingdom "will have to start examining [its] traditions and ... practices to see whether or not change is appropriate". Yep. It's their choice... "Saudi Arabia will have to decide its own path, and I don't know if it will decide a path like any other nation in the region or it will design something that is unique to Saudi Arabia," French news agency AFP quoted him as telling the newspaper. "It is up to Saudis to decide how they wish to transform their society in order to make it prepared for the 21st Century," Mr Powell was quoted as saying. As opposed to the 7th or 8th century, only with money... The secretary of state said that while America would not "dictate change", the US would like to "be able to influence how such reforms are going to be introduced as some of them could be better than others". Hanging a few princes and mullahs would be a good place to start. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 Reform Saudi Arabia? They use the Koran as their constitution, and the koran cannot be changed. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-12-15 00:46:56 |
| #2 Nah, stonings. Audience participation really has a way of creating a lasting impression...on EVERYBODY. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2002-12-14 23:49:18 |
| #1 How 'bout beheading? Or is that only for the lowlifes and alky traffickers who haven't managed to blow up |
| Posted by: Frank G 2002-12-14 12:42:55 |