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hollowdweller

(4,229 posts) Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:52 AM Mar 2016

Did anybody see the thing about Saudi Arabia on PBS FRONTLINE last night??

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/saudi-arabia-uncovered/

Not a lot of distance between these guys and ISIS apparently.

I'm not sure why the outrage over Obama in Cuba when these guys are our allies?

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Did anybody see the thing about Saudi Arabia on PBS FRONTLINE last night?? (Original Post) hollowdweller Mar 2016 OP

oil Baobab Mar 2016 #1

I agree Renew Deal Mar 2016 #2

Actually since I'm a chronic insomniiac tech3149 Mar 2016 #3

The guy that owns their US Lobbying firm EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #4

The Saudis have Podesta as public relations flack, ISIS does their PR in house. That's the Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #5

I recorded it on DVR and am looking forward to viewing it tonite.. whathehell Mar 2016 #6

No but I will be watching it this evening... 2naSalit Mar 2016 #7

Nearly all "Islamic terrorism" is the result of Saudi oil money in one way or another. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #8

Baobab

(4,667 posts)

1. oil

Reply to hollowdweller (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:56 AM

Mar 2016

oil

Renew Deal

(85,148 posts)

2. I agree

Reply to hollowdweller (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:56 AM

Mar 2016

I've thought the same thing. Republicans whine about Chba while we pal around with Saudi Arabia which is worse.

tech3149

(4,452 posts)

3. Actually since I'm a chronic insomniiac

Reply to hollowdweller (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:59 AM

Mar 2016

I saw it twice.

EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)

4. The guy that owns their US Lobbying firm

Reply to hollowdweller (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:14 AM

Mar 2016

Happens to be Clintons Campaign chairman.

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

5. The Saudis have Podesta as public relations flack, ISIS does their PR in house. That's the

Reply to hollowdweller (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:26 AM

Mar 2016

difference. The Saudis pay him to tart up their horrors with some mascara and language.

whathehell

(30,468 posts)

6. I recorded it on DVR and am looking forward to viewing it tonite..

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Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:29 AM

Mar 2016

I have FRONtline set to automatically tape on DVR...The series is terrific (Thank you Public Television!) but this one looks particularly

compelling.

2naSalit

(102,780 posts)

7. No but I will be watching it this evening...

Reply to hollowdweller (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 11:36 AM

Mar 2016

Thanks for posting about it.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

8. Nearly all "Islamic terrorism" is the result of Saudi oil money in one way or another.

Reply to hollowdweller (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:01 PM

Mar 2016

This is something that Islamophobic bigots who think Islam is inherently violent and backward fail to comprehend. "Islamic terrorism" wasn't even a thing before the Saudis started pouring billions of dollars into indoctrinating people throughout the Muslim world into Wahhabi Fundamentalism with US backing as a counterweight against "Godless Communism".

"Islamic Terrorism" should really be called "Saudi-backed Terrorism".

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