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Denver atty general returns from Soddiland
2006-11-22
DENVER Attorney General John Suthers returned from Saudi Arabia this weekend following a 3-day trip to discuss the trial of a man convicted by a Colorado court. Suthers said he was questioned aggressively by King Abdullah for 3 days about whether Homaidan Al-Turki was treated fairly when he was convicted in Arapahoe County of sexually assaulting an Indonesian maid and keeping her as a virtual slave in his Aurora home. Suthers said Al-Turki comes from an influential religious family in Saudi Arabia and was portrayed in the media there as a victim.

"One of the brothers of the defendant that I had met sat through the trial and they simply cannot understand that a jury can give credibility to an Indonesian maid," Suthers said. "And the only possible explanation that is some sort of anti-Muslim bias."
Or Jooos. That's always a convenient possibility that's never out of fashion.
Suthers said he feels he did a good job explaining the evidence in the case and the U.S. judicial system, although it didn't make the Saudis happy. He said it showed respect to have someone from the U.S. address the questions. And while he doesn't think he changed a lot of minds, Suthers believes he sent a message that the U.S. is not the least bit apologetic about our justice system and how it works. While the trip was grueling, Suthers said he stayed in the Royal Palace Hotel in a six-room suite. The trip was paid for partly by the U.S. State Department and partly by King Abdullah. Suthers didn't have a final tally but said no Colorado taxpayer money was spent.
Posted by:Seafarious

#24  Only a Saudi could claim "anti-Muslim bias" when one of our courts believed a maid from Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country....
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-11-22 18:30  

#23  OP we need to have a mobile RantApaLoosa. I'll meet you in the lounge car. First 4 are on me. All we needs to figure out is which train....
Posted by: Shipman   2006-11-22 17:05  

#22  Ship, I want the poster, too! I never rode a passenger train through Colorado, only across the plains TO Colorado. The one through the Royal Gorge is supposed to be great, but the tickets are a bit pricey. I HAVE ridden the D&RGW Durango-Silverton train, and it's well worth the money. The Cumbres-Toltec ride isn't quite as spectacular, but well worth the ticket.

I think I've preached enough about nuking Riyadh for my views about soddy rabida$$ to be well known.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-11-22 15:33  

#21  Hey King Dickweed: Our country, our laws. DOn't like it? pound sand. and the goat you rode (in on) too. In other words FOAD!
Posted by: USN, ret.   2006-11-22 14:24  

#20  Don't like it?

Tough shit.
Posted by: mojo   2006-11-22 14:11  

#19  I want that poster.
Posted by: Shipman   2006-11-22 13:42  

#18  How about someone from Soddy coming here and "explaining" to us how they ran the Khobar towers investigation?

Good point!
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-22 13:36  

#17  I have no idea as to the DA's motives, but an all expense paid trip to Soddy Arabia to tell King Abdullah face to face to *bleep* off sounds like an opportunity not to be missed.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-11-22 13:30  

#16  The trip was paid for partly by the U.S. State Department and partly by King Abdullah. Suthers didn't have a final tally but said no Colorado taxpayer money was spent.
Yeah, State Department money is free money! Colorado taxpayers don't pay for that, do they? Maybe we could pay down the budget deficit with that State Department money because no taxpayers have to pay for it.
Posted by: Oregonian   2006-11-22 09:47  

#15  How about someone from Soddy coming here and "explaining" to us how they ran the Khobar towers investigation? I am really sick of the US kissing Soddy ass. Oil shale, oil shale, oy, oy, oy!
Posted by: Spot   2006-11-22 08:43  

#14  3dc - you weren't supposed to say anything! We just started recruiting for the asteroid pilot job. We say we're going to nudge that one that's heading for Costa Rica away from earth, but we won't quite 'succeed' and it will hit the magic kingdom.
Posted by: Halliburton Asteroid Division   2006-11-22 08:08  

#13  What the f-k are we doing explaining anything to them? What the hell is the state department thinking?

"Gee, if I don't do what they say, I might have to live off my savings after I retire."
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-11-22 07:39  

#12  Public attention wanes and Homaidan Al-Turki gets put on a private flight to SA at midnight in 5..4..3..
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-22 01:57  

#11  I really think its time to put a nice engine on an asteriod and crash it into a worthless piece of desert.

I nominate 3dc for a Nobel Peace Prize that really mean something this time besides trying to save one hopeless guy's a$$ by drawing public attention to his plight. Now where are we going to find about half a dozen rocks that big . . . .
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-22 01:50  

#10  It's not unusual for a Gov't to call for a State Dept Worm Official to come in and explain the circumstances and details. Purely pro forma.

[opinion thingy]
What is unusual is for this state AG to accept the request and go on a jaunt. He coulda said "Nope, no thanks - I got a buncha cases to prosecute, a job to do. This is just one and we gots the goods."

Suthers, in this particular action, is a squirrel, party notwithstanding. Prolly sucking up to State, cuz they sure as hell aren't his bosses, for some perceived gain in status or name recognition or whatever. Fuck him for giving them the satisfaction / illusion they have the option.
[/opinion thingy]
Posted by: .com   2006-11-22 01:11  

#9  I really think its time to put a nice engine on an asteriod and crash it into a worthless piece of desert.
Posted by: 3dc   2006-11-22 01:06  

#8  Slavery is legal under islam. So accoring to their Saudi and islamic thinking there could be no crime. On top of that it is the word of a woman over a man, again according to Saudi and islamic thinking her word doesn't count. Lastly she isn't even a Saudi or Arab but an inferior outsider, according to Saudi and Arab thinking not even equal to them as a human so no crime could happen.

It is understandable that they might have some cognitive difficulties with a guilty verdict. To farking bad.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-11-22 00:57  

#7  Yep, Seafarious, State was pulling the strings for the six room suite good will tour for the rube from Colorado. Maybe setting up the end of term, or sooner, pardon parade to include Al-Turki.
Posted by: Phineter Thraviger   2006-11-22 00:53  

#6  What the f-k are we doing explaining anything to them? What the hell is the state department thinking?

I am getting sick of having to kow-tow to these assholes. F-k 'em - tell them to go piss up a rope and be done with it.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-11-22 00:50  

#5  
Can you imagine taking the word of a mere Indonesian over that of 'pure bred' Saudi? How can that be fair?

Here's what the Saudis consider a fair judical system.
Posted by: GK   2006-11-22 00:42  

#4  I read this as an order that came direct from the State Department via the Soddy Embassy.

Dance, dhimmi!
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-11-22 00:26  

#3  FYI, thats a Republican AG, I believe.
Posted by: OldSpook   2006-11-22 00:20  

#2  (Wierdness in the cookies)
Posted by: OldSpook   2006-11-22 00:20  

#1  Screw them and their racist Arab asses.

There's your Religion Of Peace and its Culture, President Bush you cultural moron.

I respect my Commander in Cheif on mst things but on this ROP stuff, he is dead freakin WRONG.
Posted by: Old Spook   2006-11-22 00:19  

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