EDITORIAL: "A Hint of Tolerance: Saudi Arabia's king proposes a dialogue with Christians and Jews," Washington Post, 4 April 2008, p. A22..
Saudi writers tagged with death fatwa for suggesting Muslims not treat non-Muslims as apostates who can be killed without sin.
Many in kingdom upset with aged cleric's fatwa. Soon after, king announces proposal. Saudis need to understand that, although such proposals bring on radical wrath in short term, this is no long term stability without such progress.
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So, have enough young Saudi extremists gone to Iraq and killed themselves as suicide bombers to reduce fatwa impact in Saudi community?
Posted by Louis Heberlein | April 18, 2008 12:47 PM
Christian and Jewish women are allowed to drive cars, vote, unveil themselves, wear pant suits, join the work force and ... uh, oh ... marry outside the faith.
Yep, this connectivity could eventually result in an ever growing snowball effect ... causing a big breakthrough for freedom and women's liberation in the kingdom.
Since the Saudi's don't fill mass graves with innocent citizens, like Saddam's ilk did in Iraq, American made smoking holes should not be necessary.
Now how do we soften-to-connectivity the Iranian Mullahs ... without ensuring success in Iraq?
Posted by VoteWithTroops | April 19, 2008 11:30 AM
VoteWithTroops, Many consider Ground Zero to be a mass grave, filled with innocent citizens and perpetrated by the Saudis, but I get your point. The question is whether the Saudi writers are a drop in the bucket or a sign of a movement. Connectivity in Saudi Arabia will probably be the hardest to establish: Even movie theaters are banned.
Posted by Brad B. | April 22, 2008 8:22 PM