Simple capitalism or blatant dhimmitude?

Submitted by Vijay (United Kingdom), Apr 25, 2006 at 07:07

>Submitted by heroyalwhyness, Apr 18, 2006 at 22:13

>I suppose western travelers in SA benefit from similar preparations to meet their standards . . .
>bibles replace korans in SA hotel, pork added to menus, western style cable options, unrestricted >internet access, all females remove burkah/chador/hijab/nikab? . . .uh, huh . .. right.

You can't say Saudi Arabia is a capitalist country. It is a country based on tribal laws and mores which happens to have huge amounts of oil. Everything depends on the whims of the ruling clique.

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