I always wondered how could the United States allied itself with a State like Saudi Arabia. It looked to me that it is an alliance between certain values and its demonic opposite. An alliance between the 21st century and the 12th one. Between a country that embraces values (at least at home) like free expression, gender equality, the role of think-tanks, personal liberty, and human rights .. and a dark kingdom that
ban cinema, repress women, embrace a fanatical Islamic foundation, suppress civil liberties, chop peoples hands, and is the cradle of world terrorism.
Many argued with me that the answer is very simple: .... Oil .... And as I was never convinced that Oil alone is enough to forge such alliance, I couldn't find anyone to agree with me .. except for today when my eyes fell on this article published few months ago. It supports my wondering ...
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