Saudi Arabia executes 134 people including six kids

[left-of-center2012]

More than 134 people have been brutally executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year by beheading and crucifixion, including six who were just kids when they were arrested. A massive spike in crucifixions and beheadings has seen the slain tortured and slaughtered by brutal methods, according to a human rights organisation. At least six teens were executed this year after being arrested for supposed "crimes" when they were kids, the report claims.

In a report presented at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, The Death Penalty Project revealed a further 24 people are at “imminent risk” of execution. They include three children, prominent political opponents of the crown prince, clerics, and human rights campaigners.

Among those executed this year are three women and 51 who were facing drug charges that would be considered minor offences elsewhere in the world. At least 58 of those killed were foreign nationals and most were accused of spreading Shia Islam - a crime in the Sunni Islam state.

Mujtaba al-Sweikat, a teenager who was set to start a new life in the US, studying at Western Michigan University, when he was arrested for attending an anti-government protest. The then-17-year-old – who had enrolled in an English language and finance and was at the airport to catch a flight to the US when he was arrested - was badly beaten including on the soles of his feet before he “confessed” to crimes against the state.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-executes-134-people-20072152

[gratuitous]

1. The Saudi leadership is very wealthy, and they curry favor with Trump

So clearly, they can do no wrong. If he feels compelled to mention it at all, Trump will wave it away with a cry of "fake news" punctuated by a hamberder fart. The media, powerless to separate fact and fiction, will "both sides" the shit out of the report, and everything will go back to "normal."

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. They have been currying favor with American corporations for a long time.

Trump is just the latest face.

Don't forget the relationship the Bush family had/has with the House of Saud;




This country lets those backward ass, stuck in the 11th century assholes do what they want because they are sitting on a shit ton of oil.

It used to be a Fuck Ton, but it's diminishing, so now it's just a shit ton. When the wells start to run dry, and they will pretty soon, watch the fuck out.

[demigoddess]

18. sitting on all that oil wouldn't be worth anything if we would develop

solar and wind power. Is that why trumpf is against wind power??

[A HERETIC I AM]

20. You'll get no argument from me.

American industry and politics has been deeply intertwined with the Saudi's since before WWII and of course, we just love to sell arms to almost any takers.

[A HERETIC I AM]

22. By the way, the dude standing with Bill Clinton is not a Saudi.

Not sure if you knew that or not, but that is Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. He's an Emirati, not a Saudi.

[LiberalLovinLug]

24. Okay thanks.

I googled "crown prince" and "Bill Clinton" assumed he was Saudi.

I was going to post another image here with Bill and actual Saudi's, of which I've found a few, but I think my point was made. Under Clinton there was a huge boost in arms sales all over the globe, not just to Saudi Arabia, but other inflamed hotspots and nefarious leaders.

It seems so difficult to curb both the gun manufacturers and the NRA who lobbies for them affecting the country internally, and the MIC arms production and sales heading out of the country to stoke more war and turmoil abroad. No politician wants to be the one that looks like he's against guns!....the horror! And of course the economic woes it would bring to the thousands employed in those industries.

[George II]

28. Why are you bringing up Bill Clinton in a thread about Saudi Arabia executing 134 of their citizens?

Are you insinuating that he was complicit in those or ANY Saudi executions?

[sheshe2]

30. The one that IS complicit is Trump.

Yet we get BILL!

[Cha]

29. I don't think your "point" was made at all.

The OP is about heinous Saudi executions.. why are you trying to distract?

[sheshe2]

31. Good question, Cha.

*sigh*

[Cyrano]

2. Trump envies them

He'd love to hold televised beheadings of anyone he wanted to behead.

And my guess is that the sick bastard would love to wield the sword himself.

[Newest Reality]

6. I think he might

get more jollies from crucifixions, no?

He would be the one to bring them back in vogue on the Crucifixion Platform, or a new show: Get On The Cross!

[jmowreader]

3. Trump's sitting here going "damn, I wish we could do that"

He would LOVE to be able to punish people who spoke out against him or the GOP.

[USALiberal]

4. Disgusting, not a country we should ever help! Nt

[tblue37]

5. Trump loves SA. Birds of a feather flock together. nt

[Thomas Hurt]

7. The christian right must just drool over this and the mutaween.

If the christian and muslim leadership ever got over their anger and hatred of each other we would all be living in a muslim or christian version of SA.

[SCantiGOP]

8. Exact same thing I thought of

Is there any doubt that fundy preachers wouldn't justify and enjoy seeing this kind of treatment for abortionists, atheists, blasphemers, gays, etc etc?
They and these bastards from Saudi Arabia should be transported back to the Dark Ages where they belong.

[farmbo]

9. Never Forget: Fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers were Saudis

… and it would be a great dishonor to our Troops should Trump attempt to put their lives at risk to preserve the oil wealth of a handful of Saudi Elites.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Our grand best ally under Traitor Don.

[roamer65]

12. Definitely not a regime worth defending.

Throw them to the wolves.

[chowder66]

13. Republicans, Trump and our relationship with Saudi Arabia

If they are not taught a lesson they will never learn and will only go on to defy laws and commit human abuses.

Everyone who disagrees with the madness and the methods of these monsters (Republicans, Trump and Saudi Arabian Officials) needs to push back hard on them.

[cstanleytech]

15. The relationship they have with Israel is just as dysfunctionally insane imo.

[cstanleytech]

14. Hmmm if I ever become wealthy and can travel I suspect Saudi Arabia will not be on my top 100 list.

Not because I would ever do anything on the list of supposed offenses these people are accused of but because it seems their country is run by some really giant douchebags.

[left-of-center2012]

16. I read recently ...

I read recently that tourism to the US is down.

[cstanleytech]

23. Well it could explain why the Bush family and Trump get along with them so well.

[matt819]

17. 134 executions?

I'm sure Trump is jealous. We've only had 10 executions this year (25 last year).

Even the deaths of men, women, and children in American concentration camps doesn't begin to catch up to the Saudis. Wanna bet Trump salivates over those Saudi numbers?

[Gothmog]

21. This is disgusting

[Flaleftist]

25. Brutally tortured and executed for attending a protest

No wonder Trump loves them.

[Blue Owl]

26. Donnie's barbarian BFF buddies

Sickening.

[Kid Berwyn]

32. Saudi Arabia is run by tyrants.

The oil wealth isn’t spread around the country as much as it’s hoarded in Switzerland.

If they weren’t so greedy, the Saudi royals could have used their trillions to remake the world for the better.