Where is the confected outrage?

[cm85au]

Saudi Arabia executes 47 people in one day including Shia cleric

Saudi Arabia has executed 47 people for terrorism, including the prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

Most of those executed on Saturday were involved in a series of attacks carried out by al-Qaida from 2003-06, the interior ministry said.

However, it also detained hundreds of members of its Shi’ite minority after protests in 2011-13, during which several policemen were killed in shooting and petrol bomb attacks. Several of those held had been sentenced to death.

The interior ministry statement began with Koranic verses justifying the use of execution and state television showed footage of the aftermath of al-Qaida attacks in the last decade. Saudi grand mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh appeared on television soon after to describe the executions as just.

Iran’s Shia leadership has warned that executing Nimr “would cost Saudi Arabia dearly”.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/02/saudi-arabia-executes-47-people-in-one-day-including-ir...

I wonder what happened to the outrage 'tourists'? Maybe they're on holidays. I'm sure if this had happened in the USA Ban ki-Moon and the other members of the traveling cocktail party known as the UN would have held an emergency session. They may even have wheeled out Kofi Annan who would have said something frofound like "I am very concerned".

[Anonymous]

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@lind9650 wrote:

We are outraged that non-christian people are demanding that we change our ways and laws.

Why do some people think we can demand the same of another country???

Erica

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because this is about human rights

which should have no boundaries, 

no borders and no races. 

[debra9275]

as used very often by bolt as shown 

'confected outrage' is not a term that I use or see much  as i don't normally accuse others of having 'fake outrage"

my outrage over executions is genuine not fake, if that's what you're trying to get at

imo the Saudis are the worst... however they are an ally ( apparently) and have also been given a seat on the HR council which I find to be bizarre

[Anonymous]

my outrage over executions is genuine not fake, if that's what you're trying to get at

uhmmmm....NO

curious how you came to that

conclusion. 

[debra9275]

I am sooo used to being questioned on my motives Julia 

that's how i arrived at that conclusion

[Anonymous]

'confected outrage' is not a term that I use or see much  as i don't normally accuse others of having 'fake outrage"

i've heard it coming from both sides

of politics but mainly form the labor

party.  i'm sure sometimes its warranted

and sometimes not. 

recently i saw it used in reference to

'gaybe baybe' (title of an article in

crikey) 

[Anonymous]

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@debra9275 wrote:

I am sooo used to being questioned on my motives Julia 

that's how i arrived at that conclusion

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ok

[debra9275]

I haven't

does it really matter anyway btw..

 bolt says it in nearly every article- that's all I know

[Anonymous]

does it really matter anyway btw..

nah, i didn't think it did but

since you asked....

[debra9275]

just thought I should make it clear, no I'm not "U.S. bashing"  it is FACT  that the Saudies are a close ally of the U.S, therefore us too

though I have read that money talks in some election campaigns, also in HR seats

hope that clarifies it for some

[the_great_she_elephant]

The Middle East is fast shaping up to be a rerun of the Cold War, with the major powers - US, Russia and now Saudi Arabia playing chess games in the conflicts of other nations  rather than dropping bombs on each other. All it needs is for China to join in and we'll have a full house.