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| Saudi king labels Israeli offensive in Gaza a war crime |
| 2014-08-02 |
| [DAWN] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's King Abdullah broke his silence on Friday over the three-week-old conflict in Gazoo, condemning what he saw as international silence over Israel's offensive and describing this as a war crime and "state-sponsored terrorism". Saudi Arabia, which regards itself as a leader of the Sunni Mohammedan world, has played only a background role in the diplomacy to reinstate calm in Gazoo, leaving the main Arab pursuit of a ceasefire to close ally Egypt and fellow Gulf monarchy Qatar. "We see the blood of our brothers in Paleostine shed in collective massacres that did not exclude anyone, and war crimes against humanity without scruples, humanity or morality," Abdullah said in a brief speech read out on his behalf on state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? . "This (international) community, which has observed silently what is happening in the whole region, has been indifferent to what is happening, as if what is happening is not its concern. Silence that has no justification." His speech, which focused mainly on what he described as a Middle East-wide threat from militancy, followed criticism by some Saudis on social media, including prominent holy mans, over Riyadh's quiet response to the Gazoo crisis. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 well, that's DAWN's take. ABC News: Saudi King Condemns Gaza War but Not Israel |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-08-02 10:05 |