Bush and Blair backtrack on Saudi reform
President Bush has decided not to enforce any financial sanctions on Saudi Arabia, Washington's closest Arab ally in the war on terrorism, for failing to do enough to stop the modern-day slave trade in prostitutes, child sex workers and forced labourers.The State Department accused Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries of failing to take even minimal actions to control human trafficking. They include Cuba and Venezuela; those brave stalwarts of socialism; wildly revered by the idiots in the anti-American and quasi-totalitarian camps (ie the SWP and even certain members of the Guardianista).
The Associated Press has reported that two other countries - Ecuador and Kuwait - were given a complete pass on sanctions. Myanmar, Cuba and North Korea were the only countries "barred completely from receiving certain kinds of foreign aid."
Meanwhile, Tony Blair and John Reid, the defence secretary, have been holding secret talks with Saudi Arabia in pursuit of a huge arms deal worth up to £40bn, according to diplomatic sources.
The Guardian reports here.
posted by Alexander Try @ 2:44 pm
2 Comments:
More classic bullshit, let Saudi do whatever they want but fuck Castro and Chavez. The U.S. should sanction itself.
You seem to be suggesting there's something wrong with child sex workers and forced labour.
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